Ethiopia/ Lalibela live animals market Part 29

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Ethiopian live animals (cattle, camels, sheep and goats):
Livestock is central to the Ethiopian economy, contributing 20% of the GDP, supporting the livelihoods of 70 % of the population and generating about 11% of annual export earnings. The country has been earning foreign currency by exporting meat (mainly chilled shoats’ carcass) and live animals namely cattle, sheep, camels and goats to major destination markets of UAE, KSA, Yemen and Egypt. As the country has the largest number of livestock in Africa, Ethiopia has much to gain from the growing global market for livestock products.
A substantial progress has been achieved in improving the livestock export sub-sector in general and increasing the foreign currency earnings from the sector in particular, as a result of several efforts exerted by Ethiopian government and partners. The former Livestock
Marketing Authority (LMA) paved the way for the development of both domestic and export livestock market. Likewise, the establishment of USAID funded Ethiopia Sanitary & Phytosanitary Standards and Livestock & Meat Marketing Program (SPS–LMM) in 2005 and Ethiopia Meat & Dairy Technology Institute in January 2008, are the major measures taken to support private sector to immediately increase sales and profitability and provide them with tools for long –term success.
Technical assistance and training provided by SPS-LMM has improved productivity, market transparency and infrastructure essential for meat and live animal exports. SPS-LMM interventions have included assessment of feed resources, introduction of “best cost” total mixed rations, livestock market information, dairy beef production, design and specifications for international standard feedlots and abattoirs, cost analysis for road/sea refrigerated meat transport and management of the cold chain for processing and transport of meat products to meet requirements of international markets. Moreover, SPS-LMM has organized observation missions to Texas, Morocco, Kenya and South Africa, from which Ethiopian exporters and Ethiopian government development agents have learned from the practical experiences of successful commercial feedlot and abattoir operators. Trade missions to Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and DR Congo, and participation of Ethiopian exporters at 2009 and 2010 GULFOOD Fairs, identified market preferences, and created an opportunity for private sectors to establish contact with new and potential buyers.