The small ruminant market system in Indonesia: A review

Sheep and goats in Indonesia are important to the cash economy of the smallholder. During the last decades the local market system for small ruminants has changed little as various types of middlemen are dominating the marketplaces. Generally, these middlemen (village money collectors and various ty...

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Published inAgricultural systems Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 87 - 103
Main Authors Knipscheer, H.C., Sabrani, M., Soedjana, T.D., De Boer, A.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1987
Elsevier
SeriesAgricultural Systems
Subjects
distribution
goats
marketing channels
markets
sheep
systems approach
Indonesia
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Summary:Sheep and goats in Indonesia are important to the cash economy of the smallholder. During the last decades the local market system for small ruminants has changed little as various types of middlemen are dominating the marketplaces. Generally, these middlemen (village money collectors and various types of broker) are numerous and provide farmers with various ‘contracts’. They play no role in the supply of farm inputs. A review of trends in interprovincial trade, prices and market margins shows that the local markets have become integrated in a national market system. As the demand projections for red meat are strong, this integration is expected to continue. The distribution system for farm inputs for small ruminant production is barely developed. It is unlikely that the overlapping of input and output delivery (e.g. vertical integration) will occur in the near future. This implies a constraint to the introduction of new technologies.
ISSN:0308-521X
1873-2267
DOI:10.1016/0308-521X(87)90009-6