Drivers of Live Cattle Price in the Livestock Trading System of Central Cameroon.

ABSTRACT: Livestock production and trade are critical for the food security and welfare of rural households in sub-Saharan Africa. In Cameroon, animal trade consists mainly of live cattle commercialized through livestock markets. Identifying the factors contributing to cattle price formation is critical for designing effective policies for sustainable production and for increasing food availability. In this study, we evaluated the influence of a range of individual- and market-level factors on the price of cattle that were sold in all transactions (n = 118,017) recorded over a 12-month period from 31 livestock markets in the main cattle production area of the country. An information-theoretic approach using a generalized additive mixed-effect model was implemented to select the best explanato

SUBMITTER: Motta P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5776083 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature