Online Platform for Agricultural Produce Livestock Marketing

The main livelihood of the majoritarian population here is through farming, who dwell in villages and feed the whole country. Food is one of the necessities of a human being, which the framers fulfill. However, they fail to get a proper price of the stock they sell in the market. Hence, they are deprived of getting profits for their stock. APMLOP helps them in getting a proper price for their stock and even get profit for their efforts. This paper aims to increase farm income in an efficient marketing system that controls the number of mediators in the marketing process and ensures maximum income for farmers. In this approach, the farmers directly deal with concerned retailers not efficient also well not at marketing system. Definitely selling the farm crops across the country and even outside the country this well indirectly help to increase the demand of the product and provide higher income to farmers also the growth of agro-based industries. By adopting new technology, develop online agriculture market web application. This web application acts as a platform for moving farmer products from the farms directly to the industry or wholesale retailers.

The factors affecting the marketing channel selection in sheep farming: A Turkish case study

This study was conducted to determine sheep farmers' selection of marketing channels in livestock sales and the factors affecting their choices. The research data were generated from the survey data of 53 enterprises selected via simple random sampling method in Samsun province in 2019. In this research, descriptive statistics were used to determine some characteristics of the sheep farmers, and the chi-square test was employed to compare the farmers' characteristics according to the selection of the marketing channels. According to the results of the study, four marketing channels were identified to be efficient in livestock marketing. These were final consumers, brokers, retailers, and mixed channels. Besides, it was determined that the variables of selling additional products (milk, cheese, fleece) in the enterprise other than livestock, being a member of the Sheep and Goat Breeders Association, and the reason of choosing marketing channels had an impact (P<0.05) on the selection of marketing channels.

Analysis of the Potential of Beef Cattle Business Development in Indramayu District

This study aimed to analyze the potential for cattle business development in Indramayu Regency. The research locations selected using purposive sampling method were based on the following criteria: (1) Indramayu Regency is the 2nd largest rice producers in the Province of West Java, (2) The area covers 2,099.42 km2 based on secondary data obtained from BPS Indramayu Regency in numbers and (3) The area of agricultural land is still larger than the area of resident housing. The data analysis method used the carrying capacity index (IDD) and Location Question (LQ) analysis formulas. The data were processed and explained descriptively. The results of this study resulted in carrying capacity values consisting of 3 patterns, namely the highest carrying capacity value > 20,000 AU (Gantar and Terisi). Medium carrying capacity value > 10,000 AU (Cikedung and Gabuswetan). Low value carrying capacity 5.000-10.000 AU (Haurgelis, Suyeg, Juntiyuat, Bongdua, Kertasemaya, Patrol, Kedokanbunder and Sindang). The results of the analysis of IDD > 2 there are 12 sub-districts, meaning that based on the availability of forage feed from agricultural land, it is included in the safe category to increase the population of beef cattle. The potential for beef cattle development in Indramayu Regency needs to be prioritized in 12 sub-districts with LQ > 1 and IDD > 2 accompanied by government policies to support investment in livestock marketing facilities and infrastructure for smallholders.

Newly evolving pastoral and post-pastoral rangelands of Eastern Africa

Over the past two decades, the rangelands of Eastern Africa have experienced sweeping changes associated with growing human populations, shifting land use, expanding livestock marketing and trade, and greater investment by domestic and global capital. These trends have coincided with several large shocks that were turning points for how rangeland inhabitants make a living. As livelihoods in the region’s rangelands transform in seemingly paradoxical directions, away from customary pastoralist production systems, greater insight is required of how these transformations might affect poverty and vulnerability. This article reviews the state of what is known regarding directions of livelihood change in the rangelands of Eastern Africa, drawing on case studies of structural change in five settings in the region. It considers the implications of long-term change, as well as the emergence of very different livelihood mixes in pastoral rangelands, for efforts to reduce poverty and vulnerability in these places.

Factors affecting the marketing of livestock in South Omo Zone: The case of Hammer woreda

Pastoralism is important to the society for poverty alleviation, food security and economic growth. It is the backbone of many African countries’ economy, particularly Ethiopia. The main objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting the marketing of livestock in terms of sales volume in South Omo Zone: the case of Hammer woreda. From 35 potential pastoralist kebeles in the woreda, 3 kebeles were selected purposively. The multi-stage sampling technique and the proportional stratified sampling technique were used to select sample pastoralists from each stratum. A total of 388 pastoralists were selected by using the systematic sampling technique. The study identified that price, infrastructure, middlemen and promotional factors significantly affect livestock marketing. The findings of this study recommend that the government should formulate and implement appropriate market and pricing policies, disseminate market information in proper media and improve road networks to enhance the effectiveness of livestock marketing in the woreda. Keywords: Infrastructure, livestock, marketing, price, promotion.

76 Shipping calves to the Southern Great Plains: Impact of mode, timing, distance and cattle type

This presentation will discuss historical transportation information, recommendations and available transportation data. Stocker and feeder cattle transportation in the U.S. is virtually unchanged in the last five decades. Transportation stress continues to be accepted as an important factor in the morbidity and mortality of cattle shipped to Southern Great Plains feedyards and stocker operations. Transportation research has occurred in bits and pieces that provide glimpses into mechanisms involved but in general the results are puzzle pieces that have had little influence on transportation techniques. The Electronic Logging Device (ELD) use mandate in livestock hauling will impact stocker and feeder transport to the Great Plains. The extent of which is not yet known and recent delays in implementation with concurrent “exceptions” and “adjustments” make it unclear what the future will hold for stocker and feeder cattle transportation. The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) has in recent decades developed voluntary livestock handling and transportation training for their customers. Some of the training has been accomplished in a partnership with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The first of these were the “Focal Point” training and “Master Transporter Guide.” More recent, NCBA has developed Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Transportation certification training for both “Farmer/Rancher” and “Professional Drivers.” Packers have embraced this effort and the major packers currently require all drivers delivering livestock to their operations to be certified. The NCBA BQA Transportation training certification is applicable to stocker and feeder drivers hauling cattle to the Great Plains, but currently it is rare that stocker and feeder operations require drivers to have transportation certification that bring cattle to their operations. Interesting and useful data will be reviewed, such as transportation data collected from Dr. Richeson and Dr. Lawrence at West Texas A&M University. Finding examples include; cattle during transportation can take thousands of steps while on in the semi-trailer with differing number of steps and G-Forces being recorded for cattle on the top deck compared to cattle on the lower deck.

Contribution of livestock marketing chains and role played by stakeholders’ knowledge, attitude and practice in spreading cystic hydatidosis to Busia Town, Kenya, 2018

BackgroundCystic hydatidosis (CH), a neglected parasitic zoonosis, is endemic in many parts of Kenya and could be spread along livestock marketing chains. Poor knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) enables this spread in remote areas with inadequate public health services. We estimated prevalence, identified possible origin of CH to Busia, Kenya and assessed KAP among cattle owners and abattoir workers.Methods and Principal FindingsWe conducted a cross-sectional study on slaughtered livestock and interviewed their owners and abattoir workers in Busia in May–June 2018. We used visual observation, palpation and incision to identify cysts. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used for confirmatory diagnosis. Epi Info 7 was used to calculate descriptive and associative statistics. Of 302 carcasses inspected, cysts were visualized in nine (2.98%, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.46–5.78). Fourteen samples were collected and 13 (92.86%) were positive on PCR (sensitivity=92%, specificity=95%). All carcasses with cysts were from West Pokot County, which borders Busia to the north. We interviewed 310 participants: 260 were males (83.87%, 95% CI: 79.19 – 87.69); median age was 41 years (range=21-69). Dogs were kept by 221 (71.99%, 95% CI: 66.55 – 76.87), of which 83 (37.56%, 95% CI: 28.33 – 48.52) improperly disposed of dog faeces. Home slaughtering was practiced by 196 (63.23%, 95% CI: 58.78-69.80), of which 115 (58.67%, 95% CI: 51.44-65.64) were not inspected and 85 (43.37%, 95% CI: 36.32-50.62) fed raw organs to dogs. Adequate knowledge was associated with butcher ownership (P-value = 0.002), age ≥35 years (P-value = 0.002) and higher literacy level (P-value <0.001).Conclusions and SignificanceThere is non-negligible risk of CH in Busia communities which might worsen with time given that the county is connected to endemic areas through livestock trade. Poor KAP by the people on the disease calls for need to implement information, education and communication campaigns to improve KAP on CH in the area.Author summaryCystic hydatidosis is a globally neglected parasitic zoonosis which is endemic in many parts of the world including Kenya. It is majorly a problem among pastoral communities where there is close contact between human, livestock and dogs. Busia County, in Western Kenya is part of a livestock marketing chain between Kenya and Uganda. Animals from high endemic regions in Uganda and Kenya can easily spread the parasite to Busia through improper disposal of their infested organs. Non-pastoral communities like Busia may not have much cumulative experience about the disease though their practices may contribute to the perpetuation of the parasite in their environment. The parasite is gradually spreading to new areas and it is very important to the public health players in Kenya to take action so as to prevent further spread of this disease. Findings from this study show that the disease is no longer limited to pastoral communities only. There is need for the implementation of information, education and communication campaigns to improve the knowledge, attitude and practices of Busia community and other non-endemic regions on the disease.