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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Kipsat, Mary J. (1) Korir, M.K. (1) Lagat, B.K. (1) Nyangweso, P.M. (1) Vincent, Ng’eno (1) Palavra-chave East Pokot (1) Farm Management (1) Kenya (1) Livestock Production/Industries (1) Livestock markets (1) Market participation (1) Pastoralists (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Ano 2010 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última PASTORALISTS NON‐RESPONSIVENESS TO LIVESTOCK MARKETS IN EAST POKOT, KENYA AgEcon Vincent, Ng’eno; Korir, M.K.; Nyangweso, P.M.; Kipsat, Mary J.; Lagat, B.K.. One of the major challenges facing the state‐owned Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) in Kenya has been the inadequate supply of quality live animals for meat processing. It has been observed that the live animal throughput is inadequate and, as a result the existing meat processing facilities operate at less than 50% of their operational capacities. This has increased the fixed costs of operation thereby decreasing the export abattoirs competitiveness in the domestic and export markets. Overcoming the constraint of supply shortage of quality live animals requires, among other things, understanding the livestock producers’ marketing behaviour. This study was conducted with the main objective to assess the determinants of market off‐take rates for cattle and... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Pastoralists; Livestock markets; Market participation; East Pokot; Kenya; Farm Management; Livestock Production/Industries. Ano: 2010 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/97090 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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