Daily Summary Report
Subsector: Poultry
Tool: EMMA
Location: Eastern and Southern Cluster
Assessment Duration: 5th June-20th Jun’2013
Team A
Date
Location
06/06/13
Jijiga
06/06/01
3
Jig-jiga
Business/Insti
tution
interviewed
Somali Region
Livestock,
Crop and Rural
Devlopment
Office
SoRPARI
Contact Address
Summary of Assessment
of the Day
Mr. Muyedin
Mohamed (Deputy
Bureau Head)
Discussion about poultry
market system in the
region was made using
semi structured
interview. According to
D/Bureau Head, poultry
in SRS is a neglected
subsector. However, in
the last three years the
general outlook of
poultry is improving given
the commercialization is
still very crippling. He
mentioned the business
enabling env’t is
favorable and they are
welcoming any new
investors in poultry
subsector.
Hassan
Abdirahman
The Somali region
(SORPARI), has not yet
Key findings
Recommendations
1. Region LCRDO has been tried poultry &
technology transfer at FTC with Haramaya
University by demonstrating poultry production in
cage system, but due to lack of layers and
brooders stocks supply it didn’t continued
2. Youth groups, Coops and up to 3 private
investors has been engaged in poultry business
but not successful due to
Shortage of improved breading stocks
High mortality due to hygienic problem
Less expertise in poultry business
Source of 3 month old chicken providers
are located more than 500km from the
region
3. There is high demand for poultry products from
individual and institutional consumers, e.g. About
4 universities in the region are buying egg from
Harar, but very low supply at higher price(price
of 1 egg=3:00 ETB)
4. At pastoralists and agro-pastoralists area poultry
production is in extensive system i.e.
- In Jijiga Zone, Fafen Zone, Citi Zone, Shebele,
K/dehar etc. poultry keeping is increasing as
awareness of income and nutritional aspect
of poultry is improving among pastoralists
and agro pastoralists community
5. Poultry feed and Vet service almost has got no
attention since the regional Gov’t is focusing
only on large animals. However, he mentioned
will not be major problem to strengthen it since
there is well established animal health services
and flour factors in the region.
 Poultry production is less practiced in Somali
region, due to high consideration of other
1. Establishing
Regional Breeding
center will expand
commercializing
and expansion of
poultry
production at
pastoralists and
agro-pastoralist
level. The key
informant
mentioned that in
this regard they
are fetching
support to make
this happen
2. Encouraging
and engaging of
at least one
Commercial
Poultry farm in
the region can
play significant
role in supply
three month old
layers to
communities
 Poultry
production is so
Livestock, forage
and technology
delivery
department head
0915189064
08/06/13
DD
Hamdail
Hatchery
Hamdail Imirael
0911605539
conducted research on
poultry production
system. The production
and consumption of
poultry is in the region is
very limited in general
while is relatively high in
the urban areas
particularly the
consumption of eggs.
Market suppliers collect
the product from Harar
and Debreziet, and small
amount from the local
surrounding agropastoralists and distribute
to the open market areas.
To make a research on
poultry production
system, such as
characterization
(traditional poultry, semi
intensive, intensive
system) and the genotype
(local and exotic breed)
to make an insemination
livestock animals such as, camel cows, goat and
sheep which is the major asset for pastoral and
agro-pastoral society in the region. Hence, the
research institute has given less attention the
poultry production system.
 The government has prioritized as a major
concern of doing research on livestock animals
(camel cows, goat and sheep) and the major
challenges that pastoralists confront with, in
order to improve the production and productivity
and prevent out break diseases, reduce
overgrazing through forage utilization etc.
Plan
 The Somali SoRPARI has planned next year
(2006 EC) to conduct research on poultry
production system, types of available local
breeds, and major challenges on production
the pastoralist face.
Hamdail Hatchery was
the only small scale
hatcher business that we
found and interviewed
about the poultry
hatchery business. It is
owned by two
enthusiastic brothers and
self-made innovators who
have learned poultry and
dairy business from their
Business model
-Hamdail is the only hatchery business we have
found in DD
-have self-made incubators with a capacity of 1000
& 4000 each at same time.
-Business have its own feed processing unit and
use homemade simple mixer for feed processing at
hatchery
-Every week 3-4 people come and buy up to 30 day
old-week old chickens Most buyers come from around DD and East
important to
establish in the
region which is a
big opportunity
for the investors.
 To strengthen the
awareness level of
community so as
to upgrade the
knowledge and
techniques
production and
consumption of
poultry in the
market system

4. Challenges
 Lack of awareness on the benefit and nutritional
value of poultry in the pastoral and agropastoral society regarding production and
consumption of poultry
 They have highly transmission of diseases.
 Total loss of poultry when outbreak diseases
occurs
 There is no vet/MD.CAHWS.
 The community preference to the consumption
of chicken’s meat is very low which has
decreased the demand of meat.
The EMMA team
impressed by what
Hamdail is doing
and recommended
to leverage on this
actor as source of
input to the area
and strength and
link them with
producers. And
coach this business
grandparents.
08/06/13
DD
Ababit &
friends dairy
business,
(previously
poultry farm)
Abebit
0911263628
Abebit poultry farm was
converted to dairy after
unsuccessful run in the
poultry business. To learn
the reason for failure in
the poultry business, we
have made telephone
interview with Abebit and
shared the actual
challenge faced by their
business and they reason
they have changed to
dairy.
Hararghe (youth group, BOA)
-Price for day old chick is 15 ETB
Breed
-Its first generation breed was Feyumi breed from
Egypt (disease tolerant & high egg yield) and white
leg horn
Veterinary
-Only vaccinated first generation when they started
business
- Claimed they prevent disease by hygiene and
developing the immune system of the birds by
feeding concentrate and relevant vitamins
Old hens
-Old hens when stopped laying eggs and molted,
few people will buy them for meet, otherwise will
be culled
Employment
-2 casual labors and 2 permanent workers (owners)
Constraints
-Lack of market information and never done
market research.
-Their outreach is limited to selling only in the
hatchery center & only when they get order, they
will put eggs in incubator and customers will wait
at least 3 weeks to get day old chicks
Capacity and source of 3 month chicken
-nearly 500 birds
- Got 3 month old chicken from Haramaya
University and Harar with the help of BOA
Challenges
-No vet service for poultry
-Space shortage (in the space we had difficult to
keep birds in their age and separate diseased
chickens)
-Limited experience in poultry production and
management
-No profile of chickens when purchased from HU
and Harar to find appropriate vet service
-Shortage of feed (have no processing unit and
there are no supplier of concentrated poultry feed
in the area
Cease poultry
-Due to the above reasons they have decided to
shut down the poultry business and started dairy
which they think now manageable and less difficult
to do market
research and
expand their
innovative capacity
to expand the
hatchery center
Poultry business at
commercial level is
not as simple as
selling chickens and
collecting eggs.
Before establishing
the farm good input
and output market
research has to be
made. Which is
availability of day
old or three month
chicken, vet service,
feed and experts
must be ensured
to buy down the risk
and do profitable
business an
than poultry
-Sold the male chickens for meat and layers for egg
to people want to keep one or two birds
extensively and some of them died
08/06/13
10/6/13
10/6/13
DD
Harar
Harar
Pioneer Urban
Agriculture
Shewanadew
Takele 913312230
The team has visited a
farm that used to
integrate poultry as part
of their business but now
left it out and focuses on
dairy and vegetables and
fruit production
Harari
Regional
Agriculural
Office
Dr. Mohammed
Redwan- Regional
Vet. Officer
In the Harari region there
are
two
types
of
production, back yard
productions by rural
community
and
commercial production in
urban areas. Commercial
farms; both formal and
informal
commercial
firms are existing.
The pro The proposes for
commercials
are
to
produce table eggs, meat
processing, lovebirds and
fertile eggs poses for
commercials
are
to
produce table eggs, meat
processing, lovebirds and
fertile eggs.
Mulugeta and
Sons Poultry
Darage MulugetaOwner of the farm
Mulugeta and Sons
Poultry farm
-This business has tried poultry in micro scale with
15 birds in intensive system, but after keeping for
less six month they said that realized that in small
skill production cost for chicken is more expensive
than its revenue
- unable to increase their stock due to financial
constraints
- Decided to leave poultry production due to high
cost of feed and vet drugs for few birds
•There are about 3,000 to 5,000 birds per firm in
commercials firms about 15 -25 birds in the rural
areas.
•The inputs for commercial farms are live birds
(day old & 3 month’s old chicken), Fertile Eggs,
feeds and cages
•The sources for inputs are Debra Zeit, and
Haramaya University
•The government distributes the improved layers
breeds of 3 months old birds for the farmers
through extension services with the 50% subsidies
•Currently there is no structure /legal frame work
for poultry production but the bureau are on the
process for structuring.
•There high demand for poultry production both in
rural and urban areas.
Challenges
•Lack of legal frame work/ structure for the poultry
production
•Limited technical and financial support for the
sector
•Poultry diseases – limited services for the poultry
•Shortage /Limited source and high price of inputs.
Plan
Establishment of the state farm in the region to
improve the inputs supply
Structuring and allocating sufficient budget for
poultry production
Capacity
•The farm has a capacity of 75,000 but operates
Structuring and
Strengthening the
regulatory system
to encourage
private sector
•Support and
Stakeholders
farm
14/0613
Yabello
Yabello
Pastoral Areas
research
center
is one of the largest and
the oldest ( 7 years old)
firm in the region.
Currently it has about
5,000 birds and produces
2,000 eggs per day.
Despite the raised
challenges, the firm
located in suitable areas
for the current
production and future
expansions
Dr. Derege
Teshome
0910395766
Birhanu Bekele
0928030958
During our visit in Borena
Zone we have made key
informants interview in
the research center. We
learned that the center
has no dept. or unit that
only on 5000 due to many reasons (mostly due to
lack of support from regional got)
-The main products of the firm are table eggs, live
birds (day old and 3 months old) and male birds for
meat consumptions.
Feed
•The source of feed for the firm is by product from
Beer factory (brewery yeast), Academic institution
(remained meal) and oil factory ( fagullo).
•The Hatchability of the farm is 40% because of
factors such as electricity power and parent
characteristics. The farms can produce 9,300 birds
per week
•Breeds are Bovance Brown and White leg hornslayers
•The customers for table eggs are: Cafes and
Restaurants in Harar and Dire dawa. Live birds for
commercial farms, NGOs and Local government in
order to distribute for the farmers and sometimes
to central markets.
•There is unattached demand for the production,
and higher during public holidays.
Vet Service
-Hire consultant from Debre zeit that visits and
advise him once a month
- Vaccination is conducted by TVET technicians
from Kombolcha TVET
Production
The farm produces 2000 egg/day on average
Employment
-the farm has created employment opportunity for
15 people
Challenges
. Poultry is the most neglected sector by all actors
(public and private, NGOs sectors)
. Luck of integration among actors in the poultry
production
. Luck of infrastructures such roads, water supply
and limited electric power.
Feature of Poultry in Borena Zone
-Poultry production in commercial and HH level is
very limited
-It was a religious taboo in the area to eat chicken
meet, and still this exists in some part of the areas
-recently the trend has been changed and people
integration
(partners with
government) for the
sector development
by public and
private sectors
•Support from the
government for
improving
infrastructures
-Do PRA in the
community and
facilitate awareness
creation on the
benefits of poultry
production, feed
14/06/13
Yabello
Yabello
Pastoral Areas
TVET
Dr. Diriba
(Academic Vice
Dean )
0917090912
14/06/13
Yabello
Hawe Poultry
farm
Wendu Gelgelo
0912275078
deal with poultry but they
shared their information
based on the one time
survey they have
conducted in
collaboration with CRISP
project.
around town area started to consume poultry
products
-To diversify their livestock stated to keep poultry
Who keep poultry
-Poor HH in the community mostly keep poultry,
particularly women and students who are pursuing
their study in town keep poultry in their families
backyard to generate additional income
Average Birds
-Agro pastoralist +/- 5 birds/HH
-Pastoralists almost none
-SMEs +100
-Big commercial farm is not available
Market
-In Towns like yabello in Borena zone
- Collectors buy from producers and sell to local
consumers
-often there is shortage of supply in the market
Mostly Cocks (male chickens) are for sale
Feed and Vet
-No input and service providers in the Zone
-It is scavengers type of production
Assuming if Yabello TVET
is giving training on
Poultry production as
part of its vocational
training, we visited to
make key informant
interview. Apparently this
TVET has no program that
provides training in
poultry and so that our
discussion was short-lived
with the key informant
We came across with one
SME established by three
university graduates.
During our visit we have
observed how poultry
subsector is faced by
many challenges and
neglected by Zonal BOA
-Poultry is not in their curriculum and has no plan
yet to include in the future
-Only provide poultry in one course in level II
training as General livestock
Capacity
-Started with 200 layers but now reduced to 143
due to death resulted from disease
-The farm seems to have good housing )one big
and one small house)
Source of chicken and fund
-Brought 3 month old chicken from Debreziet
Genesis farm (bovan breeds 120 br/chicken
-Startup capital from Oromia MFI (took 130,000
ETB)
and vet service for
poultry
-Conducting reseach
to identify
adaptable varity of
poultry for Borena
Zone
-No one should start
commercial poultry
farm without
knowledge/expertis
e, availability of
feed locally and
proper veterinary
service
-Government
should support in
Feed
-Initially brought formulated Debre Ziet and since it
is too expensive and has high transaction cost,
now they use wheat and maize which is local
available
-fetch water from nearby stream
Production
-Even through it is 4 month since they brought the
chickens none of them stated laying eggs and this
pretty much scared the groups and they are at risk
to bankrupt
-Due to no production yet and unable to feed their
chickens, they seek job in GoE office and from their
salary buy feed
- Despite they seek advice from research center
and BOA; no one could explain why the delay in
laying eggs caused and its solution. BOA experts
are suspecting it might be genetic defection due
segregation
Challenges
This SME is sounded by many challenges
-They are not expert in poultry but running their
farm by reading literature
-The farm has no electricity and coursed many
chickens to became blind due to darkness
-The Breed they bought from Debre ziet is not lay
egg in 7 month, which threaten the business to be
bankrupted due to no revenue yet expect cost
- They said that since there is no production they
are unable to service their debt and the MFI is
going to file court sue for failing to repay their loan
in accordance to their agreement (the repayment
should start 3 month ago every month)
verifying the breeds
brought from
Hatcheries and big
farms that they are
viable breeds
-Research centers
should identify
which breed is
adaptable to the
area
14/06/13
Yabello
Private Poultry
Producer
Aynalem Taye
We have visited the
second private farm in
Yabello. The farm is
owned by a woman who
has been in this business
for the past 6 years. She
have explained how she
was successful in micro
poultry production
17/06/13
Debre
Zeit
National
Veterinary
Institute (NVI)
Dr. Marta (General
manager)
0911510894
Mesfin Tadesse
(Marketing dept.)
0912140436
As NVI is the only
institute producing
vaccine for livestock and
poultry we pay visit to the
institute to conduct key
informant interviews. We
have discussed with the
general manger and
marketing department
team on who they treat
poultry vaccination
supply and their business
model to reach out the
pastoralist’s community.
Capacity
-105 birds with moderately constructed housing
-now she sold all her stock for meat due to all hens
became old and when egg production dropped
decide to replace them with new breed
-waiting the winter to pass to restock to avoid
disease risk
Feed and Vet service
-She buy formulated feed from debre zite. Since
she had ISUZU truck transaction cost is less
-Though there is drug for poultry in the area she
used livestock drug in smaller dose based on the
advice she got from Vet technician in the area
Production
-The chicken she brought stat laying eggs in 4
months after should brought them while they are 3
month old
-On average she used to collect 80 eggs/day until
recently she has sold all her stocks
-She is planning to bring again 3 month chickens
from debre zite
Market
-She supply eggs to cafeteria and restaurants
(2br/egg)
-She sold old hens 50/head for meat purpose
Generally unlike the other farm she claimed
poultry production is profitable for her
Challenges
So far she claimed faced by shortage of feed and
vet services and overcome the challenge as
mentioned above
Capacity
-in the last 10 months 14.4 million poultry vaccine
Produced
Type of vaccination produced
-3 type of Newcastle 7.8 million
-Gomboro 4.1 million
-Fowl pox 1.2 million
-Fowl typhoid 1.3 million
-Marix (Imported)
Targets market
-Commercial farms, Small and medium enterprises
-Have done very little for backyard production
system
Availability of
breeding center in
the area will help
getting stocks easily
-Projects need to
work in a bilateral
basis or PPP (public
private
partnership)to
create awareness
with NIV on
importance of
vaccination for
backyard producers
-Provide training to
producer group on
importance of
prevention of
17/06/13
Bushoftu
Almaz poultry
farm
Ms. Almaz Ayale
09 11 22 33 49
Bushoftu
Almaz poultry is the
oldest farm in Debr-Zeit
which is operating since
1993.
The
total
employees are 37 of
which 2 are trained
professionals and the
remaining are support
staffs and laborers. The
major products are live
birds of layers and
boilers, eggs and meat of
-FOA plans to do vaccination for back yard and
ordered NVI 4 million vaccine
-GoE vaccines for backyard when there is an
outbreak (for free)
Price and volume of sell
-Price for poultry vaccine ranges from 0.25-045
birr/vial
-Now they are planning to prepare vaccine for
backyard producers and this will alter their
packaging system in to smaller dosage and may
rice price
-Generally, price is set by BOA
-On average annually they sell up to 7 million
vaccine
Competitors
-Have no competitors (Monopoly) and have
protection by law from any competition.
- Recently big commercial farms allowed to import
vaccine when they import parent stock but still
they are buying from NVI
Additional Service
-Provide training for producers group on poultry
production and vaccination annually to
communities and SMEs
Challenges
-reaching out the backyard producing community
is a main challenge, because the attention given to
poultry especially in pastoralists area is very low
-Preparing vaccine for backyard producers might
be challenging sine it may alter the current
commercial packing and rise price
-Transportation and access to all weather road
limits vaccine distribution
•The Price of live birds for both eggs and meat
varies from 23 to 25 Birr depending on the cost of
inputs imported.
•The price fluctuate based on the public holidays
and higher before and after Fasting period and
wedding time and rainy season as layers demand
is higher than meat production
•The marginal profit of the farm is 55%
•Other services that farm provide for main
customers are credit services based on trust build,
transportation over 500 KG and market
information
disease through
vaccination
-Strengthen
breeding centers to
improve availability
of parent stocks
•Training of
private small scale
practitioners on the
basic production,
feeding and
hygienic
•Government focus
and improve the
infrastructure
related to the
sectors
•Financial support
exotic breeds of Holland
origin. The farm produces
about 40,000 chickens
per years. The main
customers
are
Supermarkets,
Hotels
Retailers and Private
practitioners from Addis
Ababa, Bishoftu, Adama,
and Mojo Areas.
•High demand for production, government policy
encouraging the sector
•The major constraints are limited finance,
fluctuations of feed and limited electric power
for the actors in the
in the poultry
productions