Challenges in small ruminant breeding programs and resulting investment priorities in Ethiopia

cg.contactA.Haile@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.crpCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systems - Livestocken_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.projectCGIAR Research Program on Livestock Agri-Food Systemsen_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countryETen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idHaile, Aynalem: 0000-0001-5914-0487en_US
cg.creator.idGizaw Assefa, Solomon: 0000-0002-7489-062Xen_US
cg.creator.idGetachew, Tesfaye: 0000-0002-0544-6314en_US
cg.creator.idRischkowsky, Barbara: 0000-0002-0035-471Xen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivelihoodsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsmall ruminantsen_US
dc.contributorGizaw Assefa, Solomonen_US
dc.contributorGetachew, Tesfayeen_US
dc.contributorRischkowsky, Barbaraen_US
dc.creatorHaile, Aynalemen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-06T09:45:07Z
dc.date.available2019-02-06T09:45:07Z
dc.description.abstractEthiopia has a large small ruminants population and diversity, which contribute substantially to the livelihood and income of the rural poor and the country at large. However, the sector is faced with various challenges. Productivity per animal and flock off-take are very low. Reasons attributed for the apparent low productivity are: absence of well-planned/appropriate breeding programs, lack of technical capacity, inadequate and poor quality feeds, diseases leading to high lamb mortality, and underdeveloped markets in terms of infrastructure and market information. Furthermore, sheep and goats used to receive little policy or investment attention. Genetic improvement of small ruminants could contribute to reversing the productivity gap. In the past the government of Ethiopia has placed much emphasis on importing exotic genetics and crossbreeding with local stock as a strategy for genetic improvement. However, this has not led to a significant productivity improvement and the programs have generally been unsustainable. Currently, there is a change in approach and a recognition that there is value in building genetic improvement on the local genetic resources that are well adapted to the diverse agro ecologies and production environments in the country. Community-based breeding programs (CBBPs), which focus on indigenous stock and consider farmers’ needs, views, decisions, and active participation, from inception through to implementation, have been identified as a program of choice. The Ethiopian government and the private sector need to invest in strategic areas around CBBPs to make the program work for the poor and sustain in low input system. Keywords: sheep and goat, breeding programs, investment prioritiesen_US
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dc.identifierhttp://www.wcgalp.org/proceedings/2018/challenges-small-ruminant-breeding-programs-and-resulting-investment-prioritiesen_US
dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/71d35cd3391c0f34ea6343b32e39b2ce/v/6e47b7a562ac072cb7e2fbeb871b0424en_US
dc.identifier.citationAynalem Haile, Solomon Gizaw Assefa, Tesfaye Getachew, Barbara Rischkowsky. (16/2/2018). Challenges in small ruminant breeding programs and resulting investment priorities in Ethiopia. Auckland, New Zealand.en_US
dc.identifier.statusOpen accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/9435
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherWorld Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0en_US
dc.subjectcommunity-based breeding programs (cbbps)en_US
dc.titleChallenges in small ruminant breeding programs and resulting investment priorities in Ethiopiaen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
dcterms.available2018-02-16en_US
mel.project.openhttps://mel.cgiar.org/projects/237en_US

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