A triple-hurdle model of small-ruminant production and marketing in the highlands of Ethiopia: Implications for commercial transformation

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpLivestocken_US
cg.contributor.donorGlobal Affairs Canadaen_US
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBerhanu Gebremedhin: 0000-0002-3168-2783en_US
cg.creator.identifierDirk Hoekstra: 0000-0002-6111-6627en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.urlhttp://afjare.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/6.-Gebremedhin-et-al.pdfen_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1993-3738en_US
cg.issue3en_US
cg.journalAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economicsen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL PRODUCTIONen_US
cg.subject.ilriMARKETSen_US
cg.subject.ilriSMALL RUMINANTSen_US
cg.volume12en_US
dc.contributor.authorGebremedhin, Berhanuen_US
dc.contributor.authorShiferaw, K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTegegne, Azageen_US
dc.contributor.authorHoekstra, Dirken_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-12T10:43:49Zen_US
dc.date.available2018-01-12T10:43:49Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/90010en_US
dc.titleA triple-hurdle model of small-ruminant production and marketing in the highlands of Ethiopia: Implications for commercial transformationen_US
dcterms.abstractThis paper analyses factors that influence Ethiopian households’ decisions to produce and market small ruminants using a triple-hurdle econometric model. The model integrates production, market position and volume of sales, allowing us to make inferences relating to the study population. The results are based on a dataset collected from 5 000 households and 497 rural communities in the highlands of Ethiopia. Our results show that, among other things, younger household heads, maleheaded households, and households with relatively higher labour supply are more likely to engage in small-ruminant production. Flock size is an important determining factor of market participation and volume of sales. In addition, in areas where small-ruminant production is likely, market access stands out as an important determinant of household market position. Finally, our results show that the small-ruminant sub-sector is price nonresponsive, suggesting that households liquidate their animals in need of cash, not necessarily to maximise profit.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGebremedhin, B., Shiferaw, K., Tegene, A. and Hoekstra, D. 2017. A triple-hurdle model of small-ruminant production and marketing in the highlands of Ethiopia: Implications for commercial transformation. African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 12(3): 257-270en_US
dcterms.extentp. 257-270en_US
dcterms.issued2017-09-15en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.subjectmarketsen_US
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen_US
dcterms.subjectsmall ruminantsen_US
dcterms.subjectanimal productionen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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