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This paper examines the adoption of two herd health control programmes designed for dairy smallholders in Central Thailand - for mastitis and for reproductive disease. The impact of adoption on private and social welfare is measured using the Policy Analysis Matrix. For adopters of the mastitis a...


Hall, D.C.Ehui, Simeon K.Shapiro, Barry I.[Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand]Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand
Staal, Steven J.Shapiro, Barry I.[Price deregulation and market failure in the Kenyan dairy system: A case study of Nyeri District]Price deregulation and market failure in the Kenyan dairy system: A case study of Nyeri District

When severe market shortages of dairy products occurred in Kenya in early 1992, the government decontrolled dairy prices and revoked the monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) on sales of processed milk in urban areas. The general opinion among policy makers in Kenya then was that th...


Staal, Steven J.Shapiro, Barry I.[The effects of price liberalisation on Kenyan peri-urban dairy]The effects of price liberalisation on Kenyan peri-urban dairy

When shortages of dairy products became severe in Kenya early in 1992, prices of dairy products were de-controlled to improve the incentives to producers. The impact of that policy change is examined using the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) methodology. A case study of the marketing chain involving...


Staal, Steven J.Shapiro, Barry I.[The effects of recent price liberalization on Kenyan peri-urban dairy. A case study using the policy analysis matrix approach]The effects of recent price liberalization on Kenyan peri-urban dairy. A case study using the policy analysis matrix approach

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.Gebru, G.Ehui, Simeon K.Shapiro, Barry I.Delgado, Christopher L.[Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance]Producer milk groups in Ethiopia's highlands: A framework for assessing impacts and a review of group performance

This study investigates the intra-household consequences of market-oriented dairy production (MODP) based on the introduction of crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies. These technologies are being tested on-farm in a collaborative dairy technology project involving the...


Shapiro, Barry I.Haider, J.Gebre-Wold, A.Misgina, A.Alemayehu, M.[Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands

The critical role of policy in the functioning of agricultural commodity markets is being increasingly recognized. Governments often intervene in commodity markets through prices, regulations, and macro-policies. Policies affect financial returns and comparative advantage. The Policy Analysis Mat...


Shapiro, Barry I.Staal, Steven J.[The policy analysis matrix applied to agricultural commodity markets]The policy analysis matrix applied to agricultural commodity markets

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