The aim of this project was to analyze the beef value chain with its stakeholders, marketing channels, flow of commodity (live animals & beef), price development, production systems and related profitability, and to examine improvement options including organization, services, marketing, financing and policy.

A similar however very quick review has to be done on Merino sheep production. Industry issues and questions to be answered by the project were defined, and improvement paths identified through interviews with key informants, through field missions and by participating in a stakeholders’ workshop organized by the project.

One of the authors looked particularly into the animal health and food safety situation. The report was based on own interviews, reports of the GTZ project and reports of other projects (WB, EU; etc.).