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Title : |
Understanding of Potential and Critical Constraints to Marketing of Goats in the Western Hills of Nepal |
Material Type: |
printed text |
Authors: |
MB Nepali, Author ; MR Tiwari, Author ; S Sapkota, Author ; BR Acharya, Author ; S Gautam, Author ; KR Joshi, Author ; S Amatya, Author |
Pagination: |
333-348 p. |
Languages : |
English (eng) |
Abstract: |
Goat production and marketing study was conducted in eleven western hill districts. Most of the goat raising farmers, middlemen and wholesalers explained that there is lack of goat marketing centres either in the VDCs level or in district headquarters I municipalities of the western hills of Nepal. Some of the market channels are the village level markets, catchments markets, terminal markets and district headquarters I municipalities markets. There are some marketing agents dealing with goat marketing from villages to municipalities. Goat marketing agents mainly found farmers and middlemen at the village level and catchments markets. In terminal markets, mainly wholesalers and middlemen were involved whereas in district headquarters and municipalities the middlemen, wholesalers and butchers were dealing the goat business. The results revealed that 59.3% respondents believe middlemen visit in the village for goat marketing. Almost all farmers sell their goats on the basis of estimated price. Major constraints on goat marketing were lack of public goat marketing centres, lack of communications about goat marketing and lack of infrastructure etc. in all domestic markets. In the western hills of Nepal main goat marketing centre was found in Pokhara sub-municipality where traders 1 whole sellers bring their goats to sale from different catchments. Based on the survey in II districts, the average share of goat in the total household income was found to be 11 %. |
Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=366 |
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Understanding of Potential and Critical Constraints to Marketing of Goats in the Western Hills of Nepal [printed text] / MB Nepali, Author ; MR Tiwari, Author ; S Sapkota, Author ; BR Acharya, Author ; S Gautam, Author ; KR Joshi, Author ; S Amatya, Author . - [s.d.] . - 333-348 p. Languages : English ( eng) Abstract: |
Goat production and marketing study was conducted in eleven western hill districts. Most of the goat raising farmers, middlemen and wholesalers explained that there is lack of goat marketing centres either in the VDCs level or in district headquarters I municipalities of the western hills of Nepal. Some of the market channels are the village level markets, catchments markets, terminal markets and district headquarters I municipalities markets. There are some marketing agents dealing with goat marketing from villages to municipalities. Goat marketing agents mainly found farmers and middlemen at the village level and catchments markets. In terminal markets, mainly wholesalers and middlemen were involved whereas in district headquarters and municipalities the middlemen, wholesalers and butchers were dealing the goat business. The results revealed that 59.3% respondents believe middlemen visit in the village for goat marketing. Almost all farmers sell their goats on the basis of estimated price. Major constraints on goat marketing were lack of public goat marketing centres, lack of communications about goat marketing and lack of infrastructure etc. in all domestic markets. In the western hills of Nepal main goat marketing centre was found in Pokhara sub-municipality where traders 1 whole sellers bring their goats to sale from different catchments. Based on the survey in II districts, the average share of goat in the total household income was found to be 11 %. |
Link for e-copy: |
http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=366 |
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