Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria

dc.creator	Jabbar, M.A.
dc.date	1995
dc.date	2013-06-11T09:23:14Z
dc.date	2013-06-11T09:23:14Z
dc.date.accessioned	2026-06-27T17:04:40Z
dc.description	A year-long survey of rural small ruminant markets in southern Nigeria shows that supplies from local sources fail to keep pace with increased demand, particularly at festival times, and the gap is filled by supplies from the northern part of the country. Subsistence oriented southern producers sell animals throughout the year mainly for various cash needs such as buying food, clothing and paying school fees. Prices are higher at festival times but on a yearly basis variations are not significant, so production technologies that contribute to year-round increased supply may be of better value for small-scale subsistence oriented producers while commercial production may be geared to the peak festival time markets.
dc.identifier	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29340
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/141533
dc.language	en
dc.rights	Limited Access
dc.source	Oxford Agrarian Studies;23(1): 85-96
dc.subject	sheep
dc.subject	goats
dc.subject	markets
dc.subject	supply
dc.subject	market research
dc.subject	age
dc.subject	weight
dc.subject	prices
dc.subject	distribution
dc.title	Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria
dc.type	Journal Article

Colecciones