Presentation by SPS-LM- USAID at the 5th All Africa conference on animal production, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 25-28 October 2010.

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Financial and technical support: SPS-LMM
Implementers:
Ethiopian Livestock Market
Information System:
Experience from a pilot phase
The 5th
All Africa Conference on Animal
Agriculture and 18th
ESAP Annual Conference
October 25 – 28, 2010

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Contents
I. Introduction
II. Objectives
III. Major components
IV. Where are we?
V. Conclusion and the way forward

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I. Introduction
• Despite its huge livestock population, Ethiopia could
not properly utilize the potential of the livestock sector
• Lack of systematic collection, compilation, analysis,
storage and dissemination of market information is one
of the major constraints
• The economic contribution of the Ethiopian livestock
sector can be improved substantially if the sector is
better integrated into the local and international markets
using available information technologies and other
associated products
• Thus, it is essential to establish a well integrated,
dynamic and interactive database that will enable users
to get easy access to the required market information

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Overall:
• Avail a comprehensive and dynamic Livestock
Market Information System (LMIS) for Ethiopia
Specific:
• Develop suitable data collection formats,
• Determine the required number of market
managers per market,
• Develop and test the livestock market information
database and build up user friendly output
generation system
• Use other timely information dissemination means
II. Objectives

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1. Livestock market data collection
 What
 Where
 How
 Who
 When
2. Communication
3. Information dissemination
4. Database development
III. Major components

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Information:
Price, no. of LS supplied and sold
Species:
Camel, Cattle, Sheep and Goats
Categories:
Physiology: Female, Intact, Castrated
Age: Young, Intermediate, Mature
BCS: Thin, Intermediate, Fat
Other LS market information:
Basic market information
Export abattoirs
Market participants
1. Livestock market data collection
■ What market information?

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■ Where? – Market information sources
Ser. No. Market Region Market day
1 Kera Addis
Ababa
Thursday, Friday
2 Kara’alo “ Thursday, Friday
3 Sholla “ Thursday, Friday
4 Adama Oromiya Wednesday,
Thursday
5 Haro Beke “ Friday, Sunday
6 Guder “ Monday
7 Bati Amhara Monday
8 Bahir Dar “ Saturday
9 Mekelle Tigray Monday
10 Wolaita
Sodo
SNNP Friday, Saturday
11 Jijiga Somali Everyday

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Markets, LS species & categories considered
Market Livestock spp
considered
Categories considered
AA-Karalo Cattle 27 (1 species x 3 physiological
status x 3 age groups x 3
BC)
AA-Sholla Sheep and Goats 54 (2 species x 3 physiological
status x 3 age groups x 3
BC)
AA-Kera, Adama,
Guder, Bahir
Dar, Sodo
Cattle, sheep
and goats
81 (3 species x 3 physiological
status x 3 age groups x 3
BC)
Aysaita, Bati, Haro
Beke, Jijiga,
Mekelle
Camel, cattle,
sheep and
goats
108 (4 species x 3
physiological status x 3 age
groups x 3 BC)

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• Data collection formats: Basic, weekly and
monthly data
• Direct observation
• From producers, traders, brokers,
consumers….
■ How?

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➢ 22 trained market managers (2 per market)
■ Who?

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☛ Once at the beginning:
➢ Basic market information
☛ Monthly:
➢ Available services,
➢ Transportation cost
➢ Market participants
☛ Weekly:
➢ Price,
➢ Volume supplied and sold
■ When?

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■ Means of communication
➢ Email
➢ Phone and
➢ Hard copy
2. Data communication

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Instances of summarized market information

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Live animal market prices (castrated, mature, fat)
(19 weeks data)
Market Mean price, birr/animal
Camel Cattle Goats Sheep
AA-Kera - 9199 1304 994
Adama - 7127 974 901
Aysaita 4656 4899 879 717
Bahir Dar - 6081 733 729
Bati 5080 2786 455 267
Guder - 5402 723 773
Haro Beke 8977 3569 737 -
Mekelle - 5717 888 867
Soddo - 5690 654 1154
Mean 6240 5610 820 800

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Fig. 8. Price dynamics for castrated mature sheep and goats in good
body condition
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Price,birr
Soddo Goat
Bahir Dar Goat
Bahir Dar Sheep
Price dynamics for castrated mature fat sheep and goats in
selected markets (21 weeks data)

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Fig. 1. Total cattle number supplied and sold during the last 19
weeks in selected markets
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10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
AA-
Karalo
AA-Kera Adama Assaita Bahir Dar Bati Guder Haro
Beke
Mekelle
Market
No.ofanimals
CatSup
CatSld
Volume of cattle supplied and sold in selected markets
(19 weeks data)

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Fig. 2. Proportion of cattle sold from total number supplied in
selected markets
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20,0
40,0
60,0
80,0
100,0
AA-
Karalo
AA-Kera Adama Assaita Bahir Dar Bati Guder Haro
Beke
Mekelle Total
Market
%sold
Proportion of cattle sold from total number supplied in
selected markets (19 weeks data)

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Guder market
Jijiga market
Market facilities
■ Indicators
☞ Feed supply
☞ Veterinary service
☞ Market enclosure
☞ Tax
Haro Beke LS market

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Organic export abattoir
• Private abattoir located in Mojjo
• Established in 2005 and became functional in 2008.
• Livestock species slaughtered and exported include
– sheep, goats and cattle
• Capacity:
– 2000 sheep and goats or 150 cattle (mostly calves) heads
per day
• Animals are supplied by traders
• Major sources of animals:
– Borana, Arba Minch, Wolaita Sodo, Shashemene, Meison,
Metahara, and Bati.
• Major destinations:
– Saudi Arabia (Jeddah and Riyadh); UAE (Dubai); Kuwait,
Bahrain; and Egypt.

20. 20Goat processing: Organic export abattoir, Mojjo
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Summary of monthly livestock market prices is posted,
Edaga Bieray, Mekelle

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• Radio FANA: Once a week (Amharic, Afar, Somli
and Oromiffa)
• Sheger radio: Once a week (Amharic, around Addis)
3. Dissemination of the information collected

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4. Database development

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• The pilot phase is over
• Data collection from all markets continued
for one more month and currently limited
to three markets in Addis
• Data collection formats prepared
• Final version of the database is under
evaluation
IV. Where are we?

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V. Conclusion and the way forward
☞ Two market managers are enough/market
☞ Formal impact assessment
☞ Mapping livestock markets
☞ Soft and hard wares to be handed over
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Other market participants
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SPS-LMM

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Live animal transaction …., Haro Beke LS market
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