1. AGRIBUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BOOTCAMP
POTENTIALS IN AGRIBUSINESS IN LIVESTOCK
2-4TH AUGUST 2016
PRESENTED BY
DR.A.N.AKUNZULE
Tel:

2. Accra plains-dawa

3. Sub Sector: Share in Sector Expenditure relative to contribution to ag gdp2006-2011:Ghana
d=b:c
Sub-Sector
Share in agricultural sector Expenditure
Average contribution to Ag GDP ( )
Share in Expenditure relative to contribution to Ag GDP
Non-Cocoa, Crops
58.5
62.0
0.9:1
Cocoa
31.2
10.0
3.1:1
Livestock
2.7
8.0
0.3:1
Fisheries
1.2
0.2:1
Forestry
6.3
12.0
0.5:1
Total
99.9
100.00

4. Food security and Right to Food
100 facts in 14 themes linking people, food and the planet, FAO and Post 2015
Food security and Right to Food
The World has the capacity to produce enough food to feed every one adequate(and so is Ghana)
The poor-rural and urban-spend as much as 70 percent of their income on food
Malnutrition is the single largest contributor to disease in the world
Poverty Eradication
An estimated 1,2 billion people in developing countries still live in extreme poverty

5. Role and Importance of livestock -AU-IBAR
Significant contribution to livelihoods and economic development:
35% Ag. GDP
30% of total Agricultural earnings foreign exchange in some countries
70% Rural poor
The role of livestock as a tool for poverty reduction is un-debatable
Livestock ownership patterns ensure gender balance of contribution to livelihoods
Synonymous with livelihoods of the people in inclement ecologies

6. Characteristics of livestock in africa
Second largest livestock population in the world (AU-IBAR,2015)
Africa spends $4 billion each year on imports of livestock and livestock products(AU- IBAR,2015)
Of 3,882 species of domesticated animals only five species namely cattle, sheep,goats, donkeys, dromedaries are used by farmer(de Haan et al, 1997)

7. The Livestock Development Strategy for Africa

8. Characteristics of livestock in africa
Second largest livestock population in the world (AU-IBAR,2015)
Africa spends $4 billion each year on imports of livestock and livestock products(AU- IBAR,2015)
Of 3,882 species of domesticated animals only five species namely cattle, sheep,goats, donkeys, dromedaries are used by farmer(de Haan et al, 1997)

9. The issue
‘The [livestock] sector has not contributed as much as it might have to poverty alleviation and food security’
(FAO, 2010)
‘The potential of animal resources in contributing to the fight against poverty and the development of Africa is still under-exploited’
(AU-IBAR, 2009)
The issue: it is widely knowledge that livestock contribution to economic growth and poverty reduction remains unappreciated. The State of goof and Agriculture 2010 – FAO’s annual flagship publication reads.... And then AU-IBAR strategic plan reads: ...

10. Livestock Policies and Poverty reduction: SOURCE: AU-IBAR 2012
Countless Livelihood Services
Countless Policies
Macroeconomic policies
(monetary, fiscal, etc.)
Agricultural policies
(land, water, rural credit, etc.)
Livestock policies
(feed, health, breeds, etc.)
It is widely acknowledged that livestock provide or can provide many services to households and to the national economies. The provide food, monetary income, draught power, they contribute to food security and better health status, they provide saving and insurance, social status, foreign exchanges and other services. For livestock to fully provide all these services, a variety of policies should be in place, including macroeconomic, agricultural and livestock sector policies. For instance, the inflation rate should be under control and fiscal pressure should not be too high; land and water policies should allow households access pasture and water points to feed and water their livestock; animal health and breeding policies should ensure that farmers get access to animal health services and appropriate breeds, either improved or indigenous depending the circumstances/

11. Few Livelihood Services
Livestock Policies and Poverty reduction Source: AU-IBAR,2012
Few Livelihood Services
Few Policies
Productivity-enhancing policies
(production, income)
Market access policies
(national, international)
A review of livestock sector policies in the IGAD region, however, suggests that – if we do not consider macroeconomic policies which are cross-sectoral – both agricultural and, within agriculture, livestock sector policies tend to focus on two major services provided by livestock, i.e. household monetary income and the foreign exchanges that countries can get by accessing international livestock markets. In other words, majority of policies , independent of their domains, have as ultimate objective to increase livestock production and productivity and market access for livestock keepers.

12. Supply
Livestock Sector in Africa should grow by on average 4.2% per annum
The current growth is less than 2% (Lowest in the world 4%)
Increase in National Production due to increase in herd size rather than productivity:
Between 1990 to 2009,
96% percent of the increased beef supply could be explained by increased stock numbers;
82% for milk; 89% for poultry, 98% for sheep and goat meat

13. Characteristics of livestock in ghana
Low level of private and private sector investment-young entrepreneurs to take advantage as private investors
Per capita performance extremely low-keep livestock for livelihoods rather than for business-young entrepreneurs filling in the gap with business oreintation
Organic livestock products-eg village chicken for meat and eggs-young entrepreneurs to explore niche market

14. Understanding livestock housing construction
Potential for agribusiness in livestock :Under developed value chain: Scientific Production
Limited science- based production techniques –leads to low productivity eg
Understanding livestock housing construction
Development of hay for livestock
No use of manure in biogas production for cooking in cattle villages
Limited or no use of crop-by products and crop-residues for livestock production, rice husk are burnt cassava peels are burnt and thrown away

15. litteR Management in Poultry Production
450 layers and picks only 13% of eggs. Five drinkers for 470 layers,27th May,2016,Biabiani

16. Drinkers& Feededrs to Birds Ratio

17. Transport of live livestock

18. Transport of Live birds and Goats

19. Adding value to eggs and not only boiled eggs
Potential for agribusiness in livestock :Under development value chain: Processing packaging
Limited value addition to livestock products- an opportunity for young entrepreneurs
Adding value to eggs and not only boiled eggs
Use of eggs in cosmetic is untapped
Adding value to chicken meat and not only Khebad, fried and grilled chicken, roasted guinea fowl
Pork light soup
Adding value to milk into local wagashie

20. LOCAL MILK PROCESSING WAGASE

21. PROCESSING OF HONEY AND SAUSAGE:

22. Livestock Abattoirs: Young entrepreneurs to set up simple one
Cottage slaughter houses/slabs in location to produce safe meat

23. Rabbits, grasscutters, snails, guinea pigs Bee production
Potential for agribusiness in livestock :Non-Conventional animal species
Neglected, underutilized and prolific many animal species underdeveloped Young entrepreneurs to take advantage of the untapped potentials in
Rabbits, grasscutters, snails, guinea pigs
Bee production
wild animals- eg bats
Insects

24. Free range chickens

25. Transport cages for birds

26. Poultry value chain: Sorting of eggsAugust 2015,I,M
Poultry value chain: Sorting of eggsAugust 2015,I,M.Unity Farms,Dormma Ahenkro

27. Layer farm in Kumasi,29th August 2015

28. Brooding of DOC-sogakope

29. Thank You