@article{Robinson:305468,
      recid = {305468},
      author = {Robinson, Sarah},
      title = {Livestock in Central Asia: From rural subsistence to  engine of growth?},
      address = {2020},
      number = {918-2020-739},
      series = {IAMO Discussion Paper 193},
      pages = {40},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {This paper presents an overview of the livestock sector in  Central Asia using national statistics and field survey  data. Growing consumer demand and underused pasture  reserves suggest significant potential for growth. But  production is fragmented between many small household  producers with poor access to land, family farms and very  large (but often inefficient) enterprises. Few producers  can supply quality livestock products at high volumes,  leading some meat and milk processors to favour imported  produce. Peri-urban milk suppliers may participate in value  chains through wholesalers, but in remoter areas farms  specialise in meat production, reliant on long chains of  intermediaries. Only in Kazakhstan do international  agreements, slaughter and animal health arrangements favour  export prospects in the near future. Since the 1990s,  winter fodder deficits have limited livestock productivity.  Domestic fodder production is increasing in Kazakhstan and  Kyrgyzstan, but is hindered by state order policies in  Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Dairy producers close to  markets often provide high quality fodder, whilst need for  supplements is lower amongst mobile meat producers with  winter pasture. Amongst the latter, a class of large  commercial operations is emerging, whilst smaller farms  lacking access to grazing resources find it harder to grow.  Government policy often magnifies differences between small  and large producers, for example through conditions for  subsidies or land access procedures. Subsidised credit is  available in most republics but uptake is limited by  effective demand. Improved public services, better support  for service cooperatives and decentralised processing and  slaughter facilities would help producers increase value  from their livestock.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/305468},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.305468},
}