Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey

In 2006, the government approved a national livestock policy based on the premise that the livestock industry has an important role to play in building a strong national economy and in the process, reducing inequalities among Tanzanians by increasing their incomes and employment opportunities. This report presents an analysis of rural livelihoods in Tanzania, with particular emphasis on the livestock sub-sector, smallholder farmers' living standards, and issues with access to productive assets. The report attempts to answer basic questions such as: to what extent is keeping livestock an activity of the relatively better off, and to what extent are poorer households able to engage?; how does the role of livestock vary with different levels of income and well-being?; how are livestock holding size and structure associated with differences in welfare, gender, and geography?; how important are input and output markets for small livestock keepers?; what form does this market participation take in practice, and to what extent?; and to what extent do the non-income services of livestock (for example, manure, draught power) benefit crop production? The study is based on data from the Tanzania national panel survey (NPS) collected by the national bureau of statistics (NBS) from October 2008 to October 2009 as part of the first wave of a nationally representative living standards survey. Data was collected using household, agricultural, and community questionnaires in which information was obtained at the individual, household, plot, and community level The report is organized as follows: section one gives background information; description of the data is presented in section two, in section three the authors analyze the composition of rural income, household endowment of human capital, and access to infrastructure and assets, in order to gain an understanding of the level of wellbeing in the rural space. A descriptive analysis of the characteristics of small rural livestock owners and their production practices is provided in section four, which highlights the heterogeneity of the households engaged in the livestock sector and presents evidence of the sector's importance to rural livelihoods in terms of both income and consumption. Section five concludes with a discussion of key results and their implications for policy and further analysis.

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Main Authors: Covarrubias, Katia, Nsiima, Longin, Zezza, Alberto
Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012-06
Subjects:ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE, ACCESS TO MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL INPUTS, AGRICULTURAL LABORERS, AGRICULTURAL LAND, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT, AGRICULTURAL SERVICES, AGRICULTURAL WAGE, AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR, AGRICULTURAL WAGES, AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL, ANIMAL BREEDING, ANIMAL DISEASES, ANIMAL ORIGIN, ANIMAL OWNERSHIP, ANIMAL PRODUCTION, ANIMAL VACCINATION, ANIMALS, ANTHRAX, BRUCELLOSIS, BULLS, CALVES, CAMELS, CASH INCOME, CATTLE, CATTLE OWNERSHIP, CATTLE SHEEP, CHEMICAL FERTILIZER, CHICKENS, COMMUNITY GROUP, CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE, CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA, COWS, CROP PRODUCTION, CROP PRODUCTS, CROPS, DAIRY, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DEVELOPING REGIONS, DISEASE PREVENTION, DISTRIBUTION OF LAND, DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO, DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS, DOMESTIC DEMAND, DONKEYS, DRAFT ANIMALS, EAST COAST FEVER, ECONOMICS, EGGS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EXTENSION SERVICES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FARM, FARM ACTIVITIES, FARM LABOR, FARM SECTOR, FARMERS, FARMING ACTIVITIES, FARMING HOUSEHOLDS, FARMS, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FERTILIZERS, FISHERIES, FODDER, FOOD CONSUMPTION, FOOD EXPENDITURE, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCTS, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER, GOATS, HERD COMPOSITION, HERD MANAGEMENT, HERD SIZE, HERD STRUCTURE, HERDERS, HERDS, HIGHLANDS, HORSES, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD HEADS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPROVED BREEDS, INCIDENCE OF POVERTY, INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK, INCOME SHARES, INCOMES, INEQUALITY, INSURANCE, IRRIGATION, LACK OF CREDIT, LAND DISTRIBUTION, LAND HOLDINGS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND RESOURCES, LAND SIZE, LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS, LIVE ANIMALS, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES, LIVESTOCK ASSETS, LIVESTOCK DATA, LIVESTOCK DISEASE, LIVESTOCK DISEASES, LIVESTOCK EXTENSION, LIVESTOCK HOLDING, LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY, LIVESTOCK INCOME, LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, LIVESTOCK KEEPERS, LIVESTOCK KEEPING, LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, LIVESTOCK MARKET, LIVESTOCK MARKETING, LIVESTOCK OUTPUT, LIVESTOCK OWNERS, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK POLICY, LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCT, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, LIVESTOCK REARING, LIVESTOCK SALES, LIVESTOCK SECTOR, LIVESTOCK SECTORS, LIVESTOCK SHARE, LIVESTOCK SPECIES, LIVESTOCK STATISTICS, LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR, LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR, LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS, LIVESTOCK UNITS, LIVING STANDARDS, MACRO-REGION, MANURE, MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK, MEAT, MILK, MILK SALES, NATIONAL LIVESTOCK, ORGANIC FERTILIZER, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, PIG, PIGS, POOR SMALLHOLDER, POORER HOUSEHOLDS, POULTRY, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIVATE TRANSFERS, PUBLIC SERVICES, RABBITS, RABIES, REDUCTION OF POVERTY, RUMINANTS, RUNNING WATER, RURAL, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DISPARITIES, RURAL ECONOMY, RURAL FEMALE, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT, RURAL INCOME, RURAL LIVELIHOODS, RURAL LIVESTOCK, RURAL POOR, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION, RURAL ROADS, RURAL WOMEN, SAVINGS, SCHOOLING, SHEEP, SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS, SLAUGHTERHOUSES, SMALL RUMINANTS, SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT, SMALLHOLDER FARMERS, SMALLHOLDER SECTOR, SMALLHOLDERS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, STEERS, SUBSISTENCE, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TURKEYS, VACCINATION SERVICES, VACCINES, VETERINARY, VETERINARY SERVICES, WEALTH GROUPS,
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topic ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL ORIGIN
ANIMAL OWNERSHIP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL VACCINATION
ANIMALS
ANTHRAX
BRUCELLOSIS
BULLS
CALVES
CAMELS
CASH INCOME
CATTLE
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CATTLE SHEEP
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CHICKENS
COMMUNITY GROUP
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
COWS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPS
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DISEASE PREVENTION
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DONKEYS
DRAFT ANIMALS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECONOMICS
EGGS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARM
FARM ACTIVITIES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARMERS
FARMING ACTIVITIES
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FARMS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILIZERS
FISHERIES
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER
GOATS
HERD COMPOSITION
HERD MANAGEMENT
HERD SIZE
HERD STRUCTURE
HERDERS
HERDS
HIGHLANDS
HORSES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPROVED BREEDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
INCOME SHARES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LACK OF CREDIT
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND RESOURCES
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK HOLDING
LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
LIVESTOCK INCOME
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
LIVESTOCK KEEPERS
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK MARKET
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK POLICY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK REARING
LIVESTOCK SALES
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SECTORS
LIVESTOCK SHARE
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK UNITS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACRO-REGION
MANURE
MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK
MEAT
MILK
MILK SALES
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ORGANIC FERTILIZER
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PIG
PIGS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POULTRY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RABBITS
RABIES
REDUCTION OF POVERTY
RUMINANTS
RUNNING WATER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DISPARITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT
RURAL INCOME
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL LIVESTOCK
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
SMALL RUMINANTS
SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STEERS
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TURKEYS
VACCINATION SERVICES
VACCINES
VETERINARY
VETERINARY SERVICES
WEALTH GROUPS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL ORIGIN
ANIMAL OWNERSHIP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL VACCINATION
ANIMALS
ANTHRAX
BRUCELLOSIS
BULLS
CALVES
CAMELS
CASH INCOME
CATTLE
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CATTLE SHEEP
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CHICKENS
COMMUNITY GROUP
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
COWS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPS
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DISEASE PREVENTION
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DONKEYS
DRAFT ANIMALS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECONOMICS
EGGS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARM
FARM ACTIVITIES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARMERS
FARMING ACTIVITIES
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FARMS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILIZERS
FISHERIES
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER
GOATS
HERD COMPOSITION
HERD MANAGEMENT
HERD SIZE
HERD STRUCTURE
HERDERS
HERDS
HIGHLANDS
HORSES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPROVED BREEDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
INCOME SHARES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LACK OF CREDIT
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND RESOURCES
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK HOLDING
LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
LIVESTOCK INCOME
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
LIVESTOCK KEEPERS
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK MARKET
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK POLICY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK REARING
LIVESTOCK SALES
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SECTORS
LIVESTOCK SHARE
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK UNITS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACRO-REGION
MANURE
MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK
MEAT
MILK
MILK SALES
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ORGANIC FERTILIZER
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PIG
PIGS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POULTRY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RABBITS
RABIES
REDUCTION OF POVERTY
RUMINANTS
RUNNING WATER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DISPARITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT
RURAL INCOME
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL LIVESTOCK
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
SMALL RUMINANTS
SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STEERS
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TURKEYS
VACCINATION SERVICES
VACCINES
VETERINARY
VETERINARY SERVICES
WEALTH GROUPS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL ORIGIN
ANIMAL OWNERSHIP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL VACCINATION
ANIMALS
ANTHRAX
BRUCELLOSIS
BULLS
CALVES
CAMELS
CASH INCOME
CATTLE
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CATTLE SHEEP
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CHICKENS
COMMUNITY GROUP
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
COWS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPS
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DISEASE PREVENTION
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DONKEYS
DRAFT ANIMALS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECONOMICS
EGGS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARM
FARM ACTIVITIES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARMERS
FARMING ACTIVITIES
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FARMS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILIZERS
FISHERIES
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER
GOATS
HERD COMPOSITION
HERD MANAGEMENT
HERD SIZE
HERD STRUCTURE
HERDERS
HERDS
HIGHLANDS
HORSES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPROVED BREEDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
INCOME SHARES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LACK OF CREDIT
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND RESOURCES
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK HOLDING
LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
LIVESTOCK INCOME
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
LIVESTOCK KEEPERS
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK MARKET
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK POLICY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK REARING
LIVESTOCK SALES
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SECTORS
LIVESTOCK SHARE
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK UNITS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACRO-REGION
MANURE
MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK
MEAT
MILK
MILK SALES
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ORGANIC FERTILIZER
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PIG
PIGS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POULTRY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RABBITS
RABIES
REDUCTION OF POVERTY
RUMINANTS
RUNNING WATER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DISPARITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT
RURAL INCOME
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL LIVESTOCK
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
SMALL RUMINANTS
SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STEERS
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TURKEYS
VACCINATION SERVICES
VACCINES
VETERINARY
VETERINARY SERVICES
WEALTH GROUPS
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL ORIGIN
ANIMAL OWNERSHIP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL VACCINATION
ANIMALS
ANTHRAX
BRUCELLOSIS
BULLS
CALVES
CAMELS
CASH INCOME
CATTLE
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CATTLE SHEEP
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CHICKENS
COMMUNITY GROUP
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
COWS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPS
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DISEASE PREVENTION
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DONKEYS
DRAFT ANIMALS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECONOMICS
EGGS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARM
FARM ACTIVITIES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARMERS
FARMING ACTIVITIES
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FARMS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILIZERS
FISHERIES
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER
GOATS
HERD COMPOSITION
HERD MANAGEMENT
HERD SIZE
HERD STRUCTURE
HERDERS
HERDS
HIGHLANDS
HORSES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPROVED BREEDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
INCOME SHARES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LACK OF CREDIT
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND RESOURCES
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK HOLDING
LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
LIVESTOCK INCOME
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
LIVESTOCK KEEPERS
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK MARKET
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK POLICY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK REARING
LIVESTOCK SALES
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SECTORS
LIVESTOCK SHARE
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK UNITS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACRO-REGION
MANURE
MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK
MEAT
MILK
MILK SALES
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ORGANIC FERTILIZER
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PIG
PIGS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POULTRY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RABBITS
RABIES
REDUCTION OF POVERTY
RUMINANTS
RUNNING WATER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DISPARITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT
RURAL INCOME
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL LIVESTOCK
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
SMALL RUMINANTS
SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STEERS
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TURKEYS
VACCINATION SERVICES
VACCINES
VETERINARY
VETERINARY SERVICES
WEALTH GROUPS
Covarrubias, Katia
Nsiima, Longin
Zezza, Alberto
Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
description In 2006, the government approved a national livestock policy based on the premise that the livestock industry has an important role to play in building a strong national economy and in the process, reducing inequalities among Tanzanians by increasing their incomes and employment opportunities. This report presents an analysis of rural livelihoods in Tanzania, with particular emphasis on the livestock sub-sector, smallholder farmers' living standards, and issues with access to productive assets. The report attempts to answer basic questions such as: to what extent is keeping livestock an activity of the relatively better off, and to what extent are poorer households able to engage?; how does the role of livestock vary with different levels of income and well-being?; how are livestock holding size and structure associated with differences in welfare, gender, and geography?; how important are input and output markets for small livestock keepers?; what form does this market participation take in practice, and to what extent?; and to what extent do the non-income services of livestock (for example, manure, draught power) benefit crop production? The study is based on data from the Tanzania national panel survey (NPS) collected by the national bureau of statistics (NBS) from October 2008 to October 2009 as part of the first wave of a nationally representative living standards survey. Data was collected using household, agricultural, and community questionnaires in which information was obtained at the individual, household, plot, and community level The report is organized as follows: section one gives background information; description of the data is presented in section two, in section three the authors analyze the composition of rural income, household endowment of human capital, and access to infrastructure and assets, in order to gain an understanding of the level of wellbeing in the rural space. A descriptive analysis of the characteristics of small rural livestock owners and their production practices is provided in section four, which highlights the heterogeneity of the households engaged in the livestock sector and presents evidence of the sector's importance to rural livelihoods in terms of both income and consumption. Section five concludes with a discussion of key results and their implications for policy and further analysis.
topic_facet ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE
ACCESS TO MARKETS
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL INPUTS
AGRICULTURAL LABORERS
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT
AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
AGRICULTURAL WAGE
AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR
AGRICULTURAL WAGES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL
ANIMAL BREEDING
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL ORIGIN
ANIMAL OWNERSHIP
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL VACCINATION
ANIMALS
ANTHRAX
BRUCELLOSIS
BULLS
CALVES
CAMELS
CASH INCOME
CATTLE
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CATTLE SHEEP
CHEMICAL FERTILIZER
CHICKENS
COMMUNITY GROUP
CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE
CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA
COWS
CROP PRODUCTION
CROP PRODUCTS
CROPS
DAIRY
DAIRY PRODUCTS
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DISEASE PREVENTION
DISTRIBUTION OF LAND
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO
DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS
DOMESTIC DEMAND
DONKEYS
DRAFT ANIMALS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECONOMICS
EGGS
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
EXTENSION SERVICES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARM
FARM ACTIVITIES
FARM LABOR
FARM SECTOR
FARMERS
FARMING ACTIVITIES
FARMING HOUSEHOLDS
FARMS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FERTILIZERS
FISHERIES
FODDER
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD EXPENDITURE
FOOD PRICE
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
GENDER
GOATS
HERD COMPOSITION
HERD MANAGEMENT
HERD SIZE
HERD STRUCTURE
HERDERS
HERDS
HIGHLANDS
HORSES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD HEADS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IMPROVED BREEDS
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK
INCOME SHARES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INSURANCE
IRRIGATION
LACK OF CREDIT
LAND DISTRIBUTION
LAND HOLDINGS
LAND OWNERSHIP
LAND RESOURCES
LAND SIZE
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LIVE ANIMALS
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES
LIVESTOCK ASSETS
LIVESTOCK DATA
LIVESTOCK DISEASE
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK HOLDING
LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY
LIVESTOCK INCOME
LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
LIVESTOCK KEEPERS
LIVESTOCK KEEPING
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK MARKET
LIVESTOCK MARKETING
LIVESTOCK OUTPUT
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK POLICY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS
LIVESTOCK PRODUCT
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LIVESTOCK REARING
LIVESTOCK SALES
LIVESTOCK SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SECTORS
LIVESTOCK SHARE
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK STATISTICS
LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR
LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LIVESTOCK UNITS
LIVING STANDARDS
MACRO-REGION
MANURE
MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK
MEAT
MILK
MILK SALES
NATIONAL LIVESTOCK
ORGANIC FERTILIZER
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
PIG
PIGS
POOR SMALLHOLDER
POORER HOUSEHOLDS
POULTRY
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PUBLIC SERVICES
RABBITS
RABIES
REDUCTION OF POVERTY
RUMINANTS
RUNNING WATER
RURAL
RURAL AREAS
RURAL DISPARITIES
RURAL ECONOMY
RURAL FEMALE
RURAL HOUSEHOLD
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT
RURAL INCOME
RURAL LIVELIHOODS
RURAL LIVESTOCK
RURAL POOR
RURAL POPULATION
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION
RURAL ROADS
RURAL WOMEN
SAVINGS
SCHOOLING
SHEEP
SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS
SLAUGHTERHOUSES
SMALL RUMINANTS
SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT
SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
SMALLHOLDER SECTOR
SMALLHOLDERS
SOCIAL CAPITAL
STEERS
SUBSISTENCE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TURKEYS
VACCINATION SERVICES
VACCINES
VETERINARY
VETERINARY SERVICES
WEALTH GROUPS
author Covarrubias, Katia
Nsiima, Longin
Zezza, Alberto
author_facet Covarrubias, Katia
Nsiima, Longin
Zezza, Alberto
author_sort Covarrubias, Katia
title Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
title_short Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
title_full Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
title_fullStr Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
title_full_unstemmed Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey
title_sort livestock and livelihoods in rural tanzania : a descriptive analysis of the 2009 national panel survey
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2012-06
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/19356801/livestock-livelihoods-rural-tanzania-descriptive-analysis-2009-national-panel-survey
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17886
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spelling dig-okr-10986178862024-08-08T14:05:41Z Livestock and Livelihoods in Rural Tanzania : A Descriptive Analysis of the 2009 National Panel Survey Covarrubias, Katia Nsiima, Longin Zezza, Alberto ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO MARKETS AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL INPUTS AGRICULTURAL LABORERS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURAL SELF-EMPLOYMENT AGRICULTURAL SERVICES AGRICULTURAL WAGE AGRICULTURAL WAGE LABOR AGRICULTURAL WAGES AGRICULTURE ANIMAL ANIMAL BREEDING ANIMAL DISEASES ANIMAL ORIGIN ANIMAL OWNERSHIP ANIMAL PRODUCTION ANIMAL VACCINATION ANIMALS ANTHRAX BRUCELLOSIS BULLS CALVES CAMELS CASH INCOME CATTLE CATTLE OWNERSHIP CATTLE SHEEP CHEMICAL FERTILIZER CHICKENS COMMUNITY GROUP CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE CONTAGIOUS BOVINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA COWS CROP PRODUCTION CROP PRODUCTS CROPS DAIRY DAIRY PRODUCTS DEVELOPING REGIONS DISEASE PREVENTION DISTRIBUTION OF LAND DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFIED INCOME PORTFOLIOS DOMESTIC DEMAND DONKEYS DRAFT ANIMALS EAST COAST FEVER ECONOMICS EGGS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY MEMBERS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM LABOR FARM SECTOR FARMERS FARMING ACTIVITIES FARMING HOUSEHOLDS FARMS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FERTILIZERS FISHERIES FODDER FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY GENDER GOATS HERD COMPOSITION HERD MANAGEMENT HERD SIZE HERD STRUCTURE HERDERS HERDS HIGHLANDS HORSES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD HEADS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL IMPROVED BREEDS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME FROM LIVESTOCK INCOME SHARES INCOMES INEQUALITY INSURANCE IRRIGATION LACK OF CREDIT LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND HOLDINGS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND RESOURCES LAND SIZE LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS LIVE ANIMALS LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES LIVESTOCK ASSETS LIVESTOCK DATA LIVESTOCK DISEASE LIVESTOCK DISEASES LIVESTOCK EXTENSION LIVESTOCK HOLDING LIVESTOCK HUSBANDRY LIVESTOCK INCOME LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY LIVESTOCK KEEPERS LIVESTOCK KEEPING LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT LIVESTOCK MARKET LIVESTOCK MARKETING LIVESTOCK OUTPUT LIVESTOCK OWNERS LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP LIVESTOCK POLICY LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS LIVESTOCK PRODUCT LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION EXTENSION LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LIVESTOCK REARING LIVESTOCK SALES LIVESTOCK SECTOR LIVESTOCK SECTORS LIVESTOCK SHARE LIVESTOCK SPECIES LIVESTOCK STATISTICS LIVESTOCK SUB-SECTOR LIVESTOCK SUBSECTOR LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS LIVESTOCK UNITS LIVING STANDARDS MACRO-REGION MANURE MARKETING OF LIVESTOCK MEAT MILK MILK SALES NATIONAL LIVESTOCK ORGANIC FERTILIZER PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION PIG PIGS POOR SMALLHOLDER POORER HOUSEHOLDS POULTRY POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE TRANSFERS PUBLIC SERVICES RABBITS RABIES REDUCTION OF POVERTY RUMINANTS RUNNING WATER RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DISPARITIES RURAL ECONOMY RURAL FEMALE RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS REPORT RURAL INCOME RURAL LIVELIHOODS RURAL LIVESTOCK RURAL POOR RURAL POPULATION RURAL POVERTY RURAL POVERTY REDUCTION RURAL ROADS RURAL WOMEN SAVINGS SCHOOLING SHEEP SLAUGHTERED ANIMALS SLAUGHTERHOUSES SMALL RUMINANTS SMALLHOLDER DEVELOPMENT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SMALLHOLDER SECTOR SMALLHOLDERS SOCIAL CAPITAL STEERS SUBSISTENCE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TURKEYS VACCINATION SERVICES VACCINES VETERINARY VETERINARY SERVICES WEALTH GROUPS In 2006, the government approved a national livestock policy based on the premise that the livestock industry has an important role to play in building a strong national economy and in the process, reducing inequalities among Tanzanians by increasing their incomes and employment opportunities. This report presents an analysis of rural livelihoods in Tanzania, with particular emphasis on the livestock sub-sector, smallholder farmers' living standards, and issues with access to productive assets. The report attempts to answer basic questions such as: to what extent is keeping livestock an activity of the relatively better off, and to what extent are poorer households able to engage?; how does the role of livestock vary with different levels of income and well-being?; how are livestock holding size and structure associated with differences in welfare, gender, and geography?; how important are input and output markets for small livestock keepers?; what form does this market participation take in practice, and to what extent?; and to what extent do the non-income services of livestock (for example, manure, draught power) benefit crop production? The study is based on data from the Tanzania national panel survey (NPS) collected by the national bureau of statistics (NBS) from October 2008 to October 2009 as part of the first wave of a nationally representative living standards survey. Data was collected using household, agricultural, and community questionnaires in which information was obtained at the individual, household, plot, and community level The report is organized as follows: section one gives background information; description of the data is presented in section two, in section three the authors analyze the composition of rural income, household endowment of human capital, and access to infrastructure and assets, in order to gain an understanding of the level of wellbeing in the rural space. A descriptive analysis of the characteristics of small rural livestock owners and their production practices is provided in section four, which highlights the heterogeneity of the households engaged in the livestock sector and presents evidence of the sector's importance to rural livelihoods in terms of both income and consumption. Section five concludes with a discussion of key results and their implications for policy and further analysis. 2014-04-17T15:43:27Z 2014-04-17T15:43:27Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/19356801/livestock-livelihoods-rural-tanzania-descriptive-analysis-2009-national-panel-survey https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17886 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ application/pdf text/plain World Bank, Washington, DC