Economic study of the comparative advantage and competitiveness of small holdings for fattening cows calves in Nineveh Governorate for the year 2018

Abstract EN

The study aims to measure the comparative and competitive advantage ofred meat production in the Kokjali region of Nineveh through some measures derivedfrom the policy analysis matrix.

The study relied on the primary data collectedthrough the questionnaire form for a random sample of (100) fields included (5610)imported calves in the Kokjali district of Nineveh Governorate for the productionyear 2018.

The sample was distributed into three categories according to the numberof calves.

The sample was divided into three categories, according to the number ofcalves, the first category of fields contains 25-49 calves and their number reached 35fields, and the second category represents fields that contain 50-74 Calf has reached48 fields, and the third category represents the fields that contain 75 calves or moreand reached 17 fields.

The results of the study indicated that the measures ofprotection and indicators of comparative advantage showed that there is nogovernment support to protect red meat production in the domestic market for theyear 2018 and this is clear from the nominal protection coefficient of the outputs0.263.

The same is the case with the nominal protection coefficient of inputs 1.212, asthe results of the study showed that there is no government support.

In addition, themeasure of the special costs ratio indicated that the red meat product system hasinternational competitiveness 0.004.

Finally, the value of the local resource costfactor 0.131 indicated that the Kokceli area has a comparative and competitiveadvantage for the production of red meat, as the coefficient appeared to be less thanthe correct one.