DOI: 10.7910/dvn/7aikzh
title: Dairy Value Chain Survey in Ethiopia: Producer Survey

description: A survey of 955 dairy producers was fielded in two major dairy rural production zones around Addis Ababa, the zones of North and West Shewa; in suburban zones; and in the city of Addis Ababa in January and February 2018. 94 farming households were interviewed in Addis Ababa, 248 in suburban areas in the Oromia Special Zone surrounding Finfinne, and 600 in rural areas. We also interviewed 13 large commercial farms, defined as those with 25 or more cows (3 from Addis Ababa, 8 from sub-urban and 2 from rural areas). We employed stratified random sampling and details of the sampling strategy is found in the attachment. After the selection of the sample household, a comprehensive survey was fielded that collected information on household characteristics, income generating activities, assets, and details on cows and dairy activities. Policy makers, research, and other stakeholders can use this data to analyses dairy value chain in Ethiopia and changes happening in livestock and dairy practices in Ethiopia. This dataset was collected through research of the project “Improving the evidence and policies for better performing livestock systems in Ethiopia” lead by the International Food Policy Research Institution as part of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems.
description: This data concerns human subjects. IRB approval was obtained using the languages spoken in zones/regions the survey was conducted. For dairy producers in Addis Ababa, the IRB consent form was written in Amharic and for those in Oromia region (North Shewa, West Shewa and sub-urban) it was written in Afan Oromo.


Using this dataset we analyze transformation patterns in the dairy value chain supplying Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. We applied descriptive, non-parametric models as well as multi-variable regression framework to allow us to control for multiple variables at once. we found out that Over the last decade, we note a rapid increase in expenditures on dairy products by urban consumers, especially among the better-off. The number of dairy processing firms in Ethiopia tripled over the same period, supplying a significant part of these dairy products, especially pasteurized milk, to the city’s residents. The number of dairy traders increased rapidly as well, with competition between them becoming more intense over time. Upstream at the production level, we find improved access to livestock services, higher adoption of cross-bred cows, a shift from grazing to commercial feeds, an increase in milk yields, expanding liquid milk markets, a sizable urban farm sector supplying almost one-third of all liquid milk consumed in the city, and an upscaling process with larger commercial dairy farms becoming more prevalent. However, average milk yields are still low and not all dairy farmers are included in this transformation process. Small farms with dairy animals as well as those in more remote areas benefit less from access to services and adopt less these modern practices. For these more disadvantaged farmers, stagnation in milk yields and even declines are observed.