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Table 4 Quick and dirty beef industry budget (Zimbabwean $ dollar 1986)

From: The economics and institutional economics of wildlife on private land in Africa

Costs

 

1. Government services

62

2. Cold Storage Commission subsidy

50

3. Farmer's variable costs

74

4. Farmer capital investment (land, cattle)

??

5. Farmer overhead costs (fixed costs)

??

6. Industry investment in European Union-standard abattoirs, buffalo fencing, etc.

??

7. Environmental costs (overgrazing)

??

Total Costs

185+

Income

 

1. Actual

149

2. With European Economic Commission exports

191