Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa
Establishing a legal, safe and sustainable wild meat sector promises to potentially reduce demand for illegally sourced meat, support livelihoods, and contribute to conservation goals. However, institutional mechanisms and systems to champion sustainable wild meat value chains are underdeveloped, making it a challenge for the sector to formalise and scale. This study investigated how value chain systems are/can be organised and integrated. Also, transitional pathways to value chain formalisation and scaling were evaluated.
Read a short summation of this article by Dr Wiseman Ndlovu here
Ndlovu, W., Karonga, S. and Vorhies, F. (2025), Wild Meat Value Chain Integration Systems: Opportunities for Value Chain Formalisation and Scaling in Africa. Afr J Ecol, 63: e70017. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70017
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Dr Francis Vorhies
AWEI Director -
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Ms Sungeni Ruth Karonga
AWEI Intern (2023)
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