Presented by Ketema Yilma at the 19th Ethiopian Society of Animal production Annual Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-17 December 2011

1. Poultry value chain development
based on experiences of IPMS
and partners
Ketema Yilma
Presented at the 19th Ethiopian Society of Animal
production Annual Conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-17 December 2011

2. Poultry project locations

3. Main diagnosis
• Market potential of poultry recognized by farmers, local traders and
restaurants. News of Avian Flu was major reason for delay in
development at project start.
• Inadequate knowledge and skills on commercial poultry production
systems among value chain actors.
• Poultry rearing and selling of products was mostly done by women.
• Egg production of local poultry systems was poor
• Input supply system poorly developed
• Local producers had very few linkages with other value chain actors.

4. Extension: Training & K-
management
 Target women /entrepreneurial
 Training is mainly participatory
 Participants are consulted to identify venue &
time of training
 Build on their indigenous K,
 Impart new info & K through
theoretical/practical training, study tours, and
farmers field days

5. Training environment
Cordial environment
Introduce new technology
Handover the stick

6. Learning by visiting

7. Practical hand-on training

8. Training and skill transfer to WoA staff
Agri-portal

9. Generate K through graduate
studies

10. Production interventions
 Introduction of semi-intensive farms (50-400
egg laying units
 Credit
 Feed, vaccination and drug use
 Housing

11. Introduction of semi-intensive units

12. Larger chicken units in peri-urban areas

13. Input intervention
 Testing of small scale incubators (Chinese water hatching
technology, Tegene metal box hatchery (produced in
Addis)and finally fully automated model)
 Development of community based pullet production (5
Group/clusters 10-20 women with 50 day-old chickens in
Dale )
 Credit service:
 Community based vaccination
 Linkage with feed suppliers plus
 Hay box brooders
 Linkages of agro feed processors with egg producers
/input supply shops (Credit)

14. Community based pullet production
Pullets in runner after 20 weeks
Day old chicks in hay box

15. Community based pullets production
Pullets sold to egg producers
Pullets raised for sell
Linking producers
Supply of day-old chicks
Feed and vaccination
Women in groups/cluster

16. Marketing and processing
Direct supply to shops/restaurants Linking producers to bulkers

17. Processing!
 What do U do with egg layers that have
finished their production cycle?
 Identify customers and,
 Learn skills for slaughtering & packaging

18. Egg production results
Monthly egg production pattern of Gudeta Buli PLC /
380 chicks
10000 9251
8759
9000 8288
8000
7000 6527
No of eggs
6000
5000
4000
3000
1925
2000
1000 222
0
Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Months

19. Community based pullet raising
 80 women managed to raise 3733 (of which
3376 pullets were sold while 357 was kept by
women).
 Pullets were sold to urban farmers in Y. Alem,
Awassa and Boricha woreda, Safety net
program
 Survival was 93.3% (mortality 6.7%)
 The average net return per member was Birr
812 (with a range of 2400 at the highest and
Birr 500 the lowest)

20. PLW level impact
 HHS engaged by gender/year/PLWs
 Egg production and market participation
 Egg production/year

21. Total number of hhs producing
eggs
Total number of hhs producing commodity
18000
Total, 17126
16000
Number of eggs
14000
12000 Male, 11541
10000
8000
6000 Female, 5585
4000
2000
0
2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10
Year of production

22. Egg production per year in all PLWs
6,000,000.0
Egg production in’000
5,000,000.0
4,000,000.0
3,000,000.0
2,000,000.0 Series1
1,000,000.0
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23. Lessons
• Knowledge sharing, trainings, follow up of interventions, and partner linkages
contribute to improving the skills & knowledge of value chain actors and service
providers, including women.
• Rapid market assessments are helpful in identifying potential markets.
• Village level egg hatching has not resulted in a viable and sustainable system.
• Farmers can profitably produce pullets from day old chicks, for own use or sale if
appropriate linkages with veterinary services and feed suppliers are established.
• Farmers with larger number of birds easily took up advanced production
practices including housing, feeding and disease control.
• Farmers (including women) can administer vaccines. However, sustainability of
the supply will depend on establishment of dealerships linked to vaccine
producers.
• Improved feed supply can be initiated through collective action, cooperatives, or
ago dealerships.
• Credit availability to establish medium sized poultry enterprises
• Integration of dairy with poultry

24. Challenges
 Breed improvement system
 Local/exotic
 Egg vis broiler production
 Village level multiplication
 Hatchery
 Pullet production
 Feed
 Disease control with thermo-stable vaccines

25. Breed improvement :Indigenous !

26. Go commercial (egg/meat)

27. Meat type

28. Feed quality issue!
Egg production pattern for Fekegna Gudina PLC / 30 chiks
800 751
715
700 647
621
600 548
No of eggs
500 437
393
400 344
285
300
200 162
100
0
Octo. Nov Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. Jun. Jul.
Months

29. Egg production pattern of Nardos farm/ 30 chicks
600 561
524
500 477
451 439 450
403
400
No of eggs
305 288
300
200
95
100
0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Months

30. This is the culprit!

31. Making available thermo-stable vaccines

32. Where are we in providing smaller dose of
vaccines (how small?)

33. Option for small scale hatchery!?
Village level distribution of chickens