At present, the country ethiopia has an estimated annual total exploitable fish potential of 51,481 tons, which can meet only 79 percent of the current actual demand, 55 percent of the projected demand in 2010 and 44 percent of the projected demand in 2015, based solely on population size. Though the severity of the constraints varies from one district to the other, the main fish production constraints in the area are low demand for fish. Its aim was to assess aquaculture potential, status, constraints and future prospects in ethiopia. Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey production in wonchi district south west shewa zone of oromia, ethiopia. Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing in ethiopia getahun tekle samuel weldeyohanis abstract agriculture is the major supplier of raw materials to food processing, beverage and textile industries. The most common practice in nigeria is fish cum chicken, which is widely. Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and marketing of gums and resins in ethiopia editors. Fish has historically played an important role in food security in many countries and contributes to do so in globally, providing 1520 percent of animal protein intake. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in gomma. Food crops including maize, sorghum, haricot beans, okra, and finger millet, oil crops sesame, niger seed and groundnuts.
Capture fishery, constraints, culture fishery, ethiopia, freshwater. Studies and discussions at platform meetings clearly show the need for effective models of fish feed plants, hatcheries and growout fish production systems that work. Tomato and onion production play an important role in improving households income, nutrition and food security. Primary data was obtained from 41 tilapia farms using multistage sampling. Most pond fish farmers combine fish farming with irrigation, crop farming and horticulture. Assessment of the fishery, challenges and opportunities of denbi. Tilapia aquaculture business model for addis chamber. Development potential and constraints of hides and skins. Though the severity of the constraints varies from one district to the other, the main fish production constraints in the area are low demand for fish, lack of awareness, lack of facilities, low profit, and distance from. Simple descriptive statistics frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation was used to describe and summarize the data. This study examined the factors affecting productivity and constraints of commercial tilapia farms in the dangme west district of the greater accra region of ghana. Despite its importance, the productivity of these crops is. Annual per capita fish consumption is one of the lowest globally 200250g and represents only a small portion of the overall protein supply 0.
Fish farming has been practiced in different parts of the world like europe. Agriculture in ethiopia is the foundation of the countrys economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product gdp, 83. Assessment of honey production and marketing system in. Assessment of the fishery, challenges and opportunities of. Review on opportunities and constraints of fishery in ethiopia. Fisheries production system scenario in ethiopia international. Our books collection spans in multiple locations, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this.
At present, the country ethiopia has an estimated annual total exploitable fish potential. Fish consumption varies greatly depending on the quantities of fish supply. Proceedings of a conference held at debub university, awassa, ethiopia from november 10 to 12, 2000. The annual fish production potential of the country based on empirical methods on individual lake surface area and mean depth of major water bodies was. It accounts for more than 85% of the labor force and 90% of the export earnings.
Assessment of constraints and opportunities of honey. Exports were valued at usd 424 000 and imports at usd 1. The livestock sector accounts for 19% of the gdp and generates 1619% of the. Opportunity and constraints of livestock feed resources in abol and lare districts of gambella region, ethiopia emana megersa mamo1, ashenafi mengistu2 and getahun asebe3 1the federal democratic republic ethiopia sugar corporation, ethiopia 2addis ababa university, college of veterinary medicine and agriculture, ethiopia 3gambella university.
Ethiopia is a leading honey producer in africa and one of the ten largest honey producing. Ethiopias diverse sheep population estimated at 26. Other native fish species of ethiopia include the mustache upsidedown catfish, ethiopian barbel, turkana perch, afrera cichlid, ethiopian log sucker, and butterfish. Cattle are one of the main livestock production components in ethiopia wherein 70 % of its populations are engaging in traditional cattle production. Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and.
Ethiopia contains many lakes and rivers for fish production and also different species of fishes exist in these lakes and rivers. Fish production, consumption and management in ethiopia. Recognizing these facts, feed has been the only major development project in ethiopia to focus on the development of livestock feed resources and their contribution to growth of livestock and poultry production. Ethiopia is believed to have the largest livestock population in africa. Africa is blessed with numerous types of wild honeybees adjare, 1990.
Fish demand and supply pattern in ethiopia fish consumption presents a complex pattern, ranging greatly between countries and within different areas in the same country or region. There is relatively low participation among farmers in collective action, more especially at production and marketing levels. Productivity and constraints analysis of commercial tilapia farms in ghana. Most binding constraints to doing business in ethiopia, various rankings 33 table 2. Profitability and constraints of three major fisheries. Review on challenges and opportunities of honey marketing. To characterize dairy cattle production systemspractices in ethiopia. Ethiopia, notably tigray and gambella hussen abegaz et al. Investment opportunities in the ethiopian aquaculture subsector. An analysis of constraints facing smallholder farmers in the. Hides and skins production and marketing systems in. The country depends on its inland water bodies for fish supply for its population. Next to coffee export, cattle substantially contribute to ethiopian foreign currency exchanges. Opportunity and constraints of livestock feed resources in.
Ilri workshop, march 1416, addis ababa, ethiopia page 1 roles, constraints and opportunities of small scale irrigation and water harvesting in ethiopian agricultural development. Fish stocks in lakes and rivers are also getting depleted due to uncontrolled fishing. Assessing fishing activity, fish production and demand outlook in. Major constraints and trends for common bean production. Study on temporal variation of internal fish parasites in lake zwai, ethiopia lemma abera hirpo zwai fishery resource research center, p. In ethiopia, sheep are reared mainly by smallholder farmers and graze in small flocks on communal open natural pastures. Aquaculture not only in ethiopia but also in many countries of the world can plays a. Study on temporal variation of internal fish parasites in. They provide 46% of national meat consumption and 58% of. Ethiopia is one of the countries in the continent, which has the largest honeybee. The major constraints that affect apiculture in ethiopia are lack of beekeeping knowledge, shortage of trained manpower, shortage of beekeeping equipment, pests and predators, fires, pesticide threat and inadequate research works to support development programs.
To recognize constraints and opportunities of dairy production in ethiopia. Assessment of honey production system, constraints and. Review of performance, marketing and milk processing of dairy. Major constraints and trends for common bean production and. Hides and skins production and marketing systems in ethiopia. At present, the country ethiopia has an estimated annual total exploitable fish potential of 51,481 tons, which can meet only 79 percent of the current actual demand, 55 percent of the projected demand in 2010 and 44 percent of the projected demand in 2015. In terms of the product composition of exports, in 2001, onions were one quarter of total export quantities, followed by tomatoes 19%, green peas 18%, and green beans 15%. Full length research fish production, consumption and management in ethiopia assefa mitike janko zeway fisheries resources research center, p. The cultural beehives are not comfortable for sanitation and high level of production. College of agriculture and forestry, mettu university, po box 318.
Challenges of fish production in ethiopia like for most of africa, ethiopia is riddled with poverty, economic stagnation and environmentally unsustainable practices, all of which pose serious constraints to fisheries development. Interview, focus group discussion and personal observations were used to generate data. Aquaculture production in ethiopia has not really taken off, and is rather a potential. More than 183 fish species were reported in ethiopia. Yet the enormous potentials of fisheries to help feed and improve the nutritional status of the rapidly increasing population of africa is greatly underrealized and precious aquatic resources are being degraded world fish center, 2008.
According to a survey study, ethiopias untapped fish potential from lakes, dams including those whose constructions near completion rivers, small water bodies, is 99,504 ton, out of which dames. An analysis of constraints facing smallholder farmers in. Fish production potential of ethiopia is estimated to be 51,400 tones per annum. A synthesis of opportunities and constraints 1 introduction the sheep and goats population of ethiopia, including expert estimates of the pastoral areas, is 66 million head of which some 35 million are sheep negassa et al. Poultry fish farming is the integration of poultry animals like chicken, duck and geese with fish farming tokrisna, 1995. Performance, marketing and milk processing of dairy cattle production system in ethiopia dairy production systems in ethiopia dairy production system in developing countries may be classified.
Ethiopia is one of the countries in the continent, which has the largest honeybee populations and owns big potential of honey production. Investment opportunities in the ethiopian aquaculture sub. Ahmed and belachew hurissa livestock marketing authority the federal democratic republic of ethiopia. Ethiopia is also africas second biggest maize producer.
Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production. Roles, constraints and opportunities of small scale. These constraints constitute the greatest barrier for smallholder farmers when it comes to accessing highvalue markets, and overcoming these constraints is critical if smallholder farmers are to access lucrative markets. Development potential and constraints of hides and skins marketing in ethiopia. The opportunities and challenges of enhancing goat production in east africa. The study starts with an overview of production and trade patterns in these subsectors in ethiopia over the past decade in section 2, followed by an overview of global market trends. Increasing human population and the need for nutritional security and conservation of fish diversity in ethiopia make it mandatory and timely to look for alternative ways of fish production. The production potential of these water bodies is estimated to be 51,481 tonnesyear. A gender perspective almaz giziew dr workneh negatu dr edilegnaw wale dr gezahegn ayele abstract. Assessing fish production, demand and supply in the selected. Though the severity of the constraints varies from one district to the other, the main fish production constraints in the areas were low fish supply, lack of awareness, lack of support, lack of facilities, low profit, and distance from market place.
Ilri workshop, march 1416, addis ababa, ethiopia page 1 roles, constraints and opportunities of small scale irrigation and water harvesting in ethiopian agricultural. The fish demand and supply in the study area is unbalanced. Beef cattle fattening practices, constraints and future. Ethiopia s livestock population is believed to be the largest in africa, and in 20062007 livestock accounted for 10. However, china topped its honey production from 172,448,000 to 898,000,000 pounds. In value terms, green beans contributed 23 percent, followed by green peas 21%, onions 20 % and tomatoes 19%. Lack of fishing gear and motorized boat were the top two ranked constraints. Review of performance, marketing and milk processing of. American journal of research communication, 2014, 210.
Most of the water bodies in ethiopia are underutilized, and this has helped to conserve the native fish species. The data was collected from primary and more secondary data. Following eritreas secession from ethiopia in 1993 and the consequent loss of its coastline, ethiopia has only inland freshwater capture fisheries. Review in current problems of ethiopian fishery international. The aim of the present study is to asses fish production and marketing system in lake hawassa and to identify the major constraints of fish production and marketing system in lake hawassa. Socioeconomic importance of fish production and consumption. In ethiopia, fish comes exclusively from inland water bodies including lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs and substantial wetlands that are of great socioeconomic, ecological and scientific importance. Productivity and constraints analysis of commercial. Crop production and livestock production account for about 41% and 26% of the household income, respectively. The establishment of a model fish farm is currently initiated by bahir dar university. It is estimated that there are more than 0 sub sistence fish farmers in ethiopia with a pond size of about 100300 m the main species farmed is tilapia. Quantity and quality are key constraints to development of the livestock sector. Potentials and constraints of mushroom production in ethiopi. Total production has been continuously increasing since 2007 to reach almost 29 000 tonnes in 2012.
To assess and elucidate the potentials, opportunities and constraints of mushroom production in ethiopia to recommend some corrective measures, important considerations and actions to be taken for the ease introduction and adaptation of mushroom production technology. Ethiopia contains many lakes and rivers for fish production and also different species of fishes exist in. In ethiopia, fish consumption status is diverse in a different part of the country and challenge in accessibility within a large group of population. Livestock subsector makes the major contribution to the overall economy. Assessing fish production, demand and supply in the. Amhara region making agriculture nutritionsensitive.
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