Factors Limiting Smallholder Cattle Commercialization in Zambia

INTRODUCTION: Rapid urbanization and population expansion, coupled with sustained income growth and the emergence of an urban African middle class are triggering an increase in the consumption of animal protein in developing countries. The sustained increase in the consumption of animal proteins creates a host of new development opportunities to synergistically link smallholder livestock producers with the economic growth processes from which they have largely been excluded. However, the expanding markets for animal proteins create a host of new development opportunities and challenges.