Reports on a study of livestock marketing conducted in eastern Kajiado, Kenya. Describes major market areas, the operation of the cattle market including the sources, characterstics and prices of the cattle trade, the efficiency of the market and the problemes encontered by the buyeres and selleres.
The first chapter gives a brief description of a pastoral production system, as envisaged by the study team and outlines the multi-disciplinary approach of the study, its sampling design and the data collected. Chapters 2 & 3 describe Kenya's biophysical and socio-economic environments, within wh...
Bekure, S.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Grandin, B.E.
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Neate, Paul J.H.
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[Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya]
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Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya
Discusses the livestock marketing & transport systems in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular reference to the characteristics of auction & traditional markets; dif. forms of transport, viz. trekking, rail, truck & boat transport; market organization, esp. regarding concentration of market power, ...
Bekure, S.
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McDonald, I.
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[Movement and marketing systems for live animals in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Movement and marketing systems for live animals in sub-Saharan Africa