Pastoral Livestock Marketing in Eastern Africa: Research and Policy ChallengesJohn G. McPeak, Peter D. Little Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006 - 288 pages Features 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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Page 63
... market days , one preceding and the other following a specific holiday , were given the value of one to represent some festivals . When a festival happened to be on the market survey day , then this day and two other days , one ...
... market days , one preceding and the other following a specific holiday , were given the value of one to represent some festivals . When a festival happened to be on the market survey day , then this day and two other days , one ...
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... market day , although the magnitude of the coefficient suggests the impact is not all that large . Cattle prices tend to increase at the later hours of the market day . This confirms one or both of the following arguments : first , the ...
... market day , although the magnitude of the coefficient suggests the impact is not all that large . Cattle prices tend to increase at the later hours of the market day . This confirms one or both of the following arguments : first , the ...
Page 94
... day . The degree of local government involvement generally increases with the size of the market and the value of livestock species . Three main types of traders can be identified . The first group are traders who buy for butchers or ...
... day . The degree of local government involvement generally increases with the size of the market and the value of livestock species . Three main types of traders can be identified . The first group are traders who buy for butchers or ...
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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Common terms and phrases
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
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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