Factors affecting the goat producers choice of market place and marketing efficiency in Afghanistan

TAVVA SRINIVAS; ADEN AW-HASSAN; BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY; MARKOS TIBBO; JAVED RIZVI; ABDUL HALIM NASERI

doi:10.56093/ijans.v84i12.45396

Authors

TAVVA SRINIVAS International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) - Afghanistan Research Program, P.O.:1355, Kabul, Afghanistan
ADEN AW-HASSAN International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) - Afghanistan Research Program, P.O.:1355, Kabul, Afghanistan
BARBARA RISCHKOWSKY International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Lebanon
MARKOS TIBBO International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Lebanon
JAVED RIZVI International Center for Research on Agro-Forestry (ICRAF), South Asia Regional Office, NAS Complex, Pusa, New Delhi
ABDUL HALIM NASERI International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Lebanon

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v84i12.45396

Keywords:

Binary Logit model, Choice of markets, Goats, Market channels, Price spread and efficiency

Abstract

This paper aims to assess the efficiency in marketing goats and to identify the factors influencing the choice of market location for goat producers’ in Baghlan and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan. Goat producers (280) were randomly selected in equal proportions for rainfed and irrigated systems from 28 villages in 4 districts in Baghlan and Nangarhar provinces. Shepherd index of marketing efficiency and binary logit model were used to assess the marketing efficiency and to analyze the goat producers’ choice of market respectively. The study indicated that market efficiency was higher in Nangarhar than in Baghlan markets due to lower marketing margins. There is considerable potential for improving the marketing efficiency through capacity building of goat producers in production as well as marketing. Anticipated price per kg live weight of goat, breed, week day, age of goats and production system are influencing goat producers’ choice of market location. The study enables the goat producers to plan their goat sales in district markets to fetch high revenue.

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