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Poverty, Livestock and Household Typologies in Nepal

Maltsoglou, Irini; Taniguchi, Kiyoshi - Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), United Nations - 2004

Agriculture and livestock are key components of the livelihoods of the poor. Livestock make a substantial contribution … livestock and the possible impact of livestock policies on the poor. The aim of the analysis presented in this paper is twofold … livestock plays in and for household's income and income sources; secondly, based on the findings, set up household typologies …

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Provision of Livestock as a Catalyst for Improved Income Generation on Small Farms in Western Kenya

Juma, Alfred; Roberts, Tim - International Farm Management Association - IFMA - 2005

Many of the Groups supported had humble origins. Some were originally formed by women who got together because of their desperate situation and started 'merry go rounds' by which they each contributed a small amount of money each month and then supported members in turn either in a crisis...

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The Integration of Rural Households into Ruminant Livestock Industries in China

Waldron, Scott A.; Brown, Colin G.; Longworth, John W. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

. Findings for the ruminant livestock sector are widely applicable to other agricultural industries in China. …

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Medium Term Outlook for Canadian Agriculture - International and Domestic Markets

Charlebois, Pierre; Gagne, Stephan - Agriculture Canada, Government of Canada - 2009

The purpose of this document is to describe the features of the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Medium Term Outlook for Canadian Agriculture (previously entitled Medium Term Policy Baseline) covering the period 2008 to 2018. The outlook is an attempt to outline a plausible future of the...

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Understanding Factors That Influence Breeders to Sell Bulls at Performance Tests

Lillywhite, Jay M.; Simonsen, J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 40 (2008) 03

Breeders of purebred bulls have multiple avenues to market their bulls, including consignment at public auctions associated with performance tests. Purebred breeders often have the opportunity to withdraw bulls that are eligible to sell in these auctions. We examine sales data from a public...

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The Future Role of Livestock Cooperatives

Hogeland, Julie A. - Rural Development Program, Department of Agriculture - 1987

In 1985, a total of 17 regional cooperatives marketed livestock. These cooperatives were created to provide greater …

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Evidence of Scope Economies in Australian Agriculture

Villano, Renato A.; Fleming, Pauline; Fleming, Euan M. - Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society … - 2008

Scope economies can be used in studies of farming systems to provide a measure of synergies between different farm enterprises and between activities within farm enterprises. In this paper, they are reported for farms in three benchmarking groups in Australia by estimating stochastic input...

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MARKETING CHANNELS COMPETE FOR U.S. STOCKER CATTLE

Schmitz, Troy G.; Moss, Charles B.; Schmitz, Andrew - In: Journal of Agribusiness 21 (2003) 2

This study investigates the underlying reasons for a producer's choice of marketing channels for stocker cattle in the United States. In addition to traditional public auctions, private sales, video auctions, and Internet auctions have been recently used in the marketing of stocker cattle....

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Invasive Species Management: Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the U.S. Beef Industry

Zhao, Zishun; Wahl, Thomas I.; Marsh, Thomas L. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2006

the effects of invasive species introduction on decision-making in a livestock sector (e.g., production and feeding). The … framework integrates an epidemiological model, a dynamic livestock production model, domestic consumption, and international … trade. The integrated approach captures producer and consumer responses to, and welfare outcomes of, livestock disease …

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The Value of USDA Situation and Outlook Information in Hog and Cattle Markets

Good, Darrel L.; Irwin, Scott H.; Isengildina, Olga - In: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 31 (2006) 02

Storage; Hogs and Pigs; Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook (LDPO); and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates …

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