The Ethiopia Meat Industry Portal (EMIP) is a platform for sharing information pertinent to meat production, processing, and export trade in Ethiopia with the aim of improving awareness of the meat industry of Ethiopia thereby promoting the export market. It provides better and easier access to information for the targeted audiences. Purpose
The EMIP provides updated information on Ethiopian meat production,
processing and trade. It also serves as a learning platform through E-learning
hub and by availing important documentations. News related to Ethiopian meat
industry will be published on the web to reach wider public. Overall, it aims
to uncover the potential and the best quality palatable and tender livestock
meat from Ethiopia to the world.
The Ethiopia Meat Industry Portal is designed by the Ethiopia Agriculture Authority (EAA) in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). It has a public interface comprising several pages including About, Dashboard, Livestock Species, Resource, Learning hub, Abattoir profile and E-Service. The targeting audiences are local and international stakeholders and traders involved in the meat industry in order to promote Ethiopian meat trade. It will have paramount importance to enhance the meat export market and improve livestock production in general.
The information populated on the portal is pooled from reputable sources including the EAA, the Ministry of Agriculture, published articles, and others. The portal mainly focuses on the export meat types derived from cattle, sheep, goats, and camels. Hence, it describes about the species listed herein.
Dashboard
The EMI portal dashboard is an interactive analytical component that illustrates quantitative data in tabular, graph, charts and maps for Export Abattoirs Production Capacity, product type, demand, distribution and source of livestock for the export.
The government of Ethiopia through the EAA is ensuring the quality and safety of animal products by applying strict inspection and certification procedures in alignment with international standards of the World Health Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to protect the health and safety of consumers at local and international levels. The Ministry of Agriculture is working to protect and ensure the health of animals by implementing active and passive surveillance and strategic disease prevention and control programs. For prioritized diseases that have trade and public health significance.
Currently, Ethiopia is exporting quality and certified meat to different parts of the world mainly to the Middle East and Northern Africa countries. The country is also implementing initiatives including Yelemat Turufat and 10-year Strategic plan to strengthen animal production and veterinary services to improve production, productivity and health of the livestock.
The government of Ethiopia through the EAA is ensuring the quality and safety of animal products by applying strict inspection and certification procedures in alignment with international standards of the World Health Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to protect the health and safety of consumers at local and international levels. The Ministry of Agriculture is working to protect and ensure the health of animals by implementing active and passive surveillance and strategic disease prevention and control programs. For prioritized diseases that have trade and public health significance.