Mugonya, J and Hauser, M (2022) Determinants of quality-based payments for livestock in conflict-prone areas in Kenya. Journal of Arid Environments, 200. pp. 1-11. ISSN 1095-922X
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The mechanisms influencing livestock pricing in Kenya are well studied. The determinants of quality-based payments on markets in conflict-affected areas, however, are hardly documented. In this paper, we offer a deeper understanding of transitions towards quality-based payments from the perspective of livestock buyers in the Kerio-Valley, Kenya. The location is known for protracted communal conflicts. Transcripts from qualitative interviews, focus group discussions and field notes from participant observation we coded and analysed using MAXQDA. Our data identify three broad determinants (chain organisation and financing, market system development, quality and value of livestock) relevant for the transition from traditional to quality-based payments for livestock in conflict prone drylands. We then discuss the standard definition of livestock quality by market players, the behaviours of traders, and market institutions as entry points to leverage transitions to quality-based payments in future. Also, seasonal changes and security perceptions influence the potential for introducing quality-based payments. Although limited to the Kerio-Valley, key insights we offer could apply to similar conflict-prone settings in the region.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Divisions: | Research Program : East & Southern Africa |
| CRP: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Livestock markets, Payment for quality, Conflict-prone regions |
| Subjects: | Others > Livestock Others > Kenya |
| Depositing User: | Mr Nagaraju T |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2024 03:33 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2024 03:33 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/12446 |
| Official URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/... |
| Projects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Acknowledgement: | We thank RUFORUM, the MasterCard Foundation, the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystem (WLE) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) for research funds. We are grateful to Andre van Rooyen and reviewers for their comments on an earlier manuscript version. Any opinions expressed here belong to the authors and are not necessarily representative of or endorsed by the people and organisations mentioned. We dedicate this article to Mr Benjamin Sum, who was fatally shot at work in the Kerio-Valley in fall 2021. |
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