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 62
... sellers of cattle as either farmers , part - time farmers , traders , or part - time traders . These were later regrouped into two broad catego- ries , namely farmer sellers and trader sellers to simplify analysis . Previous studies ...
... sellers of cattle as either farmers , part - time farmers , traders , or part - time traders . These were later regrouped into two broad catego- ries , namely farmer sellers and trader sellers to simplify analysis . Previous studies ...
Page 69
... seller is a farmer exhibits a significant and negative coefficient . This implies that farmer sellers are more likely to sell their animals at price discounts compared to trader sellers confirming our hy- pothesis . This could be ...
... seller is a farmer exhibits a significant and negative coefficient . This implies that farmer sellers are more likely to sell their animals at price discounts compared to trader sellers confirming our hy- pothesis . This could be ...
Page 70
... sellers , buyers ' purposes , festivals , time of transaction in a market day and a time trend are also found to have significant effects on cattle prices . With regard to age , sellers in this market may be selling their animals ...
... sellers , buyers ' purposes , festivals , time of transaction in a market day and a time trend are also found to have significant effects on cattle prices . With regard to age , sellers in this market may be selling their animals ...
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
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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