Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers
Improved breeding practices and participatory health services have been designed and implemented by a partnership between national and international institutions in various parts of Ethiopia since 2014. Based on a panel data of two waves, we have estimated the impact of these interventions on small...
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doaj-d2e9928599494a22a9092f8324b5fad22021-07-29T17:15:46ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Veterinary Science2297-17692021-07-01810.3389/fvets.2021.610610610610Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant KeepersGirma Tesfahun Kassie0Woinishet Asnake1Aynalem Haile2Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu3Solomon Gizaw4Barbara Rischkowsky5International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Rabat, MoroccoInternational Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaInternational Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaInternational Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaInternational Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Addis Ababa, EthiopiaImproved breeding practices and participatory health services have been designed and implemented by a partnership between national and international institutions in various parts of Ethiopia since 2014. Based on a panel data of two waves, we have estimated the impact of these interventions on small ruminant fertility, offtake, return per head of animal, and gross income per adult equivalent. Different specifications of the difference-in-differences model revealed that access to small ruminant health services has increased offtake, return per head of sheep/goat, and gross income per adult equivalent. Participants in community-based small ruminant breeding have also higher offtake and gross income per capita than those who are not taking part. The findings of this study are expected to help understand the economic benefits that accrue to rural areas when livestock development interventions are made based on the right diagnosis. The results of this study will also be useful in informing the ongoing discussion in Ethiopia on the transformation of the livestock sector.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.610610/fulldifference-in-differencesEthiopiacommunity based breedingveterinary servicesJEL: C18, C21, Q12, Q13 |
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Girma Tesfahun Kassie Woinishet Asnake Aynalem Haile Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu Solomon Gizaw Barbara Rischkowsky Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers Frontiers in Veterinary Science difference-in-differences Ethiopia community based breeding veterinary services JEL: C18, C21, Q12, Q13 |
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Girma Tesfahun Kassie Woinishet Asnake Aynalem Haile Tesfaye Getachew Mengistu Solomon Gizaw Barbara Rischkowsky |
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Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers |
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Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers |
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Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers |
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Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers |
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Welfare Impact of Community-Based Veterinary and Breeding Services on Small Ruminant Keepers |
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welfare impact of community-based veterinary and breeding services on small ruminant keepers |
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Improved breeding practices and participatory health services have been designed and implemented by a partnership between national and international institutions in various parts of Ethiopia since 2014. Based on a panel data of two waves, we have estimated the impact of these interventions on small ruminant fertility, offtake, return per head of animal, and gross income per adult equivalent. Different specifications of the difference-in-differences model revealed that access to small ruminant health services has increased offtake, return per head of sheep/goat, and gross income per adult equivalent. Participants in community-based small ruminant breeding have also higher offtake and gross income per capita than those who are not taking part. The findings of this study are expected to help understand the economic benefits that accrue to rural areas when livestock development interventions are made based on the right diagnosis. The results of this study will also be useful in informing the ongoing discussion in Ethiopia on the transformation of the livestock sector. |
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difference-in-differences Ethiopia community based breeding veterinary services JEL: C18, C21, Q12, Q13 |
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