Feedback from importing countries revealed that they are not satisfied with the quality of meat imported from ethiopia farmer, 2010. Getachew teka, oromia livestock and fieshery resource development bureau, po box. Ethiopias annual exports of cattle and sheep meat thus valued at usd 79. I thank the export abattoirs, ethiopia for their time to discuss and the permission to visit their facilities. Environmental implications of abattoir waste in ethiopia. A starting point could be the manual prepared by the former drug administration and control authority of. Addis ababa abattoirs enterprise, ethiopia feasibility study modern slaughterhouse in addis ababa third revision phase one. There are export abattoirs and 1 slaughter byproduct processing company in ethiopia. The company is mainly working in meat and meat products business sectors. They provide 46% of national meat consumption and 58% of.
This study, therefore, characterizes live animal and meat export value chains to determine constraints and opportunities for enhancing the efficiency of meat export from ethiopia. Abundant stock at low prices ethiopia has the largest livestock inventory in africa and sixthlargest in the world, but its share in the global meat export market is barely 1% presenting enormous scope for growth. Slaughterhouse slaughter slab meat processing plant export abattoir. Pdf assessment on impact of live animal export on meat. Meat production, consumption and marketing tradeoffs. Recently, several export abattoirs have been established in ethiopia to slaughter small ruminants and to export meat and other edible organs to international markets. Slaughter in abattoirs and butcheries in addis ababa. Operation, facilities and management in public and private. My sincere appreciation goes to ato hashim, owner of helimex for his. Meat and meat product export companies and businesses in. A total of 159 swab samples 53 swab samples from tables, knives and hands of workers each were. This enhances the economic development of the country through economical exploitation of the livestock base of the country 7. The export of meat from sheep and goats to middle east countries has become a pro. The consumption of meat and meat products in ethiopia has very tidy association with religious beliefs, and are influenced by religions.
The slaughtering process is done by its certified modern export abattoir. 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. The total amount of meat export for the last ten years was 145,299 tons earning about a total of 6,58,815,000 usd fig. Meat quality of selected ethiopian goat genotypes under varying nutritional conditions. The institute is working on alleviation of the marketing bottlenecks along the value chain in order to increase the meat export performance of the country.
Organic meat export abattoir plc can be reached using the following contact addresses. Beef cattle production systems, marketing and constraints. The indian meat exports are regulated as per export act 1963 quality control and inspection, raw meat chilled and frozen, the government of india has laid down standards for export of meat, which include standards for abattoir. Market linkage between communitybased goat breeding.
Luna export abattoir is one of the leading exporters of chilled and frozen sheep, goat, beef, veal and camel meat from ethiopia. Study on the major problems that causes carcass and organs. Ethiopian meat producerexporters association pages. Quick scan of the livestock and meat sector in ethiopia, issue. Processing for these cattle was to be divided between the five export abattoirs. Major causes of organs and carcass condemnation in small. Materials and methods slaughtered in 2 to 3 h after arrival at the lairage while a study abattoirs. Assessment on impact of live animal export on meat export performance in ethiopia.
There is potential for ethiopia to capture market share. Organic meat export abattoir plc addis ababa ethiopia. Prevalence of pneumonia in sheep and goats slaughtered at. Diagnostic efficiency of abattoir meat inspection service. Frontiers risk perceptions and protective behaviors.
End market analysis of ethiopian livestock and meat 1 executive summary ethiopia has some important comparative advantages in the middle eastern livestock and meat markets. Thus, there is an urgent need for export abattoirs to devise alternative strategies to ensure adequate market supply of quality. Current meatrelated waste disposal practices of free state redmeat abattoirs, south africa h. Pdf livestock production systems in ethiopia are generally subsistence. List of export abattoirs in centraleastern oromia emdidi. Objectives of the study the major objective of this study is to characterize live animal and meat export value chains to determine constraints and opportunities for enhancing the efficiency of meat export from ethiopia. Prevalence and economic significance of bovine hydatidosis and cysticercosis in mekelle municipality abattoir, northern ethiopia getachew t, olani w and sadia h oromia livestock and fieshery resource development bureau, addis abeba, ethiopia corresponding author. However, various internal and external factors are described under the challenges of live animal and meat marketing system in ethiopia and it includes. This cross sectional study was carried out from november 20 to may 2014 to determine the seroprevalence and assess the potential risk factors of brucellosis in abattoir workers of five export abattoirs at debre ziet and modjo, central ethiopia. Determination of corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis. The study was conducted between november 2017 and april 2018 in elfora bishoftu export abattoir, which is located at about 45 kilometers south east of addis ababa, the capital city of ethiopia. A subsidiary of allana group frigorifico boran foods plc is set to commission newly constructed abattoir in ethiopia next month in adami tulu, 163kms from the ethiopia capital, addis ababa also read. Ethiopian agroindustry strategy meat industry sub sector.
The nations domestic meat consumption of about 45% comes from cattle, which generates export income mainly from the sale of live animals. Meat production, consumption and marketing tradeoffs and. The meat characteristics of ethiopias lowland breedsparticularly boran bulls and somali blackhead sheepare prized by consumers. Ethiopia signs mega agreement to boost road construction projects. Centraleastern oromia, ethiopia live animals and red meat. Sheep and goats cover more than 30% of all domestic meat consumption and generate cash income from export of meat, edible organs, live animals and skins. Ethiopias export abattoirs are private, state of the art halalcertified slaughter houses with livestock reception pens, automatic and semiautomatic mechanical slaughter and processing equipment. Ethiopia has only managed to achieve half of its target from meat export subsector during the 2016 2017 ethiopian fiscal year, according to the ethiopian ministry of livestock development and fisheries. Name of the exporter and contact person units approved by apeda registratio n no. Emergence of the ethiopian export abattoirs ethiopias export abattoirs are private, state of the art halalcertified slaughterhouses with livestock reception pens. The animals are properly conditioned at lunas holding ground.
Ethiopia owns huge number of small ruminants, about 24 million sheep and 18 million goats lma, 2001. Challenges of beef cattle production in ethiopia challenges of livestock marketing the major animal sources for the export abattoirs are smallholder farmers in the lowlands part of the country, the production systems of which have not been properly characterized. However, the effect of acetic acid spray has not been assessed in none of the export abattoirs. Pdf assessment on impact of live animal export on meat export. Addis ababa abattoirs supplied most of the data used to address the understanding and description of. Review on live animal and meat export marketing system in ethiopia. The ministry, which had an initial plan of exporting 38,600 tons of meat, was only able to export 19,779 tons. In foreign trade, although the country is ideally placed to export live animals to the big markets of the middle east and substantial markets of north and west africa, export earning is relatively low. Major parasitic causes of organs condemnation and direct. Currently the abattoir is one of the most facilitated modern export abattoirs in ethiopia and is exporting meat of small ruminants though cattle are slaughtered for local m arket. Seroprevalence of brucellosis in goats purchased for. Export abattoir including helmex, elfora, metahara, modjo and luna export abattoirs have been established in eastern showa zone of oromia region, ethiopia to export red meat and edible offal to international market.
The major objective of this study is to characterize live animal and meat export value chains to. Pathological and serum biochemical study of liver fluke. Export requirement for live and meat of small ruminants. Meat processing in ethiopia is by and large traditional with most of the slaughtering taking place at the back yard especially for shoats and butcheries still retailing meat in a nonchilled, often. Live animal and meat export value chains for selected. Current meatrelated waste disposal practices of free.
Meat consumption culture in ethiopia pubmed central pmc. Economic importance of the meat processing industry in ethiopia. It is one of the abattoirs which export meat to saudi arabia, turkey, egypt and united arab emirates. Organic meat export abattoir plc is a company located in addis ababa, ethiopia.
In ethiopia and other countries where dietary preferences mean that a significant proportion. Review on live animal and meat export marketing system in. This study therefore conducted to assess the level of operation. Due to this, the export abattoirs are required to ensure a consistent and continuous supply of meat in order to meet the demand of the customers in the importing countries. However, measurable stride towards that end has not been made. At optimum off take rates, ethiopia can export ethiopia. There is also a growing export market for sheep and goats this makes investment in these animals avoid losses due meat in the middle eastern gulf states and some african to high inflation rates that are found in unstable countries. High demand of animals by the export abattoirs in ethiopia. Ethiopia has imported significant amounts of meat from. As of early 2011, there are seven functional export abattoirs involved in exporting small ruminant chilled. Vijay dongare confirmed the reports and said that they are. The ethiopian meat producerexporters association, empea, is a membership organization established in 2003. Ethiopian agroindustry strategy meat industry sub sector strategic plan. Based on five slaughter facilities in this study, these erroneous decisions result in approval of tbinfected meat for human consumption, not only at small local abattoirs, but even at major facilities supplying the capital city and export meat markets.
The overall objectives of the contract are to undertake value chain study on meat processing industries in ethiopia. The methodology of value chain promotion, first edition. A health belief model was used to generate the desired data following health belief model constructs. A total of 300 meat handlers working in local abattoirs, export abattoirs and butcher houses in bishoftu, modjo, dukem, and akaki towns of central ethiopia were selected using a systematic random sampling method. Meat quality of selected ethiopian goat genotypes under.
A approved indian abattoirscummeat processing plants stand alone abattoirs sl. Value chain study on meat processing industry in ethiopia. In ethiopia the major animal sources for the export abattoirs are smallholders in the lowlands, the production systems of which have not been properly characterized. To satisfy the ever increasing demands and the stringent requirement of its clients for quality and safe products, elfora is constantly engaged in developing and upgrading abattoir facilities and procedures of slaughtering and processing of chilledfrozen carcasses of beef, mutton and goat meat. Major causes of organs and carcass condemnation in small ruminants slaughtered at elfora export abattoir, bishoftu, ethiopia addisu demeke, aayalew taye, asmelash tassew and dereje bantigegn department of microbiology, immunology and public health, college of veterinary medicine and agriculture, addis ababa university, debre zeit, ethiopia. Ethiopian meat producerexporters association overview ethiopia has the largest livestock population of any african country, with 53. The ethiopia meat and dairy industry development institute emdidi is working closely with the export abattoirs and livestock traders.
Newly constructed abattoir in ethiopia to be commissioned. Study on effect of acetic acid spray on escherichia coli. During the study on average 400 and 500 sheep and goats respectively, were slaughtered at. Characteristics of live animals and meat export value chains. Prevalence and economic significance of bovine hydatidosis. Assesment of microbiological quality and meat handling. So, some export abattoirs in ethiopia are using 2%3% acetic acid with the intention of improving early darkening of the carcass. Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in abattoir. The general manager of frigorifico boran foods plc, mr. Red meat and poultry production and consumption in ethiopia core. Live animals and meat exporters association of ethiopia. This investigative work has been done in five export abattoirs located. Carcass quality audit a strategy to improve beef sector. Elfora slaughtering services midroc technology group.
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