Pastoral Livestock Marketing in Eastern Africa: Research and Policy ChallengesJohn G. McPeak, Peter D. Little Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006 - 288 pages An in-depth, evidence-based investigation of livestock marketing in Eastern Africa which approaches the issues from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including anthropology, economics, geography, and rangeland ecology. Editors John G. McPeak and Peter D. Little present current findings on how livestock markets in this area operate, describe policy options that help markets function more effectively, and identify topics meriting further research. The issues are examined at a variety of levels (household, market, national, and international), and many of the authors place emphasis on cross-border trade: an area not currently well understood but of substantial economic importance. The book is written in a clear, straightforward style and, though the authors come from a variety of fields, jargon and discipline-specific terms are kept to a minimum. |
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Page 100
... estimated for the different years and types of traders ( purpose of buying ) . A final regression Table 6.4 Description of variables used in the regression analysis Variable Price Weight Excellent Good Fair Year 2001 Terminal ...
... estimated for the different years and types of traders ( purpose of buying ) . A final regression Table 6.4 Description of variables used in the regression analysis Variable Price Weight Excellent Good Fair Year 2001 Terminal ...
Page 174
... estimate that prior to the Rift Valley Disease embargo in 1998 cross - border trade had reached 800,000 small stock per ... estimated that Nairobi purchases about 450,000 cattle annually , with about 410,000 for slaughter and 40,000 for ...
... estimate that prior to the Rift Valley Disease embargo in 1998 cross - border trade had reached 800,000 small stock per ... estimated that Nairobi purchases about 450,000 cattle annually , with about 410,000 for slaughter and 40,000 for ...
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... estimate of average household size of six individuals ( the average found by O'Leary and McPeak ) to approximate that there are 16,667 house- holds in the district . Chabari and Njiru estimated in 1991 that 70 per cent of the Marsabit ...
... estimate of average household size of six individuals ( the average found by O'Leary and McPeak ) to approximate that there are 16,667 house- holds in the district . Chabari and Njiru estimated in 1991 that 70 per cent of the Marsabit ...
Contents
Householdlevel livestock marketing behaviour | 15 |
1 Site descriptions | 18 |
6 Births and purchases in TLUS across species by quarter | 24 |
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abattoirs Addis Ababa Agriculture Aklilu animals average Barrett body condition Borana border breed brokers buyers camels cash cattle cattle prices cent coping strategies costs cross-border livestock trade cross-border trade Development drought eastern Africa economic ELMI estimated Ethiopia fees Gabra Garissa goats herd sizes herders Horn of Africa household herd impact important increased institutions interventions Jijiga Kajiado Kajiado District Kariobangi kilogram live weight livelihoods livestock marketing livestock prices livestock production LMIS Maasai Maasai Zebu Mahmoud Mariakani market day market participants market prices marketing chain Marsabit District McPeak meat Mombasa Moyale Nairobi North Horr northern Kenya PARIMA pastoral areas pastoralists price per kilogram producers Program purchase ranches rangelands region risk role sector sell sellers sheep slaughter small stock sold Somali livestock southern Ethiopia Suguta Table Tanzania terminal markets tion traders transactions transport variable veterinary volume West Pokot District Zaal Zebu