Abstract

This paper investigates whether – and to what extent – a veterinary intervention programme lead to improvements in small-scale cattle farmers’ welfare using a unique panel data set of 443 households from northern Togo. Our results show a positive impact of the interventions on improving farmers’ knowledge and husbandry practices that translates into improved livestock health and productivity. In addition, these positive effects trigger improvements in terms of poverty and vulnerability. The results highlight the important role of targeted interventions that aim to improve livestock health – a key asset among rural households in sub-Saharan Africa.

中文翻译：

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重返家畜疾病控制–多哥的面板数据分析

摘要

本文使用来自多哥北部443户家庭的独特面板数据集，研究了兽医干预计划是否（在何种程度上）导致了小型养牛户的福利的提高。我们的结果表明，这些干预措施对改善农民的知识和饲养方式产生了积极影响，从而改善了牲畜的健康和生产力。此外，这些积极影响促使贫困和脆弱性得到改善。结果强调了旨在改善牲畜健康的有针对性的干预措施的重要作用，这是撒哈拉以南非洲农村家庭的一项重要资产。