The effect of livestock theft on household poverty in developing countries: The case of Lesotho

Selloane Khoabane () and Philip Black
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Selloane Khoabane: Department of Economics, University of Stellenbosch

No 02/2009, Working Papers from Stellenbosch University, Department of Economics

Abstract: While livestock theft in Lesotho is primarily caused by increased poverty among unemployed workers and drought stricken crop farmers, its effect on stock farmers can be devastating. It reduces the affected households’ own consumption of both the “returns” on their wealth, e.g. milk and wool, and of wealth itself, e.g. meat and hides. In addition, it restricts their ability to sell their returns and wealth in the market place and use the proceeds to acquire other food and non-food products. Some policy implications are also highlighted.

Keywords: Livestock theft; Lesotho; own consumption; animal products; diversified farming; nutritional status; human capital; HIV/AIDS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D11 O12 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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