Pastoral livestock marketing in Eastern Africa : research and policy challenges

Author(s)

• McPeak, John G.
• Little, Peter D.

Bibliographic Information

Pastoral livestock marketing in Eastern Africa : research and policy challenges

edited by John G. McPeak and Peter D. Little

Intermediate Technology Publications, 2006

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-279) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
• Peter D. Little and John G. McPeak
• Chapter 2: HOUSEHOLD-LEVEL LIVESTOCK MARKETING BEHAVIOR AMONG NORTHERN KENYAN
• AND SOUTHERN ETHIOPIAN PASTORALISTS
• Christopher B. Barrett, Marc F. Bellemare, and Sharon M. Osterloh
• Chapter 3: LIVESTOCK MARKETING IN MARSABIT DISTRICT, KENYA, OVER THE PAST FIFTY YEARS
• John G. McPeak
• Chapter 4: DETERMINANTS OF MARKET PRICES OF LIVESTOCK: THE CASE OF CATTLE IN ALEMAYA, EASTERN ETHIOPIA
• Teressa Adugna
• Chapter 5: LIVESTOCK MARKET ORGANIZATION AND PRICE DISTRIBUTIONS IN NORTHERN KENYA
• Alan M. Green, Christopher B. Barrett, Winnie K. Luseno, and John G. McPeak
• Chapter 6: DETERMINANTS OF CATTLE PRICES IN SOUTHERN KENYA: IMPLICATIONS FOR BREED CONSERVATION AND PASTORAL MARKETING STRATEGIES
• Maren Radeny, Patti Kristjanson, Eric Ruto, Jacob Wakhungu, and Riccardo Scarpa
• Chapter 7: LINKING PASTORALISTS AND EXPORTERS IN A LIVESTOCK MARKETING CHAIN: RECENT EXPERIENCES FROM ETHIOPIA
• Solomon Desta, Getachew Gebru, Seyoum Tezera, and D. Layne Coppock
• Chapter 8: INNOVATIONS IN PASTORAL LIVESTOCK MARKETING: THE EMERGENCE AND THE ROLE OF 'SOMALI CATTLE TRADERS-CUM-RANCHERS' IN KENYA
• Hussein A. Mahmoud
• Chapter 9: THE GEOGRAPHY OF INTEGRATION: CROSS-BORDER LIVESTOCK TRADE IN EAST AFRICA
• Fred Zaal, Morgan Ole Siloma, Rachel Andiema, Albino Kotomei
• Chapter 10: WORKING ACROSS BORDERS: METHODOLOGICAL AND POLICY CHALLENGES OF CROSS-BORDER LIVESTOCK TRADE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
• Peter D. Little
• Chapter 11: A REVIEW OF POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON LIVESTOCK TRADE IN ETHIOPIA DURING THREE REGIMES (1965-2005)
• Yacob Aklilu
• Chapter 12: LIVESTOCK MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR EAST AFRICA: THE CASE OF LINKS/GL-CRSP
• Jerry Stuth, Abdi Jama, Robert Kaitho, Jimmy Wu, Abdirahman Ali, Gatarwa Kariuki, Margaret Kingamkono
• Chapter 13: PASTORALIST COPING STRATEGIES AND EMERGENCY LIVESTOCK MARKET INTERVENTION John Morton
• Chapter 14: POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
• John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little, and Montague W. Demment

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA79451481
• ISBN:
  • 9781853396311
• LCCN: 2006299139
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Rugby, Warwickshire
• Pages/Volumes: xxiv, 288 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD9427.A23
  • DC22 : 636.0068/8
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Livestock -- Economic aspects -- Africa, East
  • LCSH : Livestock -- Africa, East -- Marketing
  • LCSH : Nomads -- Africa, East -- Economic conditions