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.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Nicholson, C.
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[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]
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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.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
,
Nicholson, C.
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[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]
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Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
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.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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[Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh]
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Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh
This paper discusses the potential impacts of the formation of milk groups on farm households that participate by selling milk, and develops a conceptual framework for assessing those impacts. It then explores the financial and technical performance of four milk groups formed prior to 1997, and t...
Nicholson, C.
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Gebru, G.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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[Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance]
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Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance