Price and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa’s Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Mali

cg.contactA.Ayantunde@cgiar.orgen_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Livestock Research Institute - ILRIen_US
cg.contributor.centerSouth Dakota State Universityen_US
cg.contributor.crpCRP on Dryland Systems - DSen_US
cg.contributor.funderNot Applicableen_US
cg.coverage.countryMLen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.creator.idDuncan, Alan: 0000-0002-3954-3067en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-date2016-12-31en_US
cg.issn0035-1865en_US
cg.issue1en_US
cg.journalRevue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicauxen_US
cg.subject.agrovoclivestocken_US
cg.subject.agrovocsuburban agricultureen_US
cg.subject.agrovocnutritive valueen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsahelen_US
cg.subject.agrovocqualityen_US
cg.volume67en_US
dc.contributorBlummel, Michaelen_US
dc.contributorSolowey, Elaineen_US
dc.contributorDuncan, Alanen_US
dc.creatorAyantunde, Augustineen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-05T19:42:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-05T19:42:55Z
dc.description.abstractIn West African Sahel cities, livestock husbandry such as smallholder dairy production and livestock (cattle, sheep and goat) fattening has become popular among livestock owners to meet food needs for the household, and for income generation. The increasing importance of urban and suburban agriculture, particularly livestock husbandry in the region, has led to a rapid increase in livestock populations in most of the cities. As a result of this increase and the associated growth in the demand for feeds, feed markets have sprung up in many cities and towns of West Africa’s Sahel. A survey of livestock feed markets was conducted in five markets in Bamako, Mali. Prices of livestock feeds were monitored monthly from January to December 2010. In addition, feed samples were collected from the markets for laboratory analysis to determine their nutritional quality. Results showed that the prices of cowpea hay and groundnut haulm were consistently higher than those of other feeds throughout the year. The price of cowpea hay ranged from 367 FCFA/kg dry matter (DM) (1 USD ≈ 500 FCFA) in October, i.e. immediately after harvest, to 667 FCFA/kg DM in August, i.e. in the wet season. Results also showed that there was no relationship between price and quality for all feed types. However, prices and quality of feeds differed significantly across seasons suggesting that the season was a major determinant for the price of livestock feeds in suburban areas of West Africa’s Sahel.en_US
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dc.identifierhttps://mel.cgiar.org/reporting/downloadmelspace/hash/mQ6cvVjW/v/c641517805d9f9a79d5fbd20ab6baf38en_US
dc.identifier.citationAugustine Ayantunde, Michael Blummel, Elaine Solowey, Alan Duncan. (30/11/2014). Price and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa’s Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Mali. Revue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, 67(1), pp. 13-21.en_US
dc.identifier.statusLimited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/5298
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherCentre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)en_US
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC-4.0en_US
dc.sourceRevue d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux;67,(2014) Pagination 13,21en_US
dc.subjectpriceen_US
dc.subjectcommodity marketen_US
dc.subjectfeeden_US
dc.titlePrice and quality of livestock feeds in suburban markets of West Africa’s Sahel: Case study from Bamako, Malien_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2014-11-30en_US
dcterms.extent13-21en_US

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