Assessing Institutional Development for Livestock Market Participation of Traditional Cattle Keepers in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya

Autor:	Wim Verbeke, Herbert Kyeyamwa, Marijke D'Haese, J. Opuda-Asibo, Guido Van Huylenbroeck
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Economic growth Market participation Ecology biology business.industry Psychological intervention biology.organism_classification Incentive Tanzania Agriculture Economics Agricultural policy Animal Science and Zoology Livestock Rural area business Agronomy and Crop Science
Zdroj:	Ghent University Academic Bibliography
ISSN:	2043-6866 0030-7270
DOI:	10.5367/000000009789396775
Popis:	The potential of keeping livestock as a poverty reduction strategy cannot be fully exploited in rural Africa because of the low levels of market participation that characterize mixed and grassland-based farming systems dominating much of Africa. In a set of three former British colonies (Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya), an analysis was conducted to assess differences in institutional development, policy incentives and levels of livestock market participation. Livestock market participation has historically been higher in Kenya and Tanzania than in Uganda. National documents and official reports were subjected to qualitative content analysis. The findings suggest that Kenya has developed an institutional environment that is more conducive to the market participation of traditional cattle keepers than Tanzania and Uganda. The insights obtained from this study are important in redirecting governments, donors and multilateral development agencies from predominantly input-driven livestock development interventions to increased emphasis on institutional and policy support.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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