The document discusses the current state and challenges of dairy development in Ethiopia, highlighting the significant potential due to the country's large cattle population yet underscoring the underutilization of resources. It presents an overview of past and ongoing efforts by the Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Technology Institute to promote capacity building and address sector constraints. Recommendations include enhancing investment, improving processing facilities, and fostering collaborations among stakeholders to better support dairy production and consumption.

1. CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVES ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENTDESALEGN G/MEDHINETHIOPIAN MEAT AND DAIRY TECHNOLOGY DEDESALEGN G/MEDHINETHIOPIAN MEAT AND DAIRY TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTENATIONAL DAIRY FORUMNovember 23 to 24, 2010 GHION HOTEL, ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATIONINTRODUCTIONDAIRY DEVELOPMENT endeavors UNDERTAKEN SO FARLESSONS LEARNT FROM PAST EXPERIENCESCURRNT STATUS OF DAIRYING STATUS OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IMPORTATIONCHALLENGES OF DAIRY DEVELOPMENT IN ETHIOPIARECENT DEVELOMENTSPLANS OF THE ETHIOPIAN MEAT AND DAIRY TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE ON CAPACITY BUILDING IN THE SECTORCONCLUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS11/24/20102CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT

3. INTRODUCTIONEthiopia is endowed with various agro-ecological zones and Milk is produced in all parts of the countryIt is believed that Ethiopia possesses the highest cattle population in Africa with a total cattle heads of about 52 million(About 55.48 percent are females)Ninety eight percent of the total milk produced comes from the rural dairy system while only 2% percent is contributed by the commercial dairyNinety-seven percent of the total milk produced from cattle is obtained from indigenous breeds while the remaining 3% comes from exotic-crosses and pure-grade cattle11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT3

4. INTRODUCTION, CONT…Ethiopia’s dairy development history dates back to more than six decades before. Various structural changes, adjustments, and development endeavors in dairying have been taking place since thenThe sector, however, didn’t grow and the country is not benefiting from the sector properly To address the issue of dairy and meat production, the Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Technology Institute (EMDTI) was established in January 2008 with the major objectives of capacity building, investment promotion, and market facilitationThe institute is located 45 km South East of Addis Ababa, the capital city11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT4

5. 11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT5Lake Babogaya, Bordering EMDTI from the East

6. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT endeavors UNDERTAKEN SO FAR Various dairy development endeavors have been undertaken aimed at improving the sector which include the following:Three hundred Friesian and Brown Swiss dairy cattle were received as a donation in 1947 from the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) which marked the first attempt to introduce modern dairy production in Ethiopia11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT6

7. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, Cont…Various dairy-related plants and projects were established:

8. Shola processing plant in 1960

9. Chilalo Agricultural Development Unit (CADU) later named as Arsi Rural Development Unit (ARDU) in 1967

10. Dairy Development Agency (DDA) in 1971

11. Addis Ababa Dairy Development Project (AADDP) in 197111/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT7

12. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, Cont…Following the 1974 revolution, the DDA was merged with other nationalized dairy farms to establish the Dairy Development Enterprise (DDE)

13. Welaita Agricultural Unit (WADU) in 1973

14. Minimum Package Programme(MPP) in 1972/73

15. National Artificial Insemination Center (NAIC) in 1981

16. Dairy Rehabilitation and Development Project (DRDP) in 198611/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT8

17. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, Cont…Sellale Peasant Dairy Development Pilot Project (SPDDPP) in 1987 which was later transformed to the Small Holders’ Dairy Development Project (SDDP)

18. Different crossbred heifers production ranches were also established in the 1940s and 1950’s(Milk production in Ethiopia had increased significantly during the 1960s with an average annual growth rate of 1.63%)11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT9

19. DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, Cont…Privatization has been implemented since early 1990s in which many enterprises including the DDE were privatized opening an opportunity for better development of the sector

20. Moreover, the involvement of nongovernmental organizations have been contributing a lot in the attempts for the development of the sector11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT10

21. LESSONS LEARNT FROM PAST EXPERIENCESFailure in sustainability of the dairy development projects and programmesDevelopment of the sector at large remained much unsatisfactoryThe huge cattle population and the potentials for dairy development are still underutilized11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT11

22. CURRNT STATUS OF DAIRYING Out of the total quantity of milk produced in the country only less than 2% is processed at industrial level Annual per capita consumption of milk is declining: some documents put it as 17kgs while others indicate 20 kgsImportation of milk and milk products is increasing from year to year11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT12

23. CURRENT STATUS, Cont…Taking the case of Addis Ababa as an example, the total annual quantity of milk available for a population of about 4 million is less than 65,000 tones out of which about 15,000 tones is industrially processed or pasteurized while the remaining 50, 000 is sold out to consumers directly by producers_ but this is highly supported by imported milk and milk products11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT13

24. STATUS OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS IMPORTATION11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT14

25. IMPORTATION, Cont…11/24/2010CAPACITY BUILDING INITIATIVE ON DAIRY DEVELOPMENT15