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This paper describes the origins and subsequent development of a collaborative programme of research on smallholder dairy production between KARI, ILCA and other cooperating institutions. The programme conducted research within a farming ystems framework in per-urban areas of coastal lowland Keny...


Thorpe, W.R.Mullins, G.Reynolds, L.Maloo, S.H.Muinga, R.W.Mureithi, J.G.Njuni, M.Ramadhan, A.[Research on smallholder dairy production in coastal lowland Kenya]Research on smallholder dairy production in coastal lowland Kenya

This study uses heteroskedastic Tobit and Censored Least Absolute Deviations models to examine the impacts of dairy cow ownership on selected outcomes for a sample of 184 households in coastal Kenya. The outcomes examined include gross household cash income, gross non-agricultural income, consump...


Nicholson, C.Thornton, Philip K.Muinga, R.W.[Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya]Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya

This study examines the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assesse 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 crossb...


Nicholson, C.Thornton, Philip K.Mohammed, L.Muinga, R.W.Mwamachi, D.M.Elabasha, E.H.Staal, Steven J.Thorpe, W.R.[Smallholder dairy technology in coastal Kenya. An adoption and impact study]Smallholder dairy technology in coastal Kenya. An adoption and impact study

The Kenya coastal region has a large, unsatisfied market for milk and dairy products. Between 1988 and 1994, a research project, closely linked to extension, identified and addressed technical constraints that limit smallholder dairy Development in the region. Methodological approaches are outlin...


Thorpe, W.R.Maloo, S.H.Muinga, R.W.Mullins, G.R.Mureithi, J.G.Njunie, M.Ramadhan, A.[Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal Kenya]Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal 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.Thornton, Philip K.Staal, Steven J.Thorpe, W.R.Muinga, R.W.Mwamachi, D.M.Mohamed, L.Elbasha, E.[Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts]Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts

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