Livestock marketing in Turkana District, Kenya: opportunities and constraints

This report focuses on the issues surrounding livestock marketing in Turkana District. The report 's authors undertook an extensive literature review and conducted field work in Turkana in early 2006. They characterized and described the livestock marketing systems operating in the district, identif...

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Autores principales: Watson, D.J., Binsbergen, J. van
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/577
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description This report focuses on the issues surrounding livestock marketing in Turkana District. The report 's authors undertook an extensive literature review and conducted field work in Turkana in early 2006. They characterized and described the livestock marketing systems operating in the district, identified problems and constraints, and made a series of recommendations intended to increase the number of pastoralists profitably accessing livestock markets. Finally, they identified researchable issues which would enable a better understanding of livestock marketing in Turkana District. Topics of discussion include pastoralism in Turkana: then and now; failed livestock interventions; is Turkana District overstocked? How many people and livestock? Reluctance to sell or slaughter; livestock marketing and consumption in Turkana; problems associated with livestock marketing in Turkana including subsistence orientation, marketing infrastructure, transport, trader cartels and brokers, insecurity, taxes and bribes, lack of cash, quarantine restrictions, and information.
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spelling CGSpace5772025-11-04T17:02:25Z Livestock marketing in Turkana District, Kenya: opportunities and constraints Watson, D.J. Binsbergen, J. van goats sheep This report focuses on the issues surrounding livestock marketing in Turkana District. The report 's authors undertook an extensive literature review and conducted field work in Turkana in early 2006. They characterized and described the livestock marketing systems operating in the district, identified problems and constraints, and made a series of recommendations intended to increase the number of pastoralists profitably accessing livestock markets. Finally, they identified researchable issues which would enable a better understanding of livestock marketing in Turkana District. Topics of discussion include pastoralism in Turkana: then and now; failed livestock interventions; is Turkana District overstocked? How many people and livestock? Reluctance to sell or slaughter; livestock marketing and consumption in Turkana; problems associated with livestock marketing in Turkana including subsistence orientation, marketing infrastructure, transport, trader cartels and brokers, insecurity, taxes and bribes, lack of cash, quarantine restrictions, and information. 2006 2010-01-28T10:48:46Z 2010-01-28T10:48:46Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/577 en Open Access application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Watson, D.J.; Binsbergen, J. van. 2006. Livestock marketing in Turkana District, Kenya: opportunities and constraints. ILRI Brief 1. Nairobi (Kenya): ILRI.
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