LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger
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 sustainab...
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| Formato: | Brief |
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International Livestock Research Institute
1998
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49828 |
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| author | Fafchamps, M. Gavian, S. |
| author_browse | Fafchamps, M. Gavian, S. |
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| description | 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 sustainable use of scarce pasture resources. The geographical integration of markets is also critical for the prevention of entitlement failures and the insurance value of livestock. To be effective, strategies providing protection against local weather shocks require livestock prices to be relatively stable so that risk is shared over space and idiosyncratic price variations are smoothed. Studying the spatial integration of livestock markets in the Sahel is thus important for optimal and sustainable natural resource use, early warning, market and trade policies. This study sheds some light on the integration of livestock markets in a representative Sahelian country, Niger. |
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| spelling | CGSpace498282025-11-04T14:11:08Z LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger Fafchamps, M. Gavian, S. livestock markets 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 sustainable use of scarce pasture resources. The geographical integration of markets is also critical for the prevention of entitlement failures and the insurance value of livestock. To be effective, strategies providing protection against local weather shocks require livestock prices to be relatively stable so that risk is shared over space and idiosyncratic price variations are smoothed. Studying the spatial integration of livestock markets in the Sahel is thus important for optimal and sustainable natural resource use, early warning, market and trade policies. This study sheds some light on the integration of livestock markets in a representative Sahelian country, Niger. 1998 2014-10-31T06:08:26Z 2014-10-31T06:08:26Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49828 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute |
| spellingShingle | livestock markets Fafchamps, M. Gavian, S. LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title | LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title_full | LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title_fullStr | LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title_full_unstemmed | LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title_short | LPA Brief no. 13. The spatial integration of livestock markets in Niger |
| title_sort | lpa brief no 13 the spatial integration of livestock markets in niger |
| topic | livestock markets |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49828 |
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