Livestock marketing in the study villages was mainly
confined among the villagers, vendors and local market being
informal and localized in nature. The code of conduct of
marketing as well as the price of animals and their products
was determined and regulated by the villagers and vendors
depending on the local socio-economic, agro-ecological
and socio-cultural context and external market forces. In a
nutshell, marketing was secondary to livestock production.
Similar kind of study carried out on a large scale will help
development professionals and policy makers to plan suitable
program for improving livestock production and marketing
system