Transformation of Tigray’s Poultry Sub-sector from Subsistence to Profitable Business: Strategic challenges and interventions

Authors

  • Yohannes Tekle Asfaw Mekelle Univeristy Author
  • Mehari Riesom Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, P. O. Box: 492, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author
  • Mebrahtom Niguse College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author
  • Mearg Fitsum Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author
  • Teshome Tesfamariam College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author
  • Biruh Weldemariam Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author
  • Abreha Tesfaye College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia Author

Abstract

 Poultry sub-sector is a strategic source of cash income, primary supplier of eggs and meat contributing for food and nutrition security and solving the prevalent children malnutrition and stunting problems (Shapiro et al., 2015, Hagos, 2019). It is best equalizer of women empowerment (Sambo et al., 2015) and also provides good number of job opportunity for youth.
Poultry production has been practiced for millennia in Tigray and currently, it is getting attention by both private and public actors because of its overall contributions in helping food security and end poverty. However, this sub-sector has been highly constrained by many factors and it is neither modernized nor became profitable business. Hence, it could not satisfy
the existing and future market demands. Therefore, this brief report is extrapolated from available empirical evidences, and outlines strategic bottlenecks and interventions to transform the sub-sector. 

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Published

2024-10-04

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2020): Ethiopian Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Production (EJVSAP)

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