Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia
| dc.creator | Kebede, B. | |
| dc.date | 2001 | |
| dc.date | 2024-01-04T07:49:48Z | |
| dc.date | 2024-01-04T07:49:48Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T18:17:01Z | |
| dc.description | Although the statistics available on the actual size are outdated and inconsistent, there is no doubt that Ethiopia has a huge livestock population. The ruminant livestock population is the largest in Africa and among the top 10 in the world. Livestock accounts for an estimated 16% of the total GDP and about 30% of the agricultural GDP. It plays a key role in the overall farming system, serving as a source of draught power for cultivating an estimated 6 million hectares of crop land annually. It also provides milk, meat, manure, hides and skins as well as a source of cash for the 85% of the population that live in the rural areas. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136505 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/153847 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | International Service for National Agricultural Research | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Kebede, B. 2001. Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia. International Service for National Agricultural Research | |
| dc.subject | biotechnology | |
| dc.title | Policy Perspective on Productivity Needs for Livestock Biotechnology in Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Conference Paper |