Small ruminant value chain development in Tanqua Abergelle, Ethiopia

• Address feed shortage • Improve animal health (address input

supply and production) • Implement breed improvement program

including creating awareness of inbreeding and benefits of sharing bucks

• Improve horizontal and vertical linkages • Address low Nimah quality

Research and development ‘best bets’

Challenges in the value chain

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Small ruminant value chain development in Tanqua Abergelle, Ethiopia Our vision: “By 2020, we endeavor to see (safe) sustainable and market oriented Abergelle goat farming benefiting all actors

and satisfying consumer requirements and contributing access to balanced nutrition for all”

• High incidence of infectious diseases (rabies, pasteurellosis, PPR, Anthrax)

• Inadequate animal health services (supply of services, drugs and vet equipment, incapacity animal health workers, efficacy of drugs)

• High incidence of abortion and high kid mortality • Feed shortage and inefficient feed utilization • Shortage of forage seeds and planting material • Low productivity of Abergelle goats • Lack of vertical and horizontal linkages of sheep producers and market

information • Shortage of quality goats on the market

Partners: BoARB, OARD, AbARC, ILRI, ICARDA, Abergelle

abattoir, TARI, NVI, FAO

Altitude 1590

Habitat lowland

Distance from Addis 820

Production system Crop-livestock

Human population 93,185

% of female headed household 20

Major products Meat, milk

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