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Using flock simulations for modern goat market systems in Central Mozambique

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Title Using flock simulations for modern goat market systems in Central Mozambique
 
Creator Homann-Kee Tui, S
Sisito, G
Quembo, C
Sixpence, C
 
Subject Livestock
Africa
Mozambique
 
Description In marginal and high-risk farming areas like Marara District in Central
Mozambique, goats are a quick investment pathway for smallholder farmers and
can enhance the benefits from agriculture.
The current goat value chain involving sales at the feira (informal goat sales
venues), with unscrupulous intermediaries, does not enhance the development
of smallholder farmers. Those with small flocks cannot participate in goat
markets while those with large flocks are not motivated to use their flocks
more productively. As a result, the entire community operates below potential.
Goat farmers and buyers are far apart, both geographically and in terms of
understanding and co-operation.
Enhancing communities’ capacity to organize and manage decentralized goat
markets can benefit smallholder farmers immensely. Volumes and quality of goat
sales can be increased by addressing the needs and interests of owners of larger
and smaller flocks alike within the same community.
A community-based goat market system builds social responsibility and helps
communities to manage risk. The private sector has also expressed an interest to
invest for enhancing communities’ technical capacity...
 
Publisher ICRISAT
 
Date 2018
 
Type Monograph
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11097/1/Using%20flock%20simulations%20for%20modern%20goat%20market%20systems%20in%20Central%20Mozambique_21%20March%202019.pdf
Homann-Kee Tui, S and Sisito, G and Quembo, C and Sixpence, C (2018) Using flock simulations for modern goat market systems in Central Mozambique. Other. ICRISAT.