Assessment of economic and socio-economic factors affecting the demand for goats and goat meat in Malawi

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2012-09

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The general objective of this study is to assess the economic and socio-demographic factors affecting the demand for goats and goat meat in Malawi. Specifically, the project will: determine the levels of demand of goats and goat meat in urban and rural areas of Malawi; determine the major economic and socio- demographic factors affecting the demand of goat and goat meat in the various agro-geographic or regional locations of Malawi; and evaluate consumers response with respect to price changes of goats and goat meat relative to beef and potential effect of changing some of the factors affecting the demand.

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Research Application Summary, Third RUFORUM Biennial Meeting 24 - 28 September 2012, Entebbe, Uganda PP. 1761-1764

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Demand, Goat meat, Socio-demographic factors

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