Title:
Goat auctions opening market opportunities for small holder farmers in western provinces of Zimbabwe
Authors:
Sarupinda, D.
,
Tavesure, F.
Place:
[The Hague]
Publisher:
SNV
Year:
2009
Series Title:
Case studies
PAGE:
5
Language:
eng
Subject:
Agriculture and Rural Development
Keywords:
animal production
,
markets
,
capacity building
Abstract:
The goat markets in the Western provinces of Zimbabwe have been characterized as informal, un-viable and thin. A baseline study in 2006 showed subdued prices at farm gate level and noted that the prevailing goat marketing system was not efficient. To promote a market driven approach, SNV proposed the auction system as one of the marketing options. This option was proposed after realizing the huge goat populations in the drier parts of Zimbabwe that would make it easy to attract many buyers. The other factor was the potential of creating marketing hubs where input suppliers, goat buyers and farmers would conduct their transactions in a cost effective way. This report discusses the SNV intervention.
Organization:
SNV - Netherlands Development Organisation
Country:
Zimbabwe
Region:
East Africa
Category:
Practice
Right:
© 2009 SNV
Document type:
Report
File:
171520.pdf