The table also shows the amount of poultry products whole chicken, cut and offals imported from 2000 to 2009. Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production. Further research is necessary to determine the longerterm impact of pond fish production on the nutrition status of women. This research was conducted to propose a management strategy to reduce postharvest losses suffered by tekeze dam and lake. Following eritreas secession from ethiopia in 1993 and the consequent loss of its coastline, ethiopia has only inland freshwater capture fisheries. Fish farming or pisciculture is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Total production has been continuously increasing since 2007 to reach almost 29 000 tonnes in 2012. Lake hawassa fish market, hawassa city, ethiopia youtube. This fish market is also great place to spot a number of water birds. Volume of fish sold in city market by top 10 traders. In ethiopia, fish comes exclusively from inland water bodies including lakes, rivers, streams, reservoirs and substantial wetlands that are of great socioeconomic, ecological and scientific importance. Ethiopia, effective management, fishery problems, immature fishing, postharvest losses 1.
Fish market at awassa lake awasa 2020 all you need to. Fish is one of the most widely consumed foods in the world, and it is. The aim of the present study is to asses fish production and marketing system in lake hawassa and to identify the major constraints of fish production and marketing system in lake hawassa. However, to build a successful, sustainable tilapia fish farming business, you require sufficient knowledge of how to efficiently keep the fish, good management skills, and a good tilapia fish. The study starts with an overview of production and trade patterns in these subsectors in ethiopia over the past decade in section 2, followed by an overview of global market trends. Ethiopia is depending only on inland water for capture fishery ameha and assefa, 2004. Fish farming has been practiced in different parts of the world like europe. The most important commercial fish stocks exploited by fishers in zimbabwe are within five reservoirs namely kariba, chivero, manyame, mutirikwi and mazvikadei. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. In ethiopia, according to csa 2004, christians generally represent 62.
The national food security strategy has therefore, been formulated with an overall. Cifor, bogor, indonesia photographs by mulugeta lemenih or habtemariam kassa, unless otherwise indicated. Introduction the fisheries sector provides both food and employment for millions of people as well as fish for consumers who have a right to eat food which has been caught, handled and treated in a good way. At present, the country ethiopia has an estimated annual total exploitable fish potential of 51,481 tons, which can meet only 79 percent of the current actual demand, 55 percent of the projected. Recognizing these facts, feed has been the only major development project in ethiopia to focus on the development of livestock feed resources and their contribution to growth of livestock and poultry production. Assessment of the fishery, challenges and opportunities of. Ethiopia s fisheries are entirely freshwater, in its many lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, as it has no marine coastline.
Although ethiopia has high production potential and diversity of fish fauna, notable fishery investigation has been carried out only in a few of the numerous freshwater bodies. Since 2000, actual production has ranged between 10,000 to 15,000 tonnes, and has since the 1950s when eritrea was part of ethiopia and when marine fishery was possible fishery production has never exceeded 20,000 tonnes. Investment opportunities in the ethiopian aquaculture sub. Value chain study on meat processing industry in ethiopia.
Ethiopia fish production challenge introduction ethiopia is the largest livestock populations in the fish farming has been practiced in different parts of of agricultural gdp 200910 and 8 percent of export the world like europe, canada, east asia, china, earnings 2010 and can produce over 51,500 tons of fish. According to fish production, consumption and management research by assefa mitike, there are 180 different species of fish in ethiopia and 30 of. However, most of the captured fish were used for industrial purposes and were hardly consumed by man. Journal of economics and sustainable development iiste. Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and.
The fish market is a market along the shore of lake hawassa or awasa awassaand is popular tourist attraction in hawassa city in ethiopia. Fish and fishery products hazards and controls guidance. The increase was primarily due to enhanced catches of sharks, oil sardines, bombay duck, ribbonfishes, carangids, seer. Natural food production plays a very important role, and the systems productivity is relatively low. In the 1960s rural fish farming was popularized by the kenya government through the eat more fish campaign. The study starts with an overview of production and trade patterns in these subsectors in ethiopia over the past decade in section 2. The water bodies of ethiopia represent 7 334 km 2 of major lakes and reservoirs, 275 km 2 of small water bodies and 7 185 km of rivers. Ethiopian journal of animal production an official journal of the ethiopian society of animal production esap aims and scope. Fish as a source of human food has a long history in ethiopia. Fish processing and preservation fisheries technologies. Increasing human population and the need for nutritional security and conservation of fish diversity in ethiopia make it mandatory and timely to look for alternative ways of fish production. If you plan to raise capital from investors and a loan from the bank, you need a good fish farming business plan. Tilapia aquaculture business model for addis chamber.
The importance of fisheries and aquaculture to development 353 abstract smallscale. Therefore, the objective of the current study is to assess the productivity and profitability of integrated fish with chicken and vegetable farming in silte district of southern ethiopia. In ethiopia, fish consumption status is diverse in a different part of the country and challenge in accessibility within a large group of population. Volume of nile perch exports 20082014 mt 23 figure 5. Nov 09, 2015 the fish market is a market along the shore of lake hawassa or awasa awassaand is popular tourist attraction in hawassa city in ethiopia. Full length research fish production, consumption and management in ethiopia assefa mitike janko zeway fisheries resources research center, p. According to golubtsov and mina 9 the total numbers of valid fish species known from ethiopian inland water bodies is about 168 to 183 including 3757 countrywide endemics.
Socioeconomic importance of fish production and consumption. At present, the country ethiopia has an estimated annual total exploitable fish potential. Assessment of fish postharvest losses in tekeze dam and. The consumption of meat and meat products in ethiopia has very tidy association with religious beliefs, and are influenced by religions. Development in fish production would have great economy contribution to the country, ethiopia. The territory of ethiopia seems to be among the regions of african continent which are least explored for their ichthyofauna golubtsov et al. Volume of fish sold in gikomba market by top 10 traders by type 31. It is clear that annual production does not satisfy the needs.
Most of the water bodies in ethiopia are underutilized, and this has helped to conserve the native fish species. The impacts of human activities on forests contribute significantly to ethiopias emissions. Assessment of the fishery, challenges and opportunities of denbi. Aug 09, 2019 the volume of global fish production amounted to 178. The establishment of a model fish farm is currently initiated by bahir dar university. Fertiliser may be used to increase fertility and thus fish production. Fish production was initially dependent on fish capturing. Farmed fish production in kenya 20052014 mt 20 figure 3. The fish are left for 24 months in the brine that forms and are exported in wooden barrels. The contribution of fish to food and nutrition security in. Several national reports indicate that fisheries production of the major lakes of ethiopia is declining in an alarming rate moa, 2011. Household pond fish production increases fish consumption. Fish are perishable and hence susceptible to high postharvest losses. Quantity and quality are key constraints to development of the livestock sector.
Other native fish species of ethiopia include the mustache upsidedown catfish, ethiopian barbel, turkana perch, afrera cichlid, ethiopian log sucker, and butterfish. Fishing contributed less than 1 percent of the gross domestic product in 1987. Relayed to fish production, in 2016year ethiopia produces a total of 45,610 tones that contribute only 0. Fish stocks in lakes and rivers are also getting depleted due to uncontrolled fishing. Trends in production and imports the food and agricultural organization estimates of chicken meat and egg production from 200 to 2008 are presented in the table below. The data was collected from primary and more secondary data. As a matter of fact, the incidence, depth and severity of food poverty are much more serious in ethiopia. Fish production, consumption and management in ethiopia. Agriculture in ethiopia is the foundation of the countrys economy, accounting for half of gross domestic product gdp, 83. It contributes almost 90 per cent of the countrys fish production. People consume large amount of fish in fasting days, in big cities, around production areas and towns, especially in zeway, arbaminch, bahir dar and addis ababa. Feb 28, 2014 a case study of avery 2004 which was conducted in the title, red meat and poultry production and consumption in ethiopia and distribution in addis ababa, indicated that the live animals purchased by butcheries or supermarkets are sent directly to the official addis ababa abattoirs enterprise, and sent through the orthodox, muslim, or.
The farming of the fishes for the commercial use like food products in an area is called as fish production or fish farming. Water bodies type extent fishery potential tone year catch tone year major lakes 6,477 km2 23,342 10,598 major. It has a grey to black and rather brownish scales with multiple black dots. Breeding practice introduction in ethiopia, there are about 44. Total domestic fish production in volume in ethiopia in tons. Semiintensive fish farming requires a moderate level of inputs and fish production is increased by the use of fertiliser andor supplementary feeding. Introduction the inland fishery of africa is contributed about 2. Fish production, consumption and management in ethiopia hilaris. Tilapia fish farming business is a very profitable business, and many people are making money all over the world by starting tilapia farming businesses. Fish has historically played an important role in food security in many countries and contributes to do so in globally, providing 1520 percent of animal protein intake.
We source different types of ethiopia fish from various waters of the country. Fish is one of the most traded agricultural commodities and a major export for many developing countries, offering an opportunity for trade agreements which contribute to the development of poor countries. In ethiopia, fish comes exclusively from inland water bodies including lakes, rivers. You can get a loan from the bank, or funding from investors, to use as capital to start your tilapia fish farming business. A study reported that 15,389 tonnes were caught in 2001, only 30% of an estimated potential of 51,481 tonnes. Therefore, an alternative method to increase fish production was devised that includes farming and husbandry of economically important aquatic organisms. Warmwater fish farming in ponds began in kenya in the 1920s, initially using tilapia species and later including the common carp and the african catfish. A manual for rural freshwater aquaculture by the rural fisheries programme department of ichthyology and fisheries science rhodes university for the water research commission and department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries wrc report no. Postharvest losses in fisheries include material losses of fish due to spoilage, breakage, size, discarding of bycatches and operational losses. The amount of capital required for the tilapia fish farming business depends on the scale of the project. Ethiopia s agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation 1 caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure making it. Ethiopia fish production challenge introduction ethiopia is the largest livestock populations in the fish farming has been practiced in different parts of of agricultural gdp 200910 and 8 percent of export the world like europe, canada, east asia, china, earnings 2010 and can produce over 51,500 tons of fish africa and.
Exports were valued at usd 424 000 and imports at usd 1. The marine fish landings in india during 20022003 was estimated at 2. Ethiopia catfish or synodontis batensoda is a fresh water fish that thrives in the blue nile. Two key criteria, ownership of stock and deliberate intervention in the production cycle. Investment opportunities in the ethiopian aquaculture subsector. Ethiopia contains many lakes and rivers for fish production and also different species of fishes exist in these lakes and rivers. Studies and discussions at platform meetings clearly show the need for effective models of fish feed plants, hatcheries and growout fish production systems that work. Fish species diversity in major river basins of ethiopia. Analysis of zimbabwe aquaculture market segmented by fish. Review on opportunities and constraints of fishery in ethiopia. Fish production in ethiopia ethiopia being a land locked country its fisheries is entirely based on inland water bodies, lakes, reservoirs and rivers. The overall objectives of the contract are to undertake value chain study on meat processing industries in ethiopia.
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