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Smallholder Farmers Participation in Livestock Market in Zambia

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  • Lubungu, Mary
  • Chapoto, Antony
  • Tembo, Gelson

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This study uses longitudinal household data collected in 2001, 2004, and 2008 to identify factors that influence Zambian smallholder farmers' participation in livestock markets. Although livestock ownership increased during the study period, not all provinces experienced the upward trend. While livestock populations increased in Southern and Central Provinces, they remained stagnant in Eastern, North western and Lusaka Provinces and reduced in Western Province. Not only has herd size remained stagnant over the years, but the level of participation of smallholder farmers in the livestock markets has also remained largely the same. Crop commercialization and participation in off-farm activities reduces the likelihood of participation in cattle markets but not in the markets for small livestock.

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  • Lubungu, Mary & Chapoto, Antony & Tembo, Gelson, 2013. "Smallholder Farmers Participation in Livestock Market in Zambia," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 157783, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midcpb:157783
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.157783
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    1. Frank Mmbando & Edilegnaw Wale & Lloyd Baiyegunhi, 2015. "Welfare impacts of smallholder farmers’ participation in maize and pigeonpea markets in Tanzania," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 7(6), pages 1211-1224, December.

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    Consumer/Household Economics; Livestock Production/Industries;

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