 Follow the Meat: The Economics of Small-Scale Wild Meat Systems in Low- and Middle-Income CountriesJennifer R. Rushlow and Heidi Albers International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2023, vol. 17, issue 2-3, 363–410 Abstract: In low- and middle-income countries, wild meat — often called bushmeat — is an important source of food and income, but its production threatens species and biodiversity conservation. The conservation literature uses empirical work to identify drivers, and levels, of wild meat consumption and production, while the economics literature provides insight into various actors’ decisions about wild meat harvest, sale, and consumption. We describe these literatures by following the path of wild meat from hunting decisions through intermediaries to markets and consumers, which emphasizes that decisions in any part of the wild meat system ultimately trace back to conservation outcomes. The opportunity cost of land for habitat differentiates wild meat production from fisheries and necessitates a landscape perspective. Heterogeneity within and across settings in terms of demand characteristics, costs, and species attributes complicates the implementation of policies without site-specific information. Keywords: Bushmeat; hunting; transportation intermediaries; middlemen; urban markets; supply chain; wildlife conservation (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:now:jirere:101.00000155 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics from now publishers |
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