• Factors Limiting Smallholder Cattle Commercialization in Zambia

Mary Lubungu, Nicholas Sitko and Munguzwe Hichaambwa

No 234946, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: Beef markets are highly seasonal, thinly traded, and extremely concentrated. The combination of these factors limits the effectiveness of cattle markets to achieve transformation impacts on rural poverty reduction.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Livestock Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2016-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.234946

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