Ayantunde, A A and Adamou, K and Seybou, G and Moumouni, O (2022) Livestock feed markets across seasons in periurban areas of Niger: seller and buyer profiles, feed price and quality. Ressources Alimentaires et Alimentation, 75 (2). pp. 47-54. ISSN 1951-6711
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Abstract
Livestock productivity in West African Sahel is constrained by seasonal scarcity of feed and by its low quality in the dry season. Feed resources scarcity in the region has also been aggravated by the increase in livestock population, which has heightened the demand for feed, particularly in periurban areas. Livestock feed markets have thus sprung up in many cities and towns. To understand the dynamics of these markets, surveys were conducted in five of them in Maradi and five others in Niamey, Niger, in the early dry season (October-November 2019), late dry season (March-June 2020), and wet season (August-September 2020) with a semi-structured questionnaire. Results showed that diverse feed types were sold or bought, and mainly by adult male vendors or buyers, in both markets across seasons. The buyers gave as major reasons for purchasing livestock feed the insufficient household feed biomass, the poor-quality household feed, and the need for supplementary feeds to maintain and improve animal performance. Prices of livestock feeds at both markets varied significantly with season, market location and feed type. In both sites, prices of legume residues (cowpea hay, cowpea husk, groundnut haulm) were higher than the other feed types. Results further showed that there was no clear relationship between price and nutritional quality across seasons.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Research Program : West & Central Africa |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Peri-urban agriculture, feeding systems, feed resources, prices, nutritive value, Sahel, Niger |
| Subjects: | Others > Sahel Region Others > Niger |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Feb 2024 09:46 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Feb 2024 09:47 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12439 |
| Official URL: | https://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/vi... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | This study was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through support to the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems managed by the University of Florida, Gainesville, United States. The authors are solely responsible for the opinions expressed in this article. |
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