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 27
... less than 18 goats were completely dissi- pated by service charges in four years ' time . The positive rate of return thresh- old herd of 25 goats is roughly 10 per cent of average household herd size in the North Horr area , or the ...
... less than 18 goats were completely dissi- pated by service charges in four years ' time . The positive rate of return thresh- old herd of 25 goats is roughly 10 per cent of average household herd size in the North Horr area , or the ...
Page 29
... less than six per cent of total live- stock sales revenues in each site , and less than two per cent in each of the Ethiopia sites . Fixed costs are uniformly larger than variable costs in Ethiopia , but still reasonably modest , at ...
... less than six per cent of total live- stock sales revenues in each site , and less than two per cent in each of the Ethiopia sites . Fixed costs are uniformly larger than variable costs in Ethiopia , but still reasonably modest , at ...
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... less economic losses • Availability and easy access to pasture and water • Easy access to markets • Control over prices and market fluctuations • Can keep all species of livestock on the same ranch , e.g. cattle , camels , and the small ...
... less economic losses • Availability and easy access to pasture and water • Easy access to markets • Control over prices and market fluctuations • Can keep all species of livestock on the same ranch , e.g. cattle , camels , and the small ...
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