The contribution of livestock to household livelihoods in Tanzania and Uganda: measuring tradable and non-tradable livestock outputs

被引：4

作者：

Zane G. ^{[1
]}

Pica-Ciamarra U. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC

[2] Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome

来源：

Tropical Animal Health and Production | 2021年 / 53卷 / 2期

关键词：

Livelihoods; Livestock; Non-tradable outputs; Tanzania; Tradable outputs; Uganda;

D O I：

10.1007/s11250-021-02604-7

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摘要：

Livestock is estimated to contribute to the livelihoods of about 60 percent of rural households in developing countries, including many poor. Measuring the exact extent of such contribution is however challenging, because of significant data gaps. This paper develops and applies a methodology to assess the contribution of livestock to household livelihoods, which allows measuring both tradable and non-tradable or marginally tradable livestock outputs. It implements it using data from Living Standards Measurement Studies (LSMS) in Uganda and Tanzania, which include a comprehensive livestock module, as well as data from ad hoc surveys implemented by the ministries in charge of livestock in both countries. Results suggest that non-tradable and marginally traded livestock outputs represent about half of the contribution of livestock to household livelihoods. © 2021, Food and Agricutlure Organization, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.

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