The determinants of livestock prices in Niger

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 livestock p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fafchamps, M., Gavian, S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1997
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28818

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