Cattle marketing: Analysis of traders perceptions and market structures Dr. Joshua Onono PHPT- University of Nairobi 1

Outline Introduction Objectives Material and methods Results Conclusion and future outlook 2

Introduction Markets play a role in the exchange of ownership for livestock resources destined for breeding, fattening and slaughter. Markets acts as a hub for a bigger network which can enhance disease spread to other production systems and farms. A clear understanding on how markets operate and weaknesses in the networks is important information that can be used to strengthen disease surveillance activities. 3

Objectives Describe perceptions of traders on constraints to cattle trading Analysis of market structure in arid and semi arid pastoral areas 4

Material and Methods Map of Kenya and study area Data collection and analysis Participatory workshops Market surveys Marketing analysis - concentration index and trader’s market share 5

Materials and methods Flow of animals from Tanzania towards Nairobi (Source: Zaal, 2011). 6

Materials and methods Number of cattle sold in markets, market sheds and destinations (Onono, 2013) 7

Perceptions on constraints to trade (Onono, 2013) 8

Presence of practices which may enhance spread and maintenance of diseases and other health risks along cattle marketing chains The presence of drug residues, diseases, trekking of cattle and black market for meat may enhance spread of livestock diseases and also pose health risk to meat consumers 9

Market concentration index (Onono, 2013) MarketsTradersCattleMeanMed.RangeGini Lower bound Upper bound Garissa Ilbisil Suswa Ewaso NB: Gini coefficient – this is a measure of market concentration (Ranges from 0 – 1) 10

Lorenz curves and trader’s market share (Onono, 2013) 11

Lorenz curves and trader’s market share (Onono, 2013) The presence of dominant traders along the cattle marketing chains The calculated concentration indices suggest an oligopolistic market structure tending to monopoly 12

Future outlook What are cattle traders attitude towards purchase of animals which are diseased? What role does livestock markets play in the spread and maintenance of zoonoses? 13