Marketing and price formation for meat goats, hair sheep and their products in Ceara State, northeast Brazil
Given the precarious economic status of small farmers, sharecroppers, and agricultural laborers in Northeast Brazil and given the major economic role small ruminants play in the Sertao, a simultaneous approach attacking problems of small ruminant production and marketting is an important element of development policy for the Northeast. This paper represents only the first step in the research process. At this stage of investigation three problems stand out: 1. the demand for small ruminant meat is such that retail meat prices are consistently less than other red meats. This, of course, means lower returns to the producers. On the other hand, goats and sheep provide a regular supply of cheap, high quality protein to low income groups including the farmers themselves, agriculture laborers, and urban workers. 2. Supply of live animals is heavily dependent upon climatic conditions, and increasing producer returns through supply-oriented policies will be difficult. 3. The market for the main by-product, skins, operates in a manner which makes normal marketing policy measures ineffective. A more detailed study of the demand for Brazilian skins is currently in process and should help clarify the issues. The marketing of live animals and skins is described in this paper
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Scottsdale, AZ (EUA)
1982
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