GOATS AND GARBAGE IN KHARTOUM, SUDAN - A STUDY OF THE URBAN ECOLOGY OF ANIMAL KEEPING

Waste management in developing world urban areas is an acute problem w hich is linked to high growth rates and abatement methods less advance d than in the developed world. Existing neighborhood waste management practices often include the use of organic waste as a feed supplement for urban livestock (mainly goats, but also sheep and cattle). These u rban animals bring economic benefits to less affluent residents, who w ould suffer an economic loss if their supply of urban waste was reduce d or eliminated by an organized waste collection and disposal strategy . This paper employs a survey of 319 Greater Khartoum households to de rive an estimate of waste intake per urban animal, and illustrate demo graphic factors (e.g., rural or urban roots, income, education, number of children) which influence animal keeping. A loglinear/logit model is developed to predict animal-keeping households. This model can be a pplied by waste management planners to estimate the frequency of urban animals in developing world urban areas.