Friday, February 18, 2011

THE CAUSES OF LIVESTOCK REDUCTION IN THE RURAL CONTEXT: A CASE FOR GOKOMERE MISSION RURAL AREA

ABSTRACT
The study empirically examines the causes of cattle livestock reduction in Zimbabwean rural areas using evidence from Gokomere Mission using panel data, pooled OLS approach. Despite the expansion of families meaning the increased accumulation of wealth in terms of domestic symbols (livestock), it has been noticed that livestock have decreased rapidly from the past decade statistics. Several factors can be sited for such happenings, however the study applies field research skills in form of questionnaires (since no continuous records were kept) to determine the main factors of the reduction in livestock and suggest possible solutions. Among the factors found; aging of population, rising cost of living (crisis) and disease outbreaks

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