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How Transaction Costs Influence Cattle Marketing Decisions in the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia

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  • de Bruyn, P.
  • de Bruyn, J. N.
  • Vink, N.
  • Kristen, J. F.

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In this article a non-linear dynamic model is applied to determine the influence of transaction costs on the marketing decisions of cattle owners in the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia. The article tests the hypothesis that a producer's choice between alternative marketing options is influenced by transaction costs. The study shows that a number of transaction cost variables (herd size, distance from auction points, information and risk) have a significant effect on the proportion sold to Meatco and thus indirectly on the choice of marketing channels.

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  • de Bruyn, P. & de Bruyn, J. N. & Vink, N. & Kristen, J. F., 2001. "How Transaction Costs Influence Cattle Marketing Decisions in the Northern Communal Areas of Namibia," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 40(3), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:agreko:269421
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269421
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    1. Hobbs, J., 2018. "Transaction Costs, Institutions and the Organization of Supply Chains: Three Good Questions," 2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia 277411, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Cheelo, Tulumbe, 2019. "Milk production and marketing channel decisions of smallholder farmers in the Zambian milk value chain," Research Theses 334747, Collaborative Masters Program in Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    3. Pham Quoc Hung & Huynh Viet Khai, 2020. "Transaction cost, price risk perspective and marketing channel decision of small-scale chili farmers in Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam," Asian Journal of Agriculture and rural Development, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 10(1), pages 68-80, June.

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    Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing;

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