Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Livestock and Fisheries Research Strategies Poultry, Fisheries, Apiculture and Sericulture (2016 -2030) Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Livestock and Fisheries Research Strategies Poultry, Fisheries, Apiculture and Sericulture (2016 – 2030) ___________________________ © EIAR, July 2017 ›=ÓU›=' 2009 Website: http://www.eiar.gov.et Tel.: +251-11-6462633 Fax: +251-11-6461294 P.O.Box 2003 Addis Ababa Editing and design: Getnet Assefa Table of Contents Foreword......................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................... v 1. Poultry Research Strategy ............................................................................. 1 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ......................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... 5 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................. 9 2. Importance of Poultry Production ................................................................ 12 3. Assessments of External and Internal Environments .................... 23 4. Strategic Issues Facing the Poultry Research..................................... 40 5. Research Themes and Strategic Interventions .................................. 44 6. The Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 59 7. References .................................................................................................................. 60 8. Annexes ......................................................................................................................... 64 2. Fisheries Research Strategy ..................................................................... 69 a) Capture Fisheries ................................................................................. 69 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ....................................................................... 71 Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 73 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................. 75 2. Importance of Capture Fishery in Ethiopia............................................. 80 3. Situation Analysis.................................................................................................... 88 4. Stakeholder Analysis............................................................................................. 96 5. Benchmarking............................................................................................................. 98 6. Strategic Issues and Interventions............................................................... 99 7. The Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 107 8. References................................................................................................................... 107 9. Annexes......................................................................................................................... 109 i b) Aquaculture Research Strategy ................................................ 115 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms........................................................................ 117 Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 119 1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 121 2. Importance of Aquaculture……......................................................................... 124 3. Situation Analysis..................................................................................................... 130 4. Stakeholder Analysis............................................................................................. 139 5. Benchmarking............................................................................................................. 141 6. Strategic Issues and Interventions............................................................... 142 7. The Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 149 8. References.................................................................................................................... 149 9. Annexes.......................................................................................................................... 151 3. Apiculture Research Strategy .................................................................. 153 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms........................................................................ 153 Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 157 1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 159 2. Importance of Apiculture Sub-sector.......................................................... 164 3. Assessments of External and Internal Environments...................... 178 4. Strategic Issues Facing the Apiculture Research.............................. 202 5. Research Themes and Strategic Interventions................................... 207 6. The Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 223 7. References................................................................................................................... 224 4. Sericulture Research Strategy ................................................................. 229 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms ...................................................................... 231 Executive Summary............................................................................................................ 233 1. Introduction................................................................................................................... 235 2. Importance of the Sericulture Sub-sector................................................ 240 3. Assessments of External and Internal Environments...................... 245 4. Strategic Issues......................................................................................................... 257 5. Research Themes and Strategic Interventions................................... 260 6. The Next Steps.......................................................................................................... 274 7. References.................................................................................................................... 275 8. Annexes.......................................................................................................................... 277 ii Foreword In the years ahead agriculture awaits a daunting task of feeding burgeoning population in a resource constraint world and under the influence of climate change while keeping society and environment safe. Agricultural research undoubtedly plays a key role for agriculture to fulfill its objectives. This, however, cannot be addressed through impromptu or with only a short-term research plan. Therefore, while addressing instant problems agricultural research needs to anticipate future needs as today’s research will guide tomorrow’s solutions and approaches in farming and agri-business. This is especially important in view of lag between conceiving and maturity of research, uptake by users, and ultimate translation into development. This national program/thematic area-based strategy was therefore drawn within the context and in conformity with the need and evolving national and global emerging trends while taking advantage of the current and emerging opportunities. The strategy is framed in alignment to, among others, Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the various Ethiopian Ministries Growth and Transformation Plans(GTPIIs), EIAR’s GTPII, National Agricultural Research roadmap, Climate Resilient Green Economy strategies and of course under the rubric of the country’s medium term vision to become a middle income country by 2025. While the strategy is lopsided on primary sector (production end) research attempt was also made to establish relevant links to the value networks/chains/ research to the extent it can be stretched. The strategy development was initiated by and is a special contribution of EIAR to the Ethiopian National Agricultural Research System. As such, the strategy has been developed in close consultations with a wide range of stakeholders. Such a broad-based participation of key stakeholders is thus believed to ensure shared responsibility and ownership of the strategy. EIAR has a strong conviction that the strategy will serve a vital document that will: specify the contribution of the research program/theme to the overall achievement of the objectives of Ethiopian NARS; serve as a framework to guide the research program planning and implementation; be used to track record of results and as a reference that can be monitored iii and reviewed and for mobilizing in resources from national and/or international sources. By having a long-term strategy we specifically aim to focus efforts and fast-track desired outputs as well as achieve research priorities consistency and sequencing. Indeed, laying down a 15 years plan seems a time too distant to accurately predict. But by scanning and analyzing the national and global trends, and possible future scenarios and signals we believe we have captured at least the coarse portrait of the future. Despite this, however, we by no means claim that it is a complete document. Rather our assumption is that the strategy will serve a live document and remain dynamic to respond to new and emerging problems that can be periodically reviewed and refined in the light of new developments. The full text of the original strategy is much more elaborated than this abridged version and can be retrieved from the EIAR’s archive at: http://www. eiar.gov.et On behalf of EIAR and my own, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all those who invested their time and energy and, in one way or another, took part in the process of developing the Research Strategy. Fentahun Mengistu (PhD) Director General, EIAR iv Acknowledgements These research strategies of poultry, captured fisheries, aquaculture, apiculture and sericulture were prepared by a core team of the different research programs of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and researchers from the national research system including the regional research institutes and universities in their respective fields. The strategies were enriched into its current shape taking into account the comments given by stakeholders during two stakeholders’ consultation meetings organized by the institute. The financial support of the RESARP project in this process is duly acknowledged. The following researchers are highly acknowledged for taking the lead and commitment in preparation of the strategies; 1) Etalem Tesfaye, Emebet Moreda, Tadios Habte, Wondmeneh Esatu, Akliku Negusie, Alemayehu Amare and Tekaleigh Yirgu (poultry research program) 2) Adamneh Dagne, Aschalew Lakew, Kibru Teshome, Megersa Endiebu, Yared Tigabu, Zenebe Tadesse, and Abebe Cheffo (aquaculture and fisheries research program) 3) Amsalu Bezabeh, Alemayehu Gela, and Gemechis Legesse (apiculture research program) 4) Abiye Tilahun, Kedir Shifa, and Metasebia Terefe (sericulture research program) v Poultry Research Strategy (2016 – 2030) 1 List of Abbreviations and Acronyms AGRA Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa ATA Agricultural Transformation Agency CGIAR Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research CSA Central Statistical Agency CSA Climate Smart Agriculture CRGE Climate Resilience Green Economy DZARC Debre Zeit Agricultural Research Center EBI Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute EARI Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute EMDIDI Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Industry Development Industry EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FAOSTAT Food and Agriculture Organization Statics GDP Gross Domestic Product GIS Geographical Information System GMP Genetically Modified Product GTP II Growth Transformation Plan II HACCP Hazard Analytical Critical Control Point ICT Information Communication Technology ILRI International Livestock Research Institute IFP Improved Family Poultry Kcal Kilocalories KMT Knowledge Management Technologies LMP Livestock master plan MAS Marker-Assisted Selection MoFED Ministry of Finance and Economic Development MHC Major Histocompatibility Complex MoLF Ministry of Livestock and Fishery NABC Netherlands-Africa Business Council NARC National agricultural research center NVI National Veterinary Institute PHL Post-Harvest Losses PEST+ Political, Economical, Socio-cultural and Technological PANVAC Pan-African Vaccine Control RARIs Regional Agricultural research institute RIR Rhode Island Red SNP Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms SPP Specialized Poultry Production SWOC Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges USAID United State of Agency International Development VDFACA Veterinary Drugs and Animal Feed Administration and Control Authority 3 Executive summary The accomplishment of National Poultry Program vision and objectives allied with Ethiopian Agricultural Research Institute(EARI) in strengthening Ethiopian poultry industry over the next decade will depend on its ability to attain itself and readily respond to urging demand of poultry technologies in line with socioeconomic strata of the country, environmental and policy strategy, information and knowledge. An endeavor to face the challenges and proficiently to deliver outputs that are in part with national and regional economic drives for the technological innovation and adoption, EARIwith the National poultry Program is developing this research strategy cognizant by its visionandmission alliedwith the government’s development policy plan. The National Poultry Program Research is among EARI’s core commodities of highest priority for poverty alleviation, itsrequirement to trailoutfit in developing a long-term research strategy that will guide efforts of the program and the institutes at large; as well as those of the research team to deliver appropriate technologicaloutputs, information and knowledge that would contribute to the anticipated development of the poultry sub-sector and the nation at large. This research strategyis believed to serve, for the next fifteen years (2016-2030), as a blueprint for the national poultrycommodity research team to advance their effort in generating and adopting different broiler, layer and dual-purpose technologies for the fifteen projected outputs. This strategy was drafted by building on the experiences and lessons gained from first strategy developed in 1999 during tenure of the then EARO, wastracked through the last fifteen years. The new draft strategy was expounded and advanced to take its contemporaryprocedure and content with the National Poultry Program researcher team through the EARI’s initiative in delivering outputs envisioned by GTP-II period and livestock master plan. This strategy is organized in eight major chapters as conciselydiscussed as follows: Chapter one-Introduction:-A section of background information on the process of preparation of the strategy; brief descriptions of poultry production systems and their current status, the importance of poultry and poultry products as source of household income, food security/livelihood and GDP; descriptions of the rationale for developing a long-term research strategy spanning over a period of 15 years; and the vision, mission, goal, 5