This summary Report presents recent demand and supply trends in the dairy sector of Kenya in the 1990s, to highlight the consequences of liberalization and macroeconomic factors. Sections discuss: the evolution of policies in the dairy sector in Kenya; supply factors in the dairy sector (producti...
Staal, Steven J.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Owour, G. A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: The case of dairying in Kenya]
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Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: The case of dairying in Kenya
This study examined the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assessed the impacts of dairy adoption on household income, employment generation, and nutritional status of pre-school children. The technologies studied were adoption of grade and cros...
Nicholson, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Muinga, R.W.
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Mwamachi, D.M.
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Mohamed, L.
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Elbasha, E.
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[Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts]
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Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts
Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Staal, Steven J.
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Owango, M.O.
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Muriuki, H.L.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Gichungu, G.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Njubi, D.
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Tanner, J.C.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in greater Nairobi milk-shed]
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Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in greater Nairobi milk-shed
Smallholder dairying in Kenya is mainly concentrated in the central and western parts of the country, where the highland climate and proximity to urban markets are favourable. These farmers produce over 70 percent of the total marketed milk (Omiti et al., 1993), using an average of two cows (most...
Irungu, P.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Njubi, D.
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[Factors influencing adoption of Napier grass in smallholder dairying in the highlands of Kenya]
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Factors influencing adoption of Napier grass in smallholder dairying in the highlands of Kenya
This paper presents a step-wise appraisal of livestock that takes into account the viewpoint of the livestock keepers. The first step in the appraisal is the quantification of the resources used for a livestock system and the physical production obtained. The second step is the valuation of physi...
Moll, H.A.J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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[From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets]
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From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets
Research aimed at developing appropriate interventions to assist smallholder dairy producers requires a clear understanding of the overall systems environment. Smallholder dairy systems are shaped by production characteristics and technologies, but also by farm/household resource endowments and t...
Staal, Steven J.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Identifying homogeneous target groups of dairy producers: An application of combined principal component and cluster analysis]
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Identifying homogeneous target groups of dairy producers: An application of combined principal component and cluster analysis
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Toan, N.N.
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Que, N.N.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Tisdell, C.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam]
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Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam
Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Magnusson, Ulf
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Peters, Michael
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Haan, Nicoline C. de
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Transitioning smallholder livestock value chains into sustainable solutions for poverty reduction and food security]
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Transitioning smallholder livestock value chains into sustainable solutions for poverty reduction and food security
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Vu, T.B.
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Nguyen, T.S.
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Tiongco, M.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[The role of collective action in overcoming barriers to market access by smallholder producers: some empirical evidence from Northern Vietnam]
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The role of collective action in overcoming barriers to market access by smallholder producers: some empirical evidence from Northern Vietnam
Traditional studies of agricultural technology adoption have long been constrained by a limited ability to include spatially-differentiated data. Typically, crude proxies or location dummy variables are used to approximate spatial effects. GIS tools, however, now allow spatially explicit data t...
Staal, Steven J.
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Wolff, T. de
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Romney, D.L.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Njoroge, L.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Wokabi, A.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms]
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Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms