Ebook Red Meat and Poultry Production and Consumption in Ethiopia and Distribution in Addis Ababa
A rural Iowa farm girl from the North Central town of Rowan, where 92% of the 218 people are white, does not usually stray far from the comfort of her red Jeep, American Quarter Horse, fluffy comforter, country music, loving family, or cherished meals of Iowa corn-fed beef. Technically I did leave home for a year to study animal science at Iowa State University, but it was less than a one-hour drive from my front yard. Even though I involved myself in extracurricular activities like Block and Bridle, the ISU Equestrian Team, the Pre-Vet Club’s Large Animal Intensive Care Unit volunteer team, and Alpha Gamma Delta women’s fraternity, I was back home at least every other weekend to ride my horse or visit my grandparents.
After hearing testimonials during an introductory animal science class, I soon realized how important internships are to establish a future career. I began my search with Colorado dude ranches; trail guiding in the mountains would be a perfect summer internship! It did sound fun, but I somehow felt I was selling myself short. The potential for a life changing internship was out there, but did I want to leave all those comforts behind? Then a slight twinkle appeared from a far off distance. I started to reflect on the presentations of the Borlaug-Ruan interns that I had heard in 2001 at the World Food Prize Youth Institute. At the time, I was just beginning my junior year in high school. My summers were filled with 4-H projects, FFA livestock, lifeguarding, and horses. There was no chance I could give that up. The summer of 2004, however, was different. My county fair showing career had come to a close, and my summer schedule was relatively empty. It has always been a distant dream of mine to travel to developing countries to learn about their cultures, and help. I did not know what help I would be, but I wanted to help. Just help.
Then that twinkle turned into a glowing fireball. I would apply for the World Food Prize summer internship, but I would also send out a few applications later in the spring to ranches in case I was not selected. I was always too busy before, and this was already my last chance to apply for a World Food Prize internship. Just to say I applied would be an honor. I was ecstatic, to say the least shocked, when I found out I was granted an interview. Of course I was even more honored to receive that. Then, sometime in March, Abbey Avery, the rural Iowa farm girl, was named the 2004 Borlaug-Ruan World Food Prize summer intern at the International Livestock Research Institute in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and at nearly twenty, by far the eldest of the thirteen 2004 interns.
Contents
Sponsors
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Glossary
List of Tables and Figures
Notes
Introduction
- Abbey Avery and the World Food Prize
ILRI
Project
- Interests and Project Objective
Project Importance
Methods
Ethiopia as a Developing Country
Meat Production and Consumption in Ethiopia
- Meat Consumption
Agricultural Contributions to Ethiopia’s Economy
Export
Poultry Production
Ethiopian Livestock Market
Meat Distribution in Addis Ababa
- Cost at Markets
Slaughter
Meat Sales
Meat Affordability
Meat Safety
Meat Quality
ELFORA
Discussion
Suggestions
Conclusions
References
Annex 1: Supermarket Questionnaire
Annex 2: Butchery Questionnaire
Annex 3: Slaughterhouse Questionnaire
Annex 4: ELFORA Questionnaire
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