GASL LEARNING TOUR 08
Commercialization of livestock
production and input supply and
marketing – photos from a GASL MSP7
learning tour, 10 May 2017
7th Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Meeting of
the Global Agenda for Sustainable Livestock,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 8–12 May 2017
Michael Hoevel,
Marchmont Communications

FIRST STOP:
Alema Farms

Poultry
processing

Egg production

Alema
make and
recycle
their own
egg crates
Our host, Endalew Amare,
says they bought the
machine from India. “It’s
cheaper there,” he says.

Pig production

Different
breeds are
raised to
prevent in-
breeding and
for meat or
piglets,
explains our
host Dr Nitsuh
Getachew.

Poultry production

Dr Amare says that
switching to pellet feed has
reduced production time
from 49 days to 38 days.

SECOND STOP:
Alema Koudijs
Feed Inc.

Grains are first tested for moisture
content, impurities and for issues like
aflatoxin or weevils, for instance. If it
passes these tests, it’s then cleaned and
processed.

Samples of
each batch
are tested
and then
stored for 4-
6 weeks for
traceability.

The plant runs 24
hours a day,
6 days a week. It is
a joint venture
with a Dutch
company.
“We keep 51%
control though,”
says our host
Eskinder Mesfin.

Photo Credits: Michael Hoevel and Paul Karaimu
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