Pro-poor issues for livestock and some lessons for Vietnam from ILRI’s research
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Pro-poor issues for livestock and some
lessons for Vietnam from ILRI’s research
Ma. Lucila A. Lapar
Vietnam Agriculture Outlook Conference 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam
4 April 2013
Definition
• Pro-poor livestock research is defined as research that is planned and implemented with the specific objective of producing research outputs that are of value in the development and implementation of technologies, tools, processes, or policies that result in reduction in poverty of people who depend to some extent on livestock for their livelihoods.
Context of a changing Asia
• Economies are growing rapidly.
• Incomes are rising in at least a proportion of the population.
• Dietary patterns are changing.
• Climate change and other environmental challenges are becoming front and center of development issues that need to be tackled.
• All these have implications for the livestock sector and for the poor who depend on livestock.
Key drivers of changing livestock landscape in Asia
• The rural-urban divide.
• Rapidly growing demand and rising prices for livestock products.
• A food retail revolution, supply chain adjustment, and importance of traditional local markets
• Trade liberalization.
• Endemic, emerging, and re-emerging diseases,
• Environmental concerns.
• Changing production systems.
• Evolving policy needs.
• Increased donor interest in agriculture.
• Changing roles of public and private sector.
Five key actions for pro-poor livestock research in Asia from ILRI consultations
• Raising awareness and promoting the need for livestock research for poverty reduction; sensitization to the need for pro-poor livestock research.
• Developing a livestock knowledge resource.
• Defining regional research issues; linking international and national programs, regional or sub-regional level
• Working in partnership.
• Capacity strengthening.
Some highlights from recent ILRI studies in Vietnam
Pork value chain
Meat demand analysis: Implications for Vietnam
• As income rises: – Pork and other meat consumption would substantially increase - opportunities for livestock production, including smallholder production.
– Fresh pork remains important, however, consumers tend to diverse their diet towards other meat such as seafood, poultry, beef and eggs. -- livestock production must diversify to cater for more diverse demand.
• Price is still a key factor in meat purchase decision and thus in meat market competition - reducing cost price is the key in livestock development.
• Increase in price of one meat often reduces its consumption and consumption of other meat due to income effect. Cost reduction would enhance competitiveness and increase meat consumption.
• Different types of meat are weakly substitutable, given income effect - livestock production must diversify
Food safety and risk assessment
studies
Nearly half the consumers (43%) had
concerns about pork.
Most common was fear of disease from pork,
followed by fear of chemical contamination,
un-fresh pork, and bad smell.
Only 1% expressed nutritional concerns.
Average ranking of major concerns
about meat safety
HN HCMC All
Diseases of livestock 1.2 1.1 1.2
Hormone used in animals 2.8 3.0 2.9
Antibiotic use 3.0 2.9 3.0
Hygiene in market outlet (including
meat seller) 3.8 2.6 3.2
Hygiene in slaughtering 3.9 2.8 3.4
Concentrate feeding of animals 3.7 4.1 3.8
Other 3.5 3.1 3.2
Animal diseases tops the list of major concerns of
urban consumers about meat safety.
Consumer response to pig disease
outbreak
•About half of consumers either stop or reduce pork
consumption; about one-third substitute other meats.
•More consumers in HCMC than in Hanoi shift to
modern outlets for pork.
52%
6%
35%
7%
Hanoi Stopped/reducedconsumption
Shift to modernoutlets
Substitute othermeats
Other
50%
15%
29%
6%
HCMC
Stopped/reducedconsumption
Shift to modernoutlets
Substitute othermeats
Other
Types of market outlets for fresh
pork in Vietnam
Temporary Neighborhood Market
Types of market outlets for fresh
pork in Vietnam
Permanent Open Market
Types of market outlets for fresh
pork in Vietnam
Modern Retail Outlets
Implications from market studies Market outlet choice by consumers of fresh pork in
urban cities in Vietnam is conditioned by factors
related to their level of affluence, time budgets
(female), concerns about food safety and hygiene,
proximity to market outlets, and geographical location.
Use of modern retail outlets is increasingly observed
among urban consumers who are younger, more
affluent and hence can afford to invest in cooling
facilities for storing fresh food, are more concerned
about food safety and hygiene and opted to live
farther away from city centers.
Implications from market studies
There is still a substantial group of urban consumers
who are dependent on traditional market outlets
ranging from temporary neighborhood outlets to
permanent open markets and who value
accessibility and trust in the supplier that has been
developed over time from repeated transactions.
These consumers belong to lower income groups
who generally have limited options for food supply,
hence, making it more important that they maintain
access to their preferred outlets.
Implications from market studies The strong preference of Vietnamese consumers to
purchase fresh pork at non-modern retail outlets
provides a degree of market protection to
smallholder pig producers from imports of pork.
The relevant policy debate is how to ensure that
traditional market outlets remain viable and up to par
with the competition posed by modern retail outlets,
since these outlets are key to smallholder producers’
inclusion in the restructuring process going on in the
food retail sector, while keeping fresh meat easily
accessible to low income urban consumers.
Pig genotypes studies Context
• Some indigenous pig species have disappeared and some others are at high risk (research with NIAS collaborators).
• Some of these breeds are still used by many ethnic groups.
• Niche market for some pork meat with desired taste.
Recommendation
• Breed conservation (the role & responsibility of NIAS)
• Exploit & further study the potential of some of these breeds (collaborative research with NIAS) and explore potential for niche markets for pork meat with desired taste
Some of these breeds are useful as maternal sows for small-scale piglet production.
Pig genotypes studies Context and proposed model for piloting (Mong Cai sow +
western male for piglet production)
• In many rural & remote districts of northern & central Vietnam, there is insufficient local production of piglets and fatteners.
• As a consequence, rural pig producers buy piglets being transported from lowland or coastal areas. Outcome: disease spread & low fattening productivity.
• “In these systems, more meat from pig production would be difficult to market” (local stakeholders).
• Pig production can instead be targeted to produce more piglets. Outcome: same number of fatteners produced / year but increased number of locally born piglets / year, decreased number of imported piglets / year, more piglets sold by local producers.
Costs, efficiency, competitiveness
• Own-produced feed holds significant share
of pig feed in household pig production,
providing low-cost feeding strategies
• Use of industrial feed associated with scale
of production
• Use of crossbreeds with high % of local
breeds (e.g., Mong Cai) suitable to
smallholder conditions
• Adoption of improved breeds associated
with scale of production, wealth of
producers
Costs, efficiency, competitiveness
• Feed conversion ratio (FCR) estimates
using maize equivalent (ME) suggest no
significant differences in feed efficiency
across scale
• There are no significant differences in
cost/unit output across scales
• While not significant, differences in unit
cost is highly sensitive to feed cost (65-
90% of total production cost)
• No clear evidence of economies of scale
found in household pig production in this
study.
Implications from technology
adoption studies Pig raising will likely remain tied to agricultural
crop production by households that have
available human and financial resources and
land – an issue for rural development.
Opportunities for non-farm employment and
other non-farm income sources will likely
compete for household labor available for pig
raising – an issue for scaling up.
Implications from technology
adoption studies Market access (input and outputs) is an
important stimulus for derived demand for
improved breed and feed (increasing demand
for pork).
Poor, small producers may not likely benefit
from productivity gains from adoption of
improved technologies – an issue of access
and capacity to adopt.
Implications from technology
adoption studies Public sector policy has a role to play in
improving access and capacity of the poor.
Specific types of production systems (e.g.,
local breed piglet production) can provide pro-
poor niche market opportunities. Here, public
sector policy can facilitate access to
supporting services to reduce production and
market risk (e.g. animal health services) and
improving market access.
Proposed actions from value chain studies
Invest in upgrading slaughterhouse and market facilities to
improve hygiene and food safety standards in pork.
Undertake a comprehensive pork risk assessment to inform
policy, improve consumer safety, and safeguard
participation of smallholders in the pork supply chain.
Pilot test strategies for collective action and other forms of
organization that will reduce transaction costs of input
procurement and output marketing. Need supporting
policies to foster an enabling environment for their
propagation.
Set up pilot schemes for testing the viability of a quality
assurance system that is feasible in smallholder context
and its cost-effectiveness in delivering safe pork.