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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF OX - PLOWING AND CATTLE - FEEDING IN THE STRATIFICATION OF WEST AFRICAN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF OX - PLOWING AND CATTLE - FEEDING IN THE STRATIFICATION OF WEST AFRICAN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
Presents results of a literature search to determine whether the current West African practice of bovine traction and a small unit feeding could increase (1) net cash farm incomes, (2) demand for immature traction outlines the economic factors which limit adoption of ox-cultivation, recommends measures for mitigating these constraints, and assesses the effect that an increase in bovine traction would have on the demand for immatures from the northern mainland.
SLEEPER, JONATHAN A. · 1970
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Abstract
The study also addresses the profitability and economic future of small unit feeding and evaluates the effect of both bovine traction and small unit feeding on rural supplies of red meat. It is concluded that while ox-cultivation will remain an important element in Central West African crop and livestock production, more universally effective technologies should also be developed. Numerous tables provide data on related economics, geography, labor requirements, and yield effects.
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