Why were both markets and pastures necessary for African pastoralists?

Correct answer: Markets enabled exchange and pastures fed livestock

Direct answer: Option B is correct. Pastures and markets perform different but connected roles in pastoral life. Pastures provide grass and other natural food for livestock, so they support the production side of the economy. Markets provide places where pastoralists can sell animals or animal products such as milk, meat, wool or hides, and exchange them for money or needed goods. Option B states both roles correctly: markets enable exchange and pastures feed livestock. Option A is wrong because markets do not necessarily provide all fodder, and pastures do not manufacture coins. Option C is wrong because both pasture and markets are directly connected with pastoral production and exchange. Option D is wrong because pastures may be in rural or open areas and markets are not limited only to cities. The step-by-step idea is: pasture feeds animals; animals provide products; markets allow sale or exchange; income or goods support the household. A weak student should not confuse the production place with the exchange place. Memory cue: “pasture produces, market exchanges.”