Dire Dawa Administrative Council Integrated Resource

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The above table shows that the total DM supply from the available feed sources is
196944 tones. The available feed compared with the maintenance requirement of the
livestock population reveals that the Administrative Council is under feed deficit by
39298.5 tones.
d) Livestock Diseases
The distribution, variety and prevalence of livestock diseases and parasites in the
Administrative Council are not different from any other parts of the country. According
to the household survey data and information analysis, Anthrax, Foot and Mouth,
Blackleg, Lumpy Skin Disease and Pasteurellosis are livestock diseases that are rampant
in their order of importance. Likewise Ticks, Lungworm, Mites, and Fasciolosis are
livestock parasites commonly found in many PAs in the Administrative Council. But
with regard to predators, except few complaints, there is no significant data.
2.6 Traditional Energy and Energy Balance
The principal energy for Dire Dawa town is hydroelectric power and biomass. These
energy sources are used for lighting and cooking in the households and to run
machineries in different manufacturing industries. The energy for lighting comes mainly
from hydroelectric, which is used by about 95% of the total urban households. Out of the
total households that use electricity for lighting, more than half (67%) use shared electric
meter. Five percent of the house holds use Kerosene for lighting.
Although over 95% of the households in Dire Dawa city have access to electricity, nearly
65% of the house holds use bio fuels as energy source. These bio-fuels are mainly used
for cooking. The over all current consumption of the town is about 71.07 million Mega
Joule, which is nearly 41 % of the power supply by the inter-connected system.
The energy demand forecast suggested in WBISPP 2000 study indicates that, although
there is a gradual shift towards modern fuels, biomass fuels will remain the dominant
source of energy in DDAC. The demand for biomass fuels is expected to increase by
nearly 2% per annum. The CESSEN study estimated that the demand for modern fuels in
the urban sector is estimated to rise by 4.5 percent for kerosene and 5.9 percent for
electricity, considerably above the rate of population increases.
The need to satisfy the demand of fuel wood for household purpose has reduced in
massive devegetation and land degradation, which in turn results in ecological imbalance.
Thus to alleviate this major problem intervention from government side was
indispensable. Accordingly to bridge the gap between supply and demand of fuel wood
and reduce its impact both on the house hold the national economy at large, several
options could be addressed.
These are:
• Increasing the supply of bio mass energy through plantation,
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