The transfer of trust: ethnicities as economic institutions in the livestock trade in West and East Africa.
ABSTRACT This article explores the role of ethnic identity in the framework of the livestock trade in West and East Africa. It argues that ethnic identity was used as an instrument to build trust relationships that were vital to the development of pre-colonial livestock trade networks. With...

Diseased animals are being marketed for food. (Medicine & Health).
A SICK COW, too weak to stand, is pulled off a track by a tractor and chain, then falls four feet to the ground. A frail, day-old calf is dragged through the auction ring by a back leg, while another calf lies comatose in a corner. These scenes are...

Use of biofuels raises world demand for corn.
Byline: MARVYN N. BENANING The decision of the European Union (EU) and the United States to intensify the use of biofuels has raised corn prices, expanded acreage devoted to the crop, and threatened to boost the prices of feeds. This is the context of the...

The colonial encapsulation of the northwestern Namibian pastoral economy.
ABSTRACT The inhabitants of Kaokoland, Himba and Hereto, have recently gained prominence in the discussions concerning a controversial hydro-electric power scheme in their region. They are depicted as southern Africa's `most traditional pastoralists' by groups opposing the dam and those demanding it. The article describes how Kaokoland's...

Hog raisers, meat processors buck buffalo meat importation.
Both the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc. (NFHFI) and the Philippine Association of Meat Processing Inc. (PAMPI) are opposing a DA administrative order which is allowing food chains and hotel and restaurant businesses to import their own table-grade buffalo meat needs. First, allowing the importation of...

Cowboys of Madagascar.
To young Malagasy men, driving cattle hundreds of kilometres from the island's wild, barren west to markets in the east represents a rite of passage and a chance to make enough money to be able to marry, Luke Freeman, an anthropologist at the London School of Economics and this...

Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Selects eMerge Interactive To Manage Electronic Individual-Animal Tracking And Marketing For State Program.
* Major association cites improving members' earnings as catalyst for progressive, state-wide beef marketing program utilizing eMerge electronic identification and tracking technology; * eMerge's CattleLog(TM) system will be used to facilitate program, help Oklahoma producers meet growing demand for process-verified beef SEBASTIAN, Fla., May 31...

How two cows make a crisis: U.S.-Canada trade relations and mad cow disease.
Introduction In 2003, Canada and the United States announced their first cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease. In May, a single infected cow was discovered in Alberta. In December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the U.S.'s first case: a dairy cow...

Pigs Can't Fly But Their Prices Might - Livestock Price Update.
The weaker sterling is affecting the UK's export/ import balance, which is, in turn, strengthening demand for local beef and lamb prices. Until recently, the red meat sector has not experienced the rapid increase in output prices that the dairy and most of the arable sector have...

China's Boom.
When it comes to producing grain, livestock and dairy supplies, China remains self sufficient. But it's demand for soybeans affects world markets. China's boom. The global increase in grain and oilseed prices over the past 12 months can be explained by the world's lowest-ever grain-stocks-to-use ratio. Demand...