Title Page
Abstract
Contents
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION 11
1.1. Background 11
1.2. Purpose of the research 13
1.3. Statement of Problem 14
1.4. Research Questions 15
1.5. Research Objective 15
1.6. Scope of the study 15
CHAPTER II. LITERATURE REVIEW 17
2.1. Concepts and practices of livestock marketing cooperatives 17
2.1.1. Definition of Livestock 17
2.1.2. Livestock population and potential in Ethiopia 17
2.1.3. Livestock production systems in Ethiopia 19
2.1.4. Significance of livestock production 20
2.1.5. Productivity of livestock in Ethiopia 23
2.1.6. Trend of livestock marketing in Ethiopia 25
2.1.7. Livestock marketing service and channels 28
2.1.8. Livestock marketing and value chain 29
2.2. Definition of Cooperatives 31
2.2.1. Significance of livestock cooperatives 32
2.2.2. Cooperatives in Ethiopia 33
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 36
3.1. Study area 36
3.1.1. Sidama Zone 36
3.1.2. Aleta wendo district 36
3.2. Data Collection method 37
3.3. Sampling procedure 39
3.4. Data analysis and interpretation 41
3.5. Dependent and Independent variable 42
3.6. Conceptual framework 42
CHAPTER IV. RESULTS AND DISCUSIONS 46
4.1. Descriptive statistics 46
4.2. Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents 46
4.3. Comparisons of the respondents age with their educational level 49
4.4. Family size of livestock producer's households and Cooperative members 50
4.5. Membership of the respondent(livestock coperative members and non-members) 51
4.6. Year of membenhip 52
4.7. The role of livestock cooperative to improve livelihood of cooperative members and local households in Aleta wendo district 52
4.7.1. The contribution of livestock product to house hold income 52
4.7.2. Livestock Herd size 56
4.7.3. Mechanism of generating income from livestock product 57
4.7.4. Member's benefit from the contribution of livestock cooperatives 58
4.7.5. Reason of membernship 59
4.7.6. Market access to sell livestock product and market center (place) 60
4.7.7. Market price information and Marketing price setter for livestock product 62
4.7.8. Access of Credit and source 63
4.8. Assessment on the attitude of cooperative members toward the improvement of market and productivity of livestock in the study area 67
4.8.1. Attitude toward the use of new technology to improve livestock product and productivity 67
4.8.2. Attitude toward the policy and environmental issues 67
4.9. Factor affecting the livestock marketing in cooperative members 69
CHAPTER V. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 76
5.1. Conclusions 76
5.2. Recommendations 77
REFERENCES 80
ANNEXES 85
초록 91
〈Table 1〉 Sample Frame and Size 40
〈Table 2〉 Definition of variables 45
〈Table 3〉 Demographic characteristics of respondent 49
〈Table 4〉 Demographic characteristics of respondent 50
〈Table 5〉 Family size of respondents 50
〈Table 6〉 Membership of livestock cooperative and non-membership 51
〈Table 7〉 Year of Membership of Respondents 52
〈Table 8〉 Board Category of Respondents Income Class 53
〈Table 9〉 Breakdown of Respondent's Income into Different Income Sources 54
〈Table 10〉 Annual Income Contribution from Livestock Product in Ethiopian Birr 54
〈Table 11〉 Cooperative and non-cooperative in come contribution of livestock product 55
〈Table 12〉 Herd size 56
〈Table 13〉 Mechanism of generating income 57
〈Table 14〉 Benefit from the contribution of livestock cooperatives 59
〈Table 15〉 Reason of membership and advantage 60
〈Table 16〉 Market access to sell livestock product and marketing center(place) 61
〈Table 17〉 Distance from market place 61
〈Table 18〉 Market price information and market price setter 62
〈Table 19〉 Access of credit and training 63
〈Table 20〉 Remaining in cooperatives 64
〈Table 21〉 Governance of livestock cooperatives 65
〈Table 22〉 The effort of livestock cooperative to solve problems 66
〈Table 23〉 Attitude toward use of new technology to improve livestock product 67
〈Table 24〉 Institutional support 68
〈Table 25〉 Omnibus Test of Model Coefficient 69
〈Table 26〉 Result of logistic analysis coefficient 70
[Figure 1] Map of Study Area 37
[Figure 2] Conceptual Framework 43
[Figure 3] Annual income they obtain from selling livestock product in birr 55
[Figure 4] Income generating from livestock product 58