The major concern of this study was to assess the relative efficiency of alternative marketing systems for dairy products. A number of partial efficiency criteria were developed. These partial efficiency criteria formed the basis from which the merit and demerits of the alternative marketing syst...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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[The concept of marketing efficiency, applications and policy implications: A case of dairy marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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The concept of marketing efficiency, applications and policy implications: A case of dairy marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organisation of the dairy industry and the marketing system in Kenya is highlighted and marketing and pricing of milk in Kenya is discussed. The formal and the informal milk marketing subsystems are also discussed. The Kenya Cooperative Creameries Limited (KCC) handles most of the marketed milk t...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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Ochuonyo, J.B.O.
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[Kenya's dairy industry: the marketing system and the marketing and pricing policies for fresh milk]
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Kenya's dairy industry: the marketing system and the marketing and pricing policies for fresh milk
Examines the marketing of domestically produced dairy products in sub-Saharan Africa, including imported but locally reconstituted whole milk powder and butter oil, and discusses trends in the imports of other dairy products over the last two decades in order to assess the impact of various dairy...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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[Quelques indicateurs preliminaires de l'impact des politiques sur le developpement et la commercialisation de la production laitiere en Afrique subsaharienne]
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Quelques indicateurs preliminaires de l'impact des politiques sur le developpement et la commercialisation de la production laitiere en Afrique subsaharienne
This case study examines the marketing system for fresh liquid milk in Addis Ababa and its environs (i.e. the catchment area for fresh milk within a 130 km. radius of the city of Addis Ababa) from the retail end of the system to determine the relative efficiency of alternative marketing systems f...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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[Marketing efficiency, pricing and policy implications: a case study of milk marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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Marketing efficiency, pricing and policy implications: a case study of milk marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The extent of farm-level extra-label drug use in Kenya is not well documented in spite of its important implications on food safety, human health and international trade. One hundred and thirteen farmers in Kajiado and Narok districts were interviewed between October 2005 and February 2006 using ...
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Murilla, G.A.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya]
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Evidence of improper usage of veterinary drugs in cattle in Maasailand, Kenya
This report presents the findings of the study of the dairy marketing systems that cater primarily for the consuming households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study is part of a series of studies of dairy marketing systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Topics covered in the discussion of this paper are, ...
Mbogoh, S.G.
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Tilahun, N.
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[Relative efficiency of alternative dairy marketing systems in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia based on household purchase patterns]
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Relative efficiency of alternative dairy marketing systems in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia based on household purchase patterns
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Murilla, G.
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[Determinants of cattle market price volatility in Maasailand: a GARCH-M application]
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Determinants of cattle market price volatility in Maasailand: a GARCH-M application
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Using the theory of planned behaviour to evaluate farmers’ acceptance of a new tsetse repellent technology in Kenya]
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Using the theory of planned behaviour to evaluate farmers’ acceptance of a new tsetse repellent technology in Kenya
Irungu, P.
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Bett, Bernard K.
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Mbogoh, S.G.
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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[Evaluating farmers’ preference for the attributes of a new tsetse repellent in Kenya: a conjoint analysis approach]
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Evaluating farmers’ preference for the attributes of a new tsetse repellent in Kenya: a conjoint analysis approach
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