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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The relatively modest levels of fixed costs are likewise reflected in the small average transaction size – less than two large stock ( cam- els or cattle ) or four small stock ( goats or sheep ) per transaction in each site – and the ...
The relatively modest levels of fixed costs are likewise reflected in the small average transaction size – less than two large stock ( cam- els or cattle ) or four small stock ( goats or sheep ) per transaction in each site – and the ...
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Figure 3.1 suggests an overall downward trend in total herd size , and indi- cates that herd size has been relatively low since 1992 by historical standards . * However , it is also of note that low herd sizes such as those reported ...
Figure 3.1 suggests an overall downward trend in total herd size , and indi- cates that herd size has been relatively low since 1992 by historical standards . * However , it is also of note that low herd sizes such as those reported ...
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This is probably because herd sizes are relatively low by historical stand- ards . District level herd size has been below average since 1993 and Gabra household herd size has been below average since 1997.
This is probably because herd sizes are relatively low by historical stand- ards . District level herd size has been below average since 1993 and Gabra household herd size has been below average since 1997.
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Contents
Householdlevel livestock marketing behaviour | 15 |
1 Site descriptions | 18 |
6 Births and purchases in TLUS across species by quarter | 24 |
Copyright | |
18 other sections not shown
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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
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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