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Wanyoike, Francis N.Kutwa, J.Mwambia, M.Staal, Steven J.Omore, Amos O.[Comparative analyses of the feasibility of cooling and LPS methods of milk preservation]Comparative analyses of the feasibility of cooling and LPS methods of milk preservation

Though informal milk markets dominate the supply of marketed milk in most developing countries, they are largely discouraged by policies based on perceived quality and safety concerns. Kenya provides a prime example of stultifying regulations affecting milk markets. In spite of several derived be...


Omore, Amos O.Staal, Steven J.Randolph, Thomas F.[Overcoming barriers to informal milk trade in Kenya]Overcoming barriers to informal milk trade in Kenya

Liberalisation in the dairy industry in Kenya is currently under way in several forms. The urban milk market monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries has been lifted. Clinical veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services are no longer publicly supported in many areas. Private sector ...


Owango, M.O.Lukuyu, Ben A.Staal, Steven J.Kenyanjui, M.Njubi, D.Thorpe, W.R.[Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation]Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation
Lapar, Ma. LucilaKumar, A.Jabbar, M.A.Staal, Steven J.Njoroge, L.[Understanding drivers of demand for milk: empirical evidence from Assam, Northeast India]Understanding drivers of demand for milk: empirical evidence from Assam, Northeast India

This chapter presents the main findings of a set of comparative milk sector surveys carried out in Kathmandu (Nepal), Nairobi (Kenya), and Santa Cruz (Bolivia). The surveys assessed changes in demand, supply and marketing of milk and milk products over a ten to fifteen year period to 2001. This c...


Anderson, S.Tulachan, P.M.Rushton, JonathanStaal, Steven J.Herrero, Mario T.[A comparative analysis of milk sectors -- Nairobi, Kathmandu, Santa Cruz: opportunities for pro-poor policies]A comparative analysis of milk sectors -- Nairobi, Kathmandu, Santa Cruz: opportunities for pro-poor policies

Staal, Steven J.Njubi, D.Thorpe, W.R.[Identifying homogeneous target groups of dairy producers: an application of combined principal component and cluster analysis]Identifying homogeneous target groups of dairy producers: an application of combined principal component and cluster analysis

Staal, Steven J.Chege, L.Kenyanjui, M.Kimari, A.Lukuyu, Ben A.Njubi, D.Owango, M.O.Tanner, J.C.Thorpe, W.R.Wambugu, M.[Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers]Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers

Some small-holders are able to generate reliable and substantial income flows through small-scale dairy production for the local market; for others, a set of unique transaction costs hinders participation. Cooperative selling institutions are potential catalysts for mitigating these costs, stimul...


Holloway, G.J.Nicholson, C.Delgado, Christopher L.Staal, Steven J.Ehui, Simeon K.[Agroindustrialization through institutional innovation. Transaction costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the East-African highlands]Agroindustrialization through institutional innovation. Transaction costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the East-African highlands

It is argued that dairying is vital to future viability of many small farms in East Africa and that high transactions costs for dairy production and marketing limit participation by asset- and information-poor smalholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperat...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Nicholson, C.[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa

Smallholder dairy production is a widespread and growing activity in the Kenyan highlands, and a potentially important source of livelihood for many poor farmers with road access to urban areas of East and Southern Africa. Yet both market participation and net prices received vary widely across ...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Baltenweck, IsabelleKruska, R.L.[Spatial aspects of producer milk price formation in Kenya: a joint household-GIS approach]Spatial aspects of producer milk price formation in Kenya: a joint household-GIS approach

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