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Assessing Market Integration in the Presence of Transaction Costs: The Case of Pastoral Livestock Markets

Abstract: Market integration occurs when product flows between markets are on the same terms and conditions as within markets. A highly integrated commodity market is likely […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2006
  • Author(s): Bridget A. Ochieng; Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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External Evaluation Panel Report 2006: Developing Institutions and Capacity for Sheep and Fiber Marketing in Central Asia (WOOL) Project

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  • Date of Publication: May 2006
  • Author(s): Deborah Rubin; Gilles Bergeron; Dennis Poppi; Ralph Van Gelder
  • Type of Document: ME Documentation

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An Ordered Tobit Model of Market Participation: Evidence from Kenya and Ethiopia

Abstract: Do rural households in developing countries make market participation and volume decisions simultaneously or sequentially? This article develops a two-stage econometric method to test between […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Marc F. Bellemare; Christopher B. Barrett
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Improving production, resesarch and marketing of cashmere in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

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  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Project Document

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Pastoral Livestock Marketing in East Africa and Kenya: Research and Policy Challenges

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  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): J. McPeak; P, Little (Eds.)
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Do Livestock Transfers Among Gabra Herders Insure Against Herd Loss?

Abstract: In pastoral societies, the transfer of animals from one household to another as gifts or loans is commonly observed. Three main interpretations of these livestock […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): John G. McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Herd Dynamics, Social Networks, and Informal Transfers Among Southern Ethiopian Pastoralists

Abstract: Previous empirical work by the PARIMA project found evidence of highly nonlinear cattle accumulation dynamics among the Borana pastoralists of southern Ethiopia, consistent with the […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Paulo Santos; Christopher Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Linking Pastoralists and Exporters in a Livestock Marketing Chain: Recent Experiences from Ethiopia

Abstract: The Boran of southern Ethiopia have been traditionally viewed as unwilling or unable to engage in large scale, commercialized livestock trade. Here we report on […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Cross-border Cattle Trade Along the Somalia/Kenya and Ethiopia/Kenya Borderlands

Abstract: Cross-border livestock trade in the Horn of Africa has grown significantly in recent years and has met increased urban demands for meat and provided benefits […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little; Hussein A. Mahmoud
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Cashmere Marketing: A New Income Source for Central Asian Livestock Farmers

Abstract: Native goats of Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan produce good quality cashmere that is recently being bought by international processors. Central Asian producers are not equipped […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2005
  • Author(s): Carol Kerven; Serik Aryngaziev; Nurlan Malmakov; Hilary Redden; Aidos Smailov
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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