11 research outputs found
Beyond Extended Phenotype: Evolution of Extended Identity in Order to Reconcile Study of Humanity with Biological Evolution
A Multivariate Approach for Identification of Optimal Locations with in Ethiopia's Wheat Market to Tackle Soaring Inflation on Food Price (Extended Version)
A Multivariate Approach for Identification of Optimal Locations with in Ethiopia’s Wheat Market to Tackle Soaring Inflation on Food Price
Carving a Niche:ICT, Social Capital, and Trust in the Shift from Personal to Impersonal Trading in Tanzania
Modeling Volatility of Price of Some Selected Agricultural Products in Ethiopia: Arima-Garch Applications
An Assessment of IFPRIIS Work in Ethiopia 1995-2010: Ideology, Influence, and Idiosyncrasy
Raising offtake from cattle grazed on natural rangelands in sub-Saharan Africa: a transaction cost economics approach
Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are constrained by large transaction costs associated with marketing of their livestock. However, transaction costs are often not taken into account in the analysis of factors hampering the development of livestock marketing in this region. This article empirically measures the influence of transaction costs on the offtake from cattle grazed on natural rangelands in Uganda. The study is based on the monitoring of 696 cattle transactions in three districts of Uganda from August 2004 to August 2005. The estimated models suggest that proportional transaction costs represented by the state of roads, distance to markets, and time taken to reach the market are important variables constraining market participation. In order to raise offtake from the national herd, it is essential to explicitly address these costs. One potential solution is collective action in marketing of livestock in which proportional and fixed transaction costs are reduced and shared among the group members. Copyright (c) 2008 International Association of Agricultural Economists.