<p>&nbsp;                  <b>TABLE OF CONTENTS&nbsp;</b></p><p>ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS--------------------------------------------------------------------------------IV&nbsp;</p><p>BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp; VI&nbsp;</p><p>ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VII&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF TABLES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;&nbsp; XII&nbsp;</p><p>LIST OF APPENDICES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XIV&nbsp;</p><p>ABSTRACT ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XVI&nbsp;</p><p>1. INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1&nbsp;</p><p>1.1. Background ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1&nbsp;</p><p>1.2. Statement of the Problem ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4&nbsp;</p><p>1.3. Objective of the Study ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6&nbsp;</p><p>1.3. Significance of the Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7&nbsp;</p><p>1.5. Scope and Limitation of the Study -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter TWO

</b><br></p><p>2. LITERATURE REVIEW ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8&nbsp;</p><p>2.1. Basic Concepts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8</p><p>&nbsp;2.1.1. Market and marketing ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8</p><p>&nbsp;2.1.2. Marketing systems --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9</p><p>&nbsp;2.1.3. Marketing efficiency ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10</p><p>&nbsp;2.1.4. Marketing channel ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11</p><p>&nbsp;2.1.5. Market chain and business support services ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12&nbsp;</p><p>2.2. Approaches Used to the Study of Agricultural Marketing ------------------------------------------------------------ 13</p><p>&nbsp;2.2.1. Functional approach -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13</p><p>&nbsp;2.2.2. Institutional approach ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13</p><p>&nbsp;2.2.3. Commodity approach ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13&nbsp;</p><p>2.3. Methods of Evaluating Marketing System -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14</p><p>&nbsp;2.3.1. The Structure, Conduct and Performance (SCP) Model ---------------------------------------------------------- 15</p><p>&nbsp;2.3.1.1. Market Structure ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.1.1.1. Market Concentration Ratio (measure) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;2.3.1.1.2. Hirschman Herfindahl Index (HHI) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.1.1.3. Gini-Coefficient --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.1.2. Market Conduct ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.1.3. Marketing performance ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20&nbsp;</p><p>2.3.1.3.1. Marketing Costs and Margins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;&nbsp; 21</p><p>&nbsp;2.4. Supply Response and Market Participation in Farm Households ------------------------------------------------ 22</p><p>&nbsp;2.5. Sample selection bias ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;&nbsp; 23&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter THREE

</b></p><p>3. METHODOLOGY --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25&nbsp;</p><p>3.1. Description of the Study Area --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25&nbsp;</p><p>3.2. Sources of Data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29</p><p>&nbsp;3.3. Data Requirements --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29&nbsp;</p><p>3.4. Sample Size and Method of Sampling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30</p><p>&nbsp;3.5. Method of Data Collection ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 30</p><p>&nbsp;3.6. Methods of Data Analysis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 31&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.1. Descriptive statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.1.1. Structure conduct and performance (S-C-P) model -------------------------------------------------------------- 31&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.1.1.1. Market structure --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.1.1.2. Market conduct --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.1.1.3. Market performance --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.2. Econometric analysis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35&nbsp;</p><p>3.6.3. Hypothesis and variables definition ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40&nbsp;</p><p>4. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45&nbsp;</p><p>4.1. Production and Consumption of Village Poultry in Ethiopia. Error! Bookmark not defined.---------------45</p><p>&nbsp;4.2. Results of Descriptive Analysis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45</p><p>&nbsp;4.2.1. Socio-demographic characteristic of farmers ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 45</p><p>&nbsp;4.2.2. Sources and income level of farmers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;4.2.3. Flock size and breed composition of bird in the sample household ------------------------------------------ 48&nbsp;</p><p>4.3. General Characteristics of Village Poultry Production --------------------------------------------------------------- 50&nbsp;</p><p>4.3.1. Ownership and decision making role ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50&nbsp;</p><p>4.3.2.Feeding structure ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50&nbsp;</p><p>4.3.3. Diseases management and Housing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 50&nbsp;</p><p>4.4. Productivity and Profitability of Village Poultry Keeping --------------------------------------------------------------- 51&nbsp;</p><p>4.4.1. Productivity of village poultry keeping ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 51</p><p>&nbsp;4.4.2. Cost structure and profitability of village poultry keeping --------------------------------------------------------- 53&nbsp;</p><p>4.5. Farmers’ Access to Business Support Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55&nbsp;</p><p>4.5.1. Farmers access to credit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55&nbsp;</p><p>4.5.2. Farmers access to extension service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58&nbsp;</p><p>4.5.3. Farmers access to input supply ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp;&nbsp; 61</p><p>&nbsp;4.5.4 Farmers access to market and market information ------------------------------------------------------------------ 67</p><p>&nbsp;4.6. Structure, Conduct and Performance of Poultry Marketing System ---------------------------------------------- 71&nbsp;</p><p>4.6.1. Structure of poultry marketing system ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp; 71</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.1. Demographic characteristics of bird and egg traders ----------------------------------------------------------- 71</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.2. Traders’ distribution by resource ownership ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 73</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.3. Roles and linkage of actors in village poultry marketing chain --------------------------------------------- 80</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.4. Live bird and Egg marketing channels ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 85</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.5. Traders concentration ratios -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.1.6 .Condition of entry and exit to live bird and egg trading ---------------------------------------------------------- 89</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.2. Conduct of traders in village poultry marketing system ------------------------------------------------------------ 91</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.3. Performance of village poultry marketing system ---------------------------------------------------------------- 94</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.3.1. Marketing costs of traders --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94&nbsp;</p><p>4.6.3.2. Marketing margins in bird and egg marketing chain -------------------------------------------------------------- 96</p><p>&nbsp;4.6.3.3. Marketing profit of live bird and egg trading ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 97&nbsp;</p><p>4.7. Determinants of Market Participation Decision and Intensity of Supply ------------------------------------------- 98&nbsp;</p><p>4.8. Constraints and Opportunities of Village Poultry Keeping and Marketing ---------------------------------------105</p><p>&nbsp;4.8.1. Constraints and opportunities of village poultry keeping --------------------------------------------------------- 105&nbsp;</p><p>4.8.2. Constraints and opportunities of live bird and egg trading ------------------------------------------------------ 107&nbsp;</p><p><b>

Chapter FIVE

</b><br></p><p>5. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109&nbsp;</p><p>5.1. Conclusions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 109&nbsp;</p><p>5.2. Recommendations and policy implications --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 113&nbsp;</p><p>REFERENCES ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&nbsp; 116</p><p>&nbsp;APPENDICES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 121</p>