Performance Of Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector The Case Of Ethiopian Meat Processing And Export Industry Sub-sector

Ethiopia is one of the countries with largest livestock populations in Africa. However, thernperformance of meat processing and export of the country is very low compared to other similarrneconomies with low livestock population. There are different internal and external factors for thisrnpoor performance of the sector. The main objective of this study is thus to assess the performancernof meat processing and export sector of Ethiopia and its trends, identifying the major challengesrnand opportunities in the sector. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the study.rnIn addition, primary and secondary data were collected and used for analysis. The primary datarnwere collected using semi-structured questionnaire. Sample abattoirs were selected for the studyrnbased on their length of service, performance, employee number and 35 sample participants werernselected from each abattoirs using convenient sampling. In addition, secondary data wererncollected from reports of NBE, MoFED, and CSA to undertake trend analysis for five yearsrn(2010/11 – 2014/15) on selected abattoirs. Analysis was made to identify the relationship betweenrnvariables identified in the paper using SPSS and Microsoft Excl. Results of the study revealed thatrnshortage of livestock supply both in quantity and quality, lack of standard functional exportrnabattoirs and slaughtering houses and problem of livestock market structure, inconsistent price,rnabsence of sufficient infrastructural facilities and logistic supplies are the major constraintsrnhindering the performance of meat processing and export. Hence, to enhance the performance ofrnmeat processing and export industry, it is very important to enhance the supply of qualityrnlivestock, minimize livestock market intermediaries, expand the number of standard exportrnabattoirs and work on livestock related infrastructure such as transportation and modernrnfattening facilities so as to enhance the performance of the sector. The paper also invitesrnresearcher to assess the determinants of investment on meat processing and export in Ethiopia.rnKeywords: Livestock, Export abattoirs, Meat processing and Export performance

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