Coppock, D. Layne

Desta, S.

Gebru, G.

Gizachew, L.

Tezera, S.

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Sustaining Pastoral Linkages to High-Value Livestock Markets through Collective Action and Public-Private Partnerships: A Case Study from Southern Ethiopia

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University of Kentucky UKnowledge International Grassland Congress Proceedings XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress Sustaining Pastoral Linkages to High‐Value Livestock Markets through Collective Action and Public‐Private Partnerships: A Case Study from Southern Ethiopia S. Desta GL‐CRSP PARIMA D. Layne Coppock GL‐CRSP PARIMA G. Gebru GL‐CRSP PARIMA S. Tezera GL‐CRSP PARIMA L. Gizachew Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Ethiopia Follow this and additional works at: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc  Part of the Plant Sciences Commons, and the Soil Science Commons This document is available at https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/21/22-1/13 The XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008. Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House This Event is brought to you for free and open access by the Plant and Soil Sciences at UKnowledge. It has been accepted for inclusion in International Grassland Congress Proceedings by an authorized administrator of UKnowledge. For more information, please contact UKnowledge@lsv.uky.edu. 　 Multifunctional Grasslands in a Changing World 　 Volume Ⅱ 　 瞯 ]1071　 瞯Grasslands/Rangelands People and Policies———Market andMarketing for Grasslands/RangelandsSustaining pastoral linkages to high‐value livestock Markets through collective action and public‐private partnerships : a case study from southern EthiopiaS . Desta1 , D . L ayne Cop pock 2 , G . Gebru3 , S . Tezera3 and L . Giz achew 41 GL‐CRSP PARIMA , c /o ILR I , P .O . Box 30709 , Nairobi Kenya ; 2 GL‐CRSP PARIMA , c /o Dep t . o f Env ironment &Society , Utah State University , Logan , UT ; 3 GL‐CRSP PARIMA , c /o ILR I , P .O . Box 5689 , A ddis Ababa , Ethiop ia ;and 4 Oromia A gricultural Research Institute , P .O . Box 81265 , A ddis Ababa , Ethiop ia . S .Desta＠ cgiar .orgKey words :Borana ,pastoral development , micro‐finance , capacity buildingIntroduction Livestock production is a major livelihood in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia . T raditionally , pastoralists in Africahave not been heavily involved in commercial livestock trade . Pastoralists have mainly sold a few animals during dry periodswhen they needed cash to buy non‐pastoral foods to offset seasonal declines in milk production . Many social , economic , andecological factors have limited sustained market involvements by pastoralists . In recent times , however , pastoralists such as theBoran have come under added pressure to enter market chains due to population stress and drought ( Desta and Coppock ,２００２ ) . Essentially , the traditional production system can no longer provide all of the subsistence needs for the humanpopulation . Here we report on recent public‐private partnerships created to build new livestock marketing chains in Ethiopia toassist in the process of diversifying pastoral livelihoods and mitigating high rates of poverty .Materials and methods The Pastoral Risk Management ( PARIMA ) project of the Global Livestock Collaborative ResearchProgram (GL‐CRSP of USAID) has undertaken participatory approaches to tackle problems in the East African rangelands .One approach has been to forge partnerships among pastoral communities , development organizations , and private livestockexporters in Ethiopia to develop marketing chains . Use of extensive community investments over six years has led to thecreation of ５９ well‐trained collective‐action groups in southern Ethiopia . These groups have over ２ ,０００ members and are largelyled by women . Groups have been trained in literacy , micro‐finance , small‐business management , and livestock marketing(Desta et al . , ２００６) . There has been substantial grow th in the private livestock sector in Ethiopia over the past decade . Thishas coincided with increased export demand for livestock and livestock products to neighboring Gulf States . This scenario hasoffered an opportunity for well‐organized pastoralists to supply the emerging market . Starting in ２００３ the PARIMA teamhelped coordinate pastoral groups , policy makers , and livestock export firms in a series of exchange tours , workshops , andseminars (Desta et . al . , ２００６) . These interactions helped pastoralists learn about product requirements for the export marketfor small ruminants , in particular , and become aware of major players in the value chain . Policy makers and leaders of exportfirms also learned about the production potential of the rangelands . Gradually pastoralists and buyers have developed closebusiness relations .Results Initial purchase agreements were created between １１ of the pastoral collective‐action groups and two exporting firms .More groups and firms have become involved over time . Nearly ６０ ,０００ sheep and goats and ３ ,５００ cattle have been traded bythe １１ groups between ２００３ and ２００７ . The groups made profits exceeding a total of US ＄ ３０ ,０００ . It has been estimated thatover ６００ ,０００ sheep and goats have been traded from the southern Ethiopian rangelands since ２００３ overall . Some of the majorbuyers have also extended working capital and cash awards to groups that have performed well . The OARI , in closecollaboration with exporters and other partners , has recently embarked on applied research to identify animal health andnutrition factors that constrain animal quality and quantity for market .Conclusions Results so far have been encouraging . The process has demonstrated that well‐trained collective action groups canrespond to emerging marketing opportunities and improve incomes . The success has also revealed the importance of forgingpublic‐private partnerships . Sustaining the market linkages is challenging because of volatility in export markets and negativeeffects of drought and epidemic disease on animal supply .ReferencesDesta , S . , and D .L . Coppock . ２００２ . Cattle population dynamics in the southern Ethiopian rangelands , １９８０‐９７ . Journal ofRange Management ５５ : ４３９‐４５１ .Desta , S . , G . Getachew , S . Tezera , and D .L . Coppock . ２００６ . Linking pastoralists and exporters in a livestock marketingchain : Recent experiences from Ethiopia . Pp . １０９‐１２８ in Pastoral L ivestock Marketing in Eastern A f rica : Research andPolicy Challenges , edited by J . McPeak and P . Little . Warwickshire , UK : Intermediate Technology Publications .

Sustaining Pastoral Linkages to High‐Value Livestock Markets through Collective Action and Public‐Private Partnerships: A Case Study from Southern Ethiopia

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