Building a Better Livestock Market in Benin and a Safer, More Reliable Food Supply

Eric A. Newman and Mark D. Newman

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2014, vol. 17, issue B, 13

Abstract: The Nikki Regional Livestock Cooperative (UCOPER-Nikki) was concerned when Benin’s national government made local authorities responsible for livestock markets. They knew that improved markets and infrastructure were essential to their economic future and a reliable, safe livestock/meat supply for customers locally and in southern Benin, Nigeria and Togo. A cooperative managed market was proposed in partnership with local government. Three years later the market is a reality. Total sales in 2011-13 approached $10 million USD, and the market is more profitable for producers, with positive impacts along the value chain including feed and animal health, livestock trade and processing, retailers and consumers.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural Finance; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.179495

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