There has been a lot of talk about RUGA recently. Apparently there may be a National Livestock Plan driven by the Vice President’s office which is different from the RUGA initiative which was pushed by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. I say “may” because there is such little official information that many, myself included, aren’t too sure exactly what is going on.
The value created from open grazing (subsidy, not dissimilar to what is obtainable in agriculture) is shared across the value chain, which includes the herder, that owner of the herd, the cattle trader, the butcher, the retailer and the consumer ... and a few others ..
In ending open grazing, and we must, we change the cost structure significantly. I suspect the consumer will pay far more (interesting how imported fish and chicken tends to be cheaper than local but the reverse is true for beef)..
In the positive note, beef production will drop (it is really harmful to the environment) and demand will shift to more sustainable food sources.
Like you noted, this is very complicated and all the unlettered commentaries ain’t helping the conversation. Thanks for the insight, hopefully we build on this.
Here’s the unspoken truth ..
The value created from open grazing (subsidy, not dissimilar to what is obtainable in agriculture) is shared across the value chain, which includes the herder, that owner of the herd, the cattle trader, the butcher, the retailer and the consumer ... and a few others ..
In ending open grazing, and we must, we change the cost structure significantly. I suspect the consumer will pay far more (interesting how imported fish and chicken tends to be cheaper than local but the reverse is true for beef)..
In the positive note, beef production will drop (it is really harmful to the environment) and demand will shift to more sustainable food sources.
Like you noted, this is very complicated and all the unlettered commentaries ain’t helping the conversation. Thanks for the insight, hopefully we build on this.