Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies

This paper examines the bio-physical, marketing and environmental determinants of purchase price of cattle traded in pastoralists' markets in the southern rangelands of Kenya. Market -level survey data based on observed market transactions from seven livestock markets in Kajiado District in southern...

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Autores principales: Radeny, Maren A.O., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Ruto, E.S.K., Scarpa, R., Wakhungu, Judi W.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: ITDG Publishing 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50367
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Sumario:This paper examines the bio-physical, marketing and environmental determinants of purchase price of cattle traded in pastoralists' markets in the southern rangelands of Kenya. Market -level survey data based on observed market transactions from seven livestock markets in Kajiado District in southern Kenya is used.