Transforming Livestock Feed and Nutrition Sub-sector in Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Tigray region is endowed with huge livestock population, diverse animal genetic resources and diverse agro-ecologies suitable for different livestock production systems. In line with this, the regional government has set a target for livestock sector in terms of increasing production and productivity and thereby contributing to poverty reduction, attainment of food and nutrition security, income growth and foreign exchange earnings. However, the potential of the sector has not been fully exploited and the contributions achieved so far have been much below the potential. The low productivity level of livestock is the result of several factors. Among which shortage of feed supply, low quality of available feed and poor feeding system play a major role.