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.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand]
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Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand
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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The effects of price liberalisation on Kenyan peri-urban dairy]
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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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The effects of recent price liberalization on Kenyan peri-urban dairy. A case study using the policy analysis matrix approach]
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The effects of recent price liberalization on Kenyan peri-urban dairy. A case study using the policy analysis matrix approach
This document is based on the deliberations and outputs of two ILCA in-house workshops held in 1992, and of numerous individual contributions by ILCA scientists. This work has similarities with the ILCA project on smallholder market-oriented dairying. Factors influencing development of market-ori...
Rey, B.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Mullins, G.
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Agyemang, K.
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[Improvement of dairy production to satisfy the growing consumer demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A conceptual framework for research]
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Improvement of dairy production to satisfy the growing consumer demand in sub-Saharan Africa. A conceptual framework for research
The demand for livestock products in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing steadily. This demand is driven by human population, rural-urban demographic shifts and income growth. In sub-Saharan Africa, population is expected to increase from the present 500 million to nearly 1300 million in 2025. Urban...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.
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[Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities]
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Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities
This paper addresses the constraints and opportunities to dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the role that international research can play to promote this process. It first discusses present and projected future demand and supply conditions, and on-going changes in international ...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Peri-urban dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of constraints and opportunities]
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Peri-urban dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of constraints and opportunities
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
Kenya has been self-sufficient in dairy products until recently. Early in 1992, however, shortages of dairy products began to occur, particularly in the fresh milk market. Price decontrol of dairy products, among other policy changes, was implemented in May 1992 to improve producer prices and sti...
Staal, Steven J.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The impact of policy liberalization on smallholder peri-urban dairy producers at Nyeri, Kenya]
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The impact of policy liberalization on smallholder peri-urban dairy producers at Nyeri, Kenya
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.
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Haider, J.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Misgina, A.
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Alemayehu, M.
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[Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]
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Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands
This paper desciribes dairy production and marketing in the Addis Abeba milk shed, and presents basic budgetary summaries of the components of the dairy system based on actual survey data. The budget results obtained from the farm, post-farm, and dairy system levels are first presented. Social va...
Staal, Steven J.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Impacts of dairy input and output price policy on producer incentives in Ethiopia]
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Impacts of dairy input and output price policy on producer incentives in Ethiopia