Pastoral Livestock Marketing in Eastern Africa: Research and Policy ChallengesFeatures case studies primarily focusing on Ethiopia and Kenya to offer research from a variety of regional communities to explore issues of household sales behavior, price determinants, livestock market information systems, cross border and export marketing, and crisis period marketing. Firmly tied to recommendations for future research and policy, the editors contend that current thinking, which asserts that more effective marketing will automatically achieve multiple desirable outcomes, including environmental benefits, may be flawed. The studies presented illustrate how it is possible to improve livestock marketing and achieve multiple desirable objectives through serious and coordinated effort. Filling an important gap in the literature, this is important reading for all those interested in livestock development and pastoral economies in East Africa. |
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Animal body condition has a significant overall effect on cattle prices . As expected , price per kilogram decreased when animals were in fair or poor condition . Fair condition cattle registered a significant price discount as compared ...
Animal body condition has a significant overall effect on cattle prices . As expected , price per kilogram decreased when animals were in fair or poor condition . Fair condition cattle registered a significant price discount as compared ...
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The only strange finding among animal characteristics is that goats and sheep in excellent condition sold for less than those in good condition . We discussed earlier how the different price levels across markets account for some of ...
The only strange finding among animal characteristics is that goats and sheep in excellent condition sold for less than those in good condition . We discussed earlier how the different price levels across markets account for some of ...
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When dummy variables were included for excellent , good and fair condition together with slaughter weight , the explanatory power of the equation increased to 86 per cent . The price was significantly higher for excellent , good and ...
When dummy variables were included for excellent , good and fair condition together with slaughter weight , the explanatory power of the equation increased to 86 per cent . The price was significantly higher for excellent , good and ...
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Contents
N Householdlevel livestock marketing behaviour | 15 |
1 Site descriptions | 18 |
6 Births and purchases in TLUs across species by quarter | 24 |
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activities Africa animals appear areas average border breed buyers cash cattle cent changes chapter collection communities condition coping costs countries cross-border discussed district drought eastern economic effects estimated Ethiopia export fees Figure findings formal given goats groups head herd herders higher household impact important improve increased indicate institutions International involved Kenya less Little live livestock marketing livestock trade major male Marsabit mean meat Nairobi North northern noted observed Office organization participants pastoral pastoralists period population present producers purchase ranches rates recent reduce region relatively reported response risk role sell sheep significant slaughter small stock sold Somali sources southern strategies suggest supply Table terminal tion town traders transactions transport types variable veterinary volume weight
Bibliographic information
| Title | Pastoral Livestock Marketing in Eastern Africa: Research and Policy Challenges |
| Editors | John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1853396311, 9781853396311 |
| Length | 288 pages |
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