Livestock Feed Marketing in Ethiopia： Challenges and Opportunities for Livestock Development  

作　　者：Mesfin Dejene Seyoum Bediye Dawit Alemu Getu Kitaw Aemiro Kehaliw Getnet Assefa Getaw Tadesse 

机构地区：[1]QAAFI, Centre for Animal Science (CAS), the University of Queensland, Gatton QLD 4343, Australia [2]Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Holetta Research Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [3]Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia [4]International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

出　　处：《Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology(A)》2014年第2期155-168,共14页农业科学与技术（A）

摘　　要：This paper presents the feed marketing systems of Ethiopia in terms of feed demand and supply, feed quality issues, feed prices and price trends based on qualitative data generated through rapid market appraisal methodology. The results indicate that, the demand for roughages, agro-industrial by-products （AIBP） and compound feeds is showing increasing trend. The use of feed from commercial sources is, however, very limited due to shortage of feed supply and inefficient marketing system. The AIBP mainly from flour and grind mills, oil processing plants and breweries are in short supply and directly marketed to user or through traders. Consequently, most of the exiting feed mixers/processing enterprises are operating under capacity estimated at about 20%-30%. The main marketed roughages, which are mainly cereal straws and baled hay, are also in short supply. Feed prices are increasing from time to time and mainly exacerbated by the increasing trend in export market of AIBP and double taxation in mixed rations. There is no any feed quality control or assurance mechanism in Ethiopia. Precaution needs to be taken in the area of taxation in order to avoid double taxation. Implications to improve the feed marketing systems and opportunities for livestock development are drawn.

关 键 词：Agro-industries by-products concentrate mixtures crop residues quality control taxation. 

分 类 号：S816[农业科学—饲料科学] S816.7[农业科学—畜牧学]