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Economic Valuation of the Preferred Traits of Indigenous Horo Cattle in Ethiopia

Improving the Livelihoods of Poor Livestock-keepers in Africa through Community-Based Management of Indigenous Farm Animal Genetic Resources. Economic Valuation of the Preferred Traits of Indigenous Horo Cattle in Ethiopia. Girma Tesfahun Clemens B.A. Wollny Awudu Abdulai Adam Drucker.

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Economic Valuation of the Preferred Traits of Indigenous Horo Cattle in Ethiopia

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  1. Improving the Livelihoods of Poor Livestock-keepers in Africa through Community-Based Management of Indigenous Farm Animal Genetic Resources Economic Valuation of the Preferred Traits of Indigenous Horo Cattle in Ethiopia Girma Tesfahun Clemens B.A. Wollny Awudu Abdulai Adam Drucker

  2. Contents • Excerpts from the research proposal • Preliminary survey observations

  3. Objective General Estimate the economic values of the preferred phenotypic traits. Specific • Study the methods by which economic values are attached to the phenotypic traits and the breed Horo. • Estimate economic values of the important phenotypic traits and the ‘breed‘. • Characterize the cattle market in central Ethiopia. • Present information and suggest procedures for CBM of the Horo Cattle.

  4. Main Research Questions • Do farmers and consumers attach values to specific traits or the breed? what are the important issues considered? • How much does a trait contribute to the market value? • What are the characteristics of the cattle markets in central Ethiopia? • What are the main economic and market factors to establish an effective CBM?

  5. Working Hypotheses • The communities have their own mechanism to differentiate a breed from another based on phenotypic traits. • The values of the phenotypic traits have significant association with the market value. • Breed is an important factor in determining the price of cattle.

  6. Data Analysis Qualitative data Narrative analysis and discourse analysis Recognizesthe extent to which the stories we tell provide insights aboutour experiences. Quantitative data To estimate the values of individual traits (breed level) • Ordered probit

  7. Data Analysis cont. To estimate the value attached to the ‘breed’ (market level) • Conditional logit model To identify determinants of cattle price (aggregate) • Structural-heteroskedasticity-in mean model Model selection • Focused information criterion

  8. Expected Outputs • Identification and analysis of the methods by which economic values are attached. • Development of economic values of the important phenotypic traits. • Understanding of the process of price determination in the cattle market. • Guidelines for a CBM of the Horo Cattle.

  9. Location of the Study West Shoa

  10. Dano District • One of 23 districts in the zone • 250 km west of Addis Ababa • 659 km2 wide • 83,000 human population (2005) • Mixed (crop-livestock) farming system • Known for its livestock population • 75,000 cattle, 4500 goats, 2900 sheep, and 3500 equines (2005)

  11. Preliminary Observations Cattle in Dano • A question arose • Is the cattle breed really Horo? Variable color Valued based on Phenotypic traits Constraints Feed Disease Market Big size

  12. Cattle markets in and around Dano Jimma Weliso Harbi Gulfa Silk Amba Welkite Addis Ababa Guder Menz Shanana Kemsi Roge North Dano Ija’ji

  13. Important phenotypic traits • Color • Length • Height • Tail length • Horn shape • Body size • Nail • Length of sheath/navel flap

  14. Next step Reconnaissance survey

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