Efficiency of fresh milk marketing systems in the Bamako area: some preliminary results

cg.coverage.countryMalien_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MLen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africaen_US
cg.identifier.urlhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2704en_US
cg.isbn92-9053-202-5en_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTSen_US
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen_US
dc.contributor.authorAchuonjei, P.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDebrah, S.K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-12-09T11:08:41Zen_US
dc.date.available2010-12-09T11:08:41Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2741en_US
dc.titleEfficiency of fresh milk marketing systems in the Bamako area: some preliminary resultsen_US
dcterms.abstractThe marketing systems in sub-Saharan Africa have been alleged to be inefficient, yet relatively little research has been done on marketing efficiency. This study investigates the efficiency of fresh milk marketing in the Bamako area of Mali. A sample of 105 dairy market participants made up of producers, retailers, itinerant milk collectors and wholesalers was interviewed twice a week during the height of the dry and rainy seasons. Fresh milk trade was concentrated in the rainy season when 64 percent of all transactions (by volume) took place. Producers who sold fresh milk directly to consumers handled 45 percent of the total volume compared with 20 percent handled by itinerant collectors. Retail prices observed at the various sale outlets were generally similar after adjusting for transportation costs. On average, traders made a margin of 45 FCFA/litre, which is not excessive relative to services rendered. The preliminary conclusions are that fresh milk marketing in the Bamako area is fairly efficient.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.issued1992en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Centre for Africaen_US
dcterms.subjectbamakoen_US
dcterms.subjectmilken_US
dcterms.subjectmarketingen_US
dcterms.subjectproducer pricesen_US
dcterms.subjectconsumer pricesen_US
dcterms.subjectproduction systemsen_US
dcterms.typeConference Paperen_US

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