Source: Xinhua| 2017-07-21 22:47:36|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has only managed to achieve half of its target from meat export sub-sector during the just completed 2016 / 2017 Ethiopian fiscal year, revealed the Ethiopian Ministry of Livestock Development and Fisheries on Friday. The shortfall in the country's target from meat export sub-sector is mainly attributed to the drought scenario that hits parts of the east African country affecting the pastoralist communities that contribute the highest-share of Ethiopia's cattle population, he asserted. Despite the initial plan set to earn close to 146 million U.S. dollars from export of the meat sub-sector, the country was only able to generate 100.3 million U.S. dollars during the same period, according to Tesfaye. Middle Eastern countries, mainly Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman are the largest importers of the product from Ethiopia. The Ethiopian parliament has recently advised the country to modernize the livestock development sector so as to reduce the impacts of drought, such as the ongoing drought that hit the east African country since 2015.

Source: Ethiopian News July 21, 2017 14:48 UTC