This paper evaluates in a comparative cross-country context, the objectives and instruments of livestock pricing policy in five sub-Saharan African Countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe during the period 1970-86. It assesses the extent to which pricing policy objectives have...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock pricing policy in sub-Saharan Africa: Objectives, instruments and impact in five countries]
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Livestock pricing policy in sub-Saharan Africa: Objectives, instruments and impact in five countries
Okike, I.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Spycher, B.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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[Les circuits de distribution, les flux et les prix du bétail en Afrique de l’Ouest]
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Les circuits de distribution, les flux et les prix du bétail en Afrique de l’Ouest
As institutions that facilitate the conversion of livestock to grain and adjust livestock populations to local forage availabilities, livestock markets play important economic and ecological roles in dryland Africa. Using a comprehensive database of 1,580 sales of livestock owned by members of 54...
Turner, M.D.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel]
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Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel
Economic and agricultural policies in West Africa have evolved progressively over the last 20 years. Since the early 1980s, most countries in the region have implemented macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reforms to reverse balance of payments deficits, improve economic growth and reduce ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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[Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa]
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Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa