Gum and Resin Production and Marketing: Implications for Pastoral Livelihood in Adadle District, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Table 6

SWOT analysis of harvesting and marketing of gum and resin.

Strengths	(i) Pastoralists’ experience in the harvesting process
	(ii) Suitability of area for gum and resin tree growth
	(iii) Good access to transport
Weakness	(i) Lack of good tapping experience and knowledge
	(ii) Shortage of market and market information and poor value chain governance
	(iii) Insufficient availability of cooperatives and non-functionality of cooperatives due to lack of continued follow-ups and support by the government
	(iv) The decline in quality due to poor handling and storing practices and lack of value-additive activities
Opportunities	(i) Enough labor force
	(ii) Increase of interest in local, national, and international markets
	(iii) Rise in prices of gum and resin in the market
	(iv) Availability of one cooperative with legally binding rules and regulations
Threats	(i) Extreme climate events which are recurrent drought
	(ii) Human activities such as cutting trees for fences and other uses
	(iii) The decreasing number of potential gum and resin-bearing tree species due to recurrent drought