Research, Policy and Practice
Table 3 Investments and policies required along the distance to the market continuum
From: Policies in support of pastoralism and biodiversity in the heterogeneous drylands of East Africa
Far from markets |
Continuum | Close to markets |
|---|---|---|
● Strengthen market chain connectivity ● Collective marketing ● Recognise opportunities for trans-boundary trade ● Infrastructure ● Market information ● Exploit the economy of scale in marketing ● Address asset liquidity and relate to banking services ● Invest in processing or transport of perishable products (especially milk) | ● Diversification of production (both in pastoralism and into non- pastoral activities) ● Private rather than collective market-enterprise ● Legislation to promote competition (e.g. avoid cartels) |
