Animal Breeding Policy and Strategy
Agriculture, Ethiopia
Agriculture contributes largely to the economy of Ethiopia and livelihood of the bulk of its citizens. The livestock industry is one of the crucial components of this agriculture system, contributing 40% of agriculture’s GDP and 15% of national GDP. The livestock industry is however plagued by low productivity, as production levels are well below regional and continental average. Efforts have been made to combat the challenges through improving livestocks genetically; these efforts have proved not quite useful, the cause of which is attributed to lack of a coordinating policy on animal breeding. This policy and strategy seeks to fill this void. Its objectives include; To implement sustainable and systematic animal breeding program in the country; To build capacities in the area of animal genetics and biodiversity; and to establish centralized animal genetic resources database and information system.
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Animal Breeding Policy and Strategy Current Version
January 2022
Agriculture contributes largely to the economy of Ethiopia and livelihood of the bulk of its citizens. The livestock industry is one of the crucial components of this agriculture system, contributing 40% of agriculture’s GDP and 15% of national GDP. The livestock industry is however plagued by low productivity, as production levels are well below regional and continental average. Efforts have been made to combat the challenges through improving livestocks genetically; these efforts have proved not quite useful, the cause of which is attributed to lack of a coordinating policy on animal breeding. This policy and strategy seeks to fill this void. Its objectives include; To implement sustainable and systematic animal breeding program in the country; To build capacities in the area of animal genetics and biodiversity; and to establish centralized animal genetic resources database and information system.
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