Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan
Aim: This study aimed to measure the energetic incidence of poverty and determines the main factors that cause urban poverty. Moreover, the study examines the key role of the livestock sector in poverty reduction in urban regions and develops an analytical tool to aid in urban area poverty mitigatio...
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| description | Aim: This study aimed to measure the energetic incidence of poverty and determines the main factors that cause urban poverty. Moreover, the study examines the key role of the livestock sector in poverty reduction in urban regions and develops an analytical tool to aid in urban area poverty mitigation through goats and sheep ownership.
Materials and Methods: The study mainly depends on primary data assembled through structured and unstructured questionnaires, which were distributed among the targeted groups in the urban area in Sudan. Poverty line and poverty indices were calculated and measured using various well-known methods. The causes of poverty were estimated using logistic regression, and the effect of small ruminants in poverty alleviation was estimated using multivariate regression analysis.
Results: The study findings indicate that both food and income poverty lines are less than the standard poverty line. In addition, the results imply that rural migration and crime predictors are among the most important factors in increasing urban poverty in the study area. Furthermore, livestock ownership has a significant impact on poverty reduction.
Conclusion: The study concludes that small ruminants are playing a key role in reducing urban poverty. Thus, the study urges planners and policy-makers to support policies that promote livestock sector development as a strategy to alleviate poverty in Sudan. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d713b77c0da64e7ca45f2cdea4f480412022-12-21T22:06:05ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162019-12-0112122017202410.14202/vetworld.2019.2017-2024Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of SudanRaga Elzaki0Samar Abdalla1Mohammed Al-Mahish2Department of Agribusiness and Consumer Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; Department of Rural Economics and Development, Faculty of Animal Production, University of Gezira, Sudan.Department of Agribusiness and Consumer Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia; Agricultural Research Corporation, Agricultural Economics and Policy Research Centre, Shambat, Sudan.Department of Agribusiness and Consumer Science, College of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia.Aim: This study aimed to measure the energetic incidence of poverty and determines the main factors that cause urban poverty. Moreover, the study examines the key role of the livestock sector in poverty reduction in urban regions and develops an analytical tool to aid in urban area poverty mitigation through goats and sheep ownership. Materials and Methods: The study mainly depends on primary data assembled through structured and unstructured questionnaires, which were distributed among the targeted groups in the urban area in Sudan. Poverty line and poverty indices were calculated and measured using various well-known methods. The causes of poverty were estimated using logistic regression, and the effect of small ruminants in poverty alleviation was estimated using multivariate regression analysis. Results: The study findings indicate that both food and income poverty lines are less than the standard poverty line. In addition, the results imply that rural migration and crime predictors are among the most important factors in increasing urban poverty in the study area. Furthermore, livestock ownership has a significant impact on poverty reduction. Conclusion: The study concludes that small ruminants are playing a key role in reducing urban poverty. Thus, the study urges planners and policy-makers to support policies that promote livestock sector development as a strategy to alleviate poverty in Sudan.http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.12/December-2019/19.pdfgoatssheepurban poverty causesurban poverty lineurban poverty reduction |
| spellingShingle | Raga Elzaki Samar Abdalla Mohammed Al-Mahish Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan Veterinary World goats sheep urban poverty causes urban poverty line urban poverty reduction |
| title | Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan |
| title_full | Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan |
| title_fullStr | Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan |
| title_short | Small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty: An empirical analysis of Sudan |
| title_sort | small ruminants as a pathway to reduce urban poverty an empirical analysis of sudan |
| topic | goats sheep urban poverty causes urban poverty line urban poverty reduction |
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