_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: zteklay2011@gmail.com; Asian Journal of Research in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 4(4): 1-10, 2019; Article no.AJRAVS.53257 Dairy Production and Marketing Constraints in the Urban and Peri-urban Settings of Ethiopia: An Implication for Poor Performance of the Dairy Sector at Small-scale Farms Zebrhe Teklay 1* and Jema Haji 2 1 Tigray Agricultural Research Institute, Alamata Agricultural Research Center, P.O.Box. 056, Ethiopia. 2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Haramaya University, P.O.Box. 438, Ethiopia. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Author ZT prepared and designed the study, reviewed the literature in the introduction, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and write the first draft of the manuscript, while author JH commented, edited and re- organized the prepared version for final publication. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information Editor(s): (1) Dr. Fabio da Costa Henry, Associate Professor, Technology of Animal Products, State University of Northern of Rio de Janeiro, UENF, Brasil. Reviewers: (1) Olutosin A. Otekunrin, Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria. (2) Tabe Franklin Nyenty, Yaoundé I University, Cameroon. Complete Peer review History: http://www.sdiarticle4.com/review-history/53257 Received 01 October 2019 Accepted 06 December 2019 Published 11 December 2019 ABSTRACT Ethiopia has a large potential for dairy development because of its large livestock population and favorable climate for improved high yielding breeds. But milk productivity is still low as lower productive indigenous dairy animals characterize the dairy sub-sector in the country. Aim: Hence, the study intends to assess the major dairy production and marketing constraints in the urban and peri-urban settings of Southern zone of Tigray. Study Design: Using a multi-stage sampling procedure, cross-sectional data were collected from 184 randomly selected dairy producers. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was conducted in the Southern Zone of Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, and it was for one-year time duration. Original Research Article