Livestock has been hypothesized to be one of the major buffer stocks for consumption smoothing in rural areas of … mainland rural Tanzania. Results indicate that solar adoption is higher for livestock owners than non-livestock owners and that … middle-expenditure levels. We argue that poor families tend to keep small livestock, which may not generate enough income for …

We measure if and to what extent livestock sales during food shortages affect the wealth value of livestock. For this … markets), for the period from January 1991 to December 2009. The empirical evidence is consistent with increased livestock … sales during food shortages, especially small livestock, and especially in the south. Results are robust for different ways …

This paper presents an overview of the livestock sector in Central Asia using national statistics and field survey data …) enterprises. Few producers can supply quality livestock products at high volumes, leading some meat and milk processors to favour … have limited livestock productivity. Domestic fodder production is increasing in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, but is hindered …

the livestock asset dynamics using both non-parametric and semi-parametric techniques to establish the shape of the asset … accumulation path and to determine whether multiple equilibria exist. More specifically, using tropical livestock units as a … measure of livestock accumulation over time, we show not only that these assets converge to a single equilibrium but that …