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Dairy production is a key small farm strategy for generating income in the Nairobi milk shed. The high perishability of milk under Kenyan conditions appears to be associated with a high frequency of small individual transactions, the terms of which are subject to forced “fire” sales, delayed paym...


Ngigi, M.Delgado, Christopher L.Staal, Steven J.Mbogoh, S.[The role of market outlet in determining terms for milk sales by smallholders in Kenya]The role of market outlet in determining terms for milk sales by smallholders in Kenya

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

In peri-urban areas of the world where cattle are present, dairy farming has typically been part of the adjustment in production patterns of smallholders faced with shrinking arable land, higher population density and rising wage rates. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the economic viability of small...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Nicholson, C.[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
Delgado, Christopher L.Catelo, M.A.Costales, A.Tiongco, M.M.[Livestock industrialization in the Philippines: can smallholder broiler and pig producers thrive?]Livestock industrialization in the Philippines: can smallholder broiler and pig producers thrive?
Delgado, Christopher L.[The economic context for the rapid growth of smallholder pig production in East Asia]The economic context for the rapid growth of smallholder pig production in East Asia
Delgado, Christopher L.Rosegrant, Mark W.Wada, N.[Meating and milking global demand: stakes for small-scale farmers in developing countries]Meating and milking global demand: stakes for small-scale farmers in developing countries

There are large economics of scale in processing and retailing livestock-origin food products, but much less in production once market distortions favouring large producers are either removed or otherwise balanced for smaller farmers through market-oriented means. In order to understand these und...


Jabbar, M.A.Delgado, Christopher L.[Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh]Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh

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