Feed Markets in the Late Dry Season across Agro-Ecological Zones in Burkina Faso

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryBurkina Faso
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BF
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/24/6/30en
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.subject.ilriFEEDSen
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen
dc.contributor.authorAyantunde, Augustine A.en
dc.contributor.authorDoamba, E.en
dc.contributor.authorHebie, M.en
dc.contributor.authorSogoba, D.en
dc.contributor.authorSame, R.en
dc.contributor.authorBlummel, Michaelen
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T19:27:42Zen
dc.date.available2022-05-26T19:27:42Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/119665
dc.titleFeed Markets in the Late Dry Season across Agro-Ecological Zones in Burkina Fasoen
dcterms.abstractLimited access to adequate quantities of high-quality feed is a major constraint to livestock productivity in smallholder systems in the West African Sahel. As a result of the increase in the livestock population and the associated growth in the demand for feeds, feed markets have sprung up in many cities and towns in the region. However, there is little available information on price variations for different feed types across agro-ecological zones in Burkina Faso. Information on feed price and quality is essential to developing strategies to match feed supply with demand. Surveys on the price and quality of feeds at nine feed markets in peri-urban areas across the four agro-ecological zones in Burkina Faso were conducted in the late dry season (March–May) in 2019. In each location, at least 10 feed sellers were interviewed. Samples of major feeds on sale at the markets were collected for laboratory analysis. Cowpea hay had the highest price of 394±53 FCFA per kg DM in Ouagadougou while the feed with the lowest price was sorghum straw, which was 30±2 FCFA per kg DM in Ouahigouya. For nearly all feeds, the prices were highest in Ouagadougou, which is presumably a reflection of higher demand. There was no correlation between price and quality (nitrogen concentration and in vitro organic matter digestibility (IVOMD) in the Ouagadougou market. However, there was a significant (P<0.05) positive relationship between price and nitrogen concentration in Dori, and between price and IVOMD in Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouahigouya markets. The results suggest that increasing demand for feed tends to drive up price particularly in the urban areas regardless of the quality. The findings in Dori, Bobo-Dioulasso and Ouahigouya indicate that there is opportunity to develop feed pricing based on quality.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAyantunde, Augustine A., Doamba, E., Hebie, M., Sogoba, D., Same, R., Blummel, Michael. 2021. Feed Markets in the Late Dry Season across Agro-Ecological Zones in Burkina Faso. Paper presented at the Joint XXIV International Grassland Congress and XI Rangeland 2021 Congress, Nairobi, Kenya, 25-29 October 2021. Nairobi: ILRIen
dcterms.issued2021en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.typeConference Paper

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