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
Classification constitutes an essential step in any realistic evaluation of the constraints and opportunities that exist within a farming system. In this study, cluster analysis was used to classify crop-livestock producers in three villages in western Niger into recommendation domains using a co...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Identifying target groups for livestock improvement research: the classification of sedentary livestock producers in western Niger]
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Identifying target groups for livestock improvement research: the classification of sedentary livestock producers in western Niger
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