Socio-economic determinants of keeping goats and sheep by rural people in southern Benin

Dossa, Luc Hippolyte; Rischkowsky, Barbara; Birner, Regina; Wollny, C.B.A.

doi:10.1007/s10460-008-9138-9

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“…Their results showed that a greater percentage of the smallholder goat enterprise had a mean age of 52.7 years with a bias towards the female gender who represented 70 % of the goat farmers in the state. This result is also a confirmation of Dossa et al (2008) in southern Benin Republic where goat ownership is much of women business. It is interesting to note that 80.6 % of the farmers were married with 68.7 % having formal education.…”

Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Smallholder Goat Enterprisesupporting

confidence: 69%

Market Analysis of Smallholder Goat Enterprise under Tropical Conditions

Yesufu

Kassali

Aremu

et al. 2017

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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Though smallholder goat enterprise has been a major source of livelihood in most African communities for ages, yet little efforts exist to explore its full potential through commercialization. While much has been done to improve agricultural production in the small-scale sector, little is known and documented about the current state of goat production and marketing in most parts of Nigeria. Using proportionate sampling, data were collected from 160 smallholder goat producers and 220 consumers making a total of 380 respondents for the study. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, budgetary analyses, multiple regression and Likert Scale Technique. The study showed that smallholder goat enterprise was female-dominated with majority aged between 51 -60 years. The average cost, average revenue and gross margin per production season were ₦12,471.78, ₦16,755.51 and ₦4,904.61, respectively. The farmers realized ₦430.20, ₦450.80, ₦252.00 and ₦363.50 on a kilogram of buck, doe, male and female kids, respectively. Smallholder goat enterprise was profitable in the study area because the Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) showed that every ₦100 invested per goat yielded ₦34.00 more and above the money invested. The multiple regression model analysis showed that management practice (P < 0.01), gender (P < 0.1), age of cost of medication (P < 0.01) and flock size (P < 0.05) significantly influence the profitability of smallholder goat production in the study area. The result of Likert's scale indicated that 66.8 % of the consumers preferred goat meat to other meats because of its availability (56.8 %) and taste (22.3 %). Therefore, it is recommended that efforts should be put into commercializing goat enterprise in the tropics using the intensive system.

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Section: Socio-economic Characteristics Of Smallholder Goat Enterprisesupporting

confidence: 69%

Market Analysis of Smallholder Goat Enterprise under Tropical Conditions

Yesufu

Kassali

Aremu

et al. 2017

Agricultura Tropica Et Subtropica

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“…This concurs with literature that the smallholder farmers in South Africa are mostly above the age of 40 (Marandure et al, 2016;Motiang & Webb, 2016). It could be due to the effects of migration of young rural residents to urban areas in search of better working and living conditions (Dossa et al, 2008). In addition, the rural youth are generally not interested in agriculture as a career.…”

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Factors influencing off-take rates of smallholder sheep farming systems in the Western Cape Provinve of South Africa

Molotsi

Oosting

Cloete³

et al. 2019

S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext.

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The purpose of this study was to determine off-take rates in smallholder sheep farming systems in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A purposeful sampling technique was used where smallholder farmers were selected based on certain criteria. The criterion set out was that farmers must own between five and 100 sheep. Interviews were conducted with 72 smallholder farmers in three districts, namely the West Coast, Karoo and Eden. General information on the socioeconomic status of the farmers was obtained through semi-structured questionnaires. The main sources of income for the Karoo farmers was livestock (46%) and crops for Eden (32%). Farmers in the West Coast area mostly relied on salaries (43%), thus off-farm income. The Karoo district sold a higher average number of lambs per year (41 ± 8.8), with West Coast and Eden selling the same average number of lambs per year at 7 ± 2.2 and 7 ± 2.6 respectively. Overall, the income derived from livestock is low and not economically sustainable. Therefore, different strategies (such as access to market, financial assistance, improved animal nutrition and health management, as well as sound breeding plans) should be employed to assist smallholder livestock farmers to increase off-take rates.

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“…This in particular could be proven by the lower average age of the non-camel-owning household heads who also highlighted that the initial cost of acquiring camels was prohibitive. Studies by Dossa et al (2008) and Kabubo-Mariara (2008) showed a connection between age and wealth particularly of livestock in pastoral production systems.…”

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Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists’ choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

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Camel production is a potential avenue for improved food and income security in dryland areas of East Africa. Despite this potential, there is a dearth of information on the increasing choice of camel production among pastoralists in the region. Camel-owning households were obtained through snowball sampling approach whereas those without camels were obtained randomly in the vicinity of those who had camels. A total of 116 respondents were interviewed in Moroto and Amudat districts of the Karamoja sub-region, Uganda. Descriptive statistics and binary probit regression analysis were conducted on the data. Results showed that 45% of the sampled households owned camels with an average camel holding of 17.96 ± 22.12 heads. There were more cows (9.67 ± 12.368) than bulls (3.85 ± 7.149) in the camel herds. Only 8% and 26% of camel herders had access to extension services and financial credit respectively. The binary probit regression model revealed that age of the household head, household size, on-farm income and herd size significantly influenced the decision to undertake camel production in the region. Furthermore, all the household members were engaged in different camel management activities; however, herding was mainly the responsibility of the children (34.9%) and adult males (32.1%). Milking was mainly done by women (33.6%) while disease management was done by adult males (48.7%) and the elderly (22%) in the household. Provision of higher milk quantities (44.3%) and camels being in the lineage (13.6%) were cited as the key motivations for camel rearing. On the other hand, 56% of respondents observed that the initial high cost of camel acquisition was the main limitation to owning camels. This study has shown that decision-making in transitioning to camel production in Karamoja is a result of socio-economic attributes including pastoralists' perceptions of associated costs and benefits arising from camel production. Therefore, it is vital to strengthen innovative financing mechanisms and traditional systems such as agistments that can support pastoralists willing to acquire camels. There is need for extension services that target camel rearing where women and children are involved given their central role in camel management.

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Socio-economic determinants of keeping goats and sheep by rural people in southern Benin

Cited by 55 publications

References 39 publications

Market Analysis of Smallholder Goat Enterprise under Tropical Conditions

Market Analysis of Smallholder Goat Enterprise under Tropical Conditions

Factors influencing off-take rates of smallholder sheep farming systems in the Western Cape Provinve of South Africa

Socio-economic determinants of pastoralists’ choice of camel production in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

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