Optimizing Logistic Chain Of Animal Transport And Meat Distribution Studies On Livestock Markets And Abattoirs In Addis Ababa City

Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa. Livestock production is an integral part ofrnthe country’s agricultural production system and the livestock sector constitutes a significantrnshare of the country’s GDP. As one of the milestones for the overall livelihood in the country,rnlivestock serves as a source of draught power for the rural farming population, supplies farmrnfamilies with milk, meat, manure, serves as a source of cash income, and plays significantly inrnthe social and cultural values of the society. Despite the importance of the livestock sector to thernagricultural and national economy in the country, the sector is underdeveloped and underutilized.rnThe challenges facing the transport and handling of slaughter animals was thought to be one ofrnthe obstacles to the livestock sector shadowing the role it can play in the national economy.rnThis study aimed at mapping out the animal supply chain from regions to the terminal markets inrnAddis Ababa and further to the Abattoirs, identifying and mapping the existing livestock marketrnand Abattoirs in the city, mapping out the activities and processes at the abattoir, determiningrnpossible locations of the livestock markets and abattoirs in the city, and evaluating the existingrnmeat distribution in the capital in addition to pointing out possible recommendation for efficientrntransport and handling of slaughter animals in the city and from different parts of the country tornthe city.rnSlaughter animals in Addis Ababa are brought from different parts of the country passingrndifferent hierarchy of markets. Isuzu trucks, not designed for the purpose of transporting animals,rnare used for transporting the slaughter animals from various regions to the terminal market inrnAddis Ababa although animal trekking was also another mode of animal transport to the cityrnespecially for shorter journeys. Considerable problems in handling and treatment of animalsrnduring loading, transport, and unloading were observed and the process as a whole was not inrnline with the animal handling guidelines of the country due to various technical and institutionalrnproblems.rnAddis Ababa Abattoir Enterprise(AAAE) was the biggest Abattoir in the city responsible tornprovide 85% of the city’s meat demand ( both in slaughtering and distributing meat) where thernremaining 15% share of the meat consumption was covered by Kara-Alo Abattoir and Abattoirsrniiirnin Oromia regional state nearby the capital. The meat distribution process with respect to routernchoice, delivery order, vehicle scheduling and management, sanitation problems were inefficientrnin minimizing distribution costs, delivering quality and healthy meat to the customers, and onrntime delivery of the product to the customers. The result of route optimization using RouteLogiXrnProfessional V 5.5 (5 Professional) showed that the distribution routes and delivery orders werernnot optimized and up to 41% savings in distribution distance with an average saving of 12.33%rnand up to 39.68% savings in distribution times with an average saving of 13.58% would bernachieved if optimized routes were used.rnThe existing livestock market centers and Abattoirs in Addis Ababa were evaluated with respectrnto their location, standard and effect on the community nearby them. The result of locationrnanalysis showed that most of the market centers and Abattoirs are located at city centers withrnfewer standards than required affecting the health of the inhabitants negatively. Location factorrnrating technique was used as a tool to determine optimum positions of livestock market centersrnand Abattoirs at optimum locations that will resolve the existing challenges and contribute to thernwell being of the inhabitants as well.

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