The study uses field level data from Niger to investigate whether traditional land tenure systems are an impediment to allocative efficiency in agriculture. The paper begins with a brief review of the emperical evidence available on African and other parts of the world and then describes the land...
In the highly risky environment of the Sahel, livestock play an important role as a form of insurance against weather risk in addition to their important contributions to rural incomes, urban meat supply and export earnings. Most Sahelian farmers and pastoralists pursue production strategies that...
Livestock make an important contribution to the livelihood of Sahelian farmers and herders, and are a source of insurance against income shocks brought about by weather and economic disruptions. By allocating livestock more efficiently over space, spatial market integration should favour a sustai...
Fafchamps, M.
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Gavian, S.
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[LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger]
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LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger
Livestock makes an important contribution to the livelihood of Sahelian farmers and herders and is a source of self-insurance against income shocks. By allocating livestock efficiently over space, spatial market integration should foster a sustainable use of pasture resources. It is also expecte...
Not only does livestock make an important contribution to rural incomes and export earnings in the Sahel, it is also kept as insurance against weather risk. Fluctuations in livestock prices can therefore trigger food entitlement failures. Using monthly price data from Niger, we show that livestoc...