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Addis Ababa, January 02, 2009 – The Ethiopian
Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Livestock and Meat Marketing Program (SPS-LMM)
financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
has signed an agreement with the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production
(ESAP) for developing livestock market information system (LMIS).
The agreement was signed by Belachew Hurrissa, SPS-LMM Marketing
Specialist and Deputy Chief of Party, and Dr. Tadelle Dessie, Presidents
of the ESAP in the presence of Agriculture and Rural Development State
Minister, Dr Abera Deresa.
Dr. Abera on the occasion said the agreement would have a significant
contribution to effectively exploit livestock resources and expedite the
economic growth of the country.
Commending efforts of ESAP and SPS-LMM to improve the livestock sector
in Ethiopia, the state minister pledged to offer the necessary support
for SPS-LMM and the association.
Presidents of the ESAP, Dr. Tadelle, on his part said the association is
undertaking various researches as well as designing policies with a view
to increasing competitiveness of meat and live animals export from
Ethiopia.
Dr. Tadelle added that LMIS is vital for actors involved in the
livestock sectors in Ethiopia and it has immense role to ensure the food
security of producers particularly that of the pastoral communities
through providing accurate and timely market information.
Marketing Specialist and Deputy Chief of Party of SPS-LMM, Belachew
Hurrissa, said as part of its major activities, SPS-LMM program has
contracted ESAP to develop livestock market information database aimed
at providing comprehensive, accurate and timely market information on
producers, fatteners, traders, meat processors, exporters and policy
makers.
In developing the database, states of the art information technologies
in managing the market information collection, transmission, analysis
and dissemination to users is envisaged, he added. The Ethiopian
Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Livestock and Meat Marketing Program (SPS-LMM)
is implemented by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station of the Texas
A & M University System in collaboration with the Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD).
Source: WIC, Friday, 01 January 2010)
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