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Staal, Steven J.Chege, L.Kenyanjui, M.Kimari, A.Lukuyu, Ben A.Njubi, D.Owango, M.O.Tanner, J.C.Thorpe, W.R.Wambugu, M.[Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers]Characterisation of dairy systems supplying the Nairobi milk market: a pilot survey in Kiambu District for the identification of target groups of producers

As farm sizes decline due to population pressure in the central highlands, smallholder farmers find it difficult to intensify dairying due to competition for resources by alternative crop and other enterprise. However, very little is known the nature of trade-offs the smallholder farmers experien...


Mulinge, W.M.Oluoch-Kosura, W.Staal, Steven J.Mbogoh, S.[Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification]Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification

Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products in developing countries are projected for the next 25 years. These represent exciting market opportunities for smallholders, such as those in Kenya, which has over 85% of the dairy cattle population in eastern Africa. Currently Kenya’s per ca...


Thorpe, W.R.Muriuki, H.G.Omore, Amos O.Owango, M.O.Staal, Steven J.[Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future]Dairy development in Kenya: the past, the present and the future

Muriuki, H.Omore, Amos O.Hooton, N.Waithaka, M.M.Ouma, R.Staal, Steven J.Odhiambo, P.[The policy environment in the Kenya dairy sub-sector: a review]The policy environment in the Kenya dairy sub-sector: a review

Some smallholders are able to generate reliable and substantial income flows through small-scale dairy production for the local market; for others, a set of unique transactions costs hinders participation. Co-operative selling institutions are potential catalysts for mitigating these costs, stimu...


Holloway, G.J.Nicholson, C.Delgado, Christopher L.Staal, Steven J.Ehui, Simeon K.[How to make a milk market: A case study from the Ethiopian highlands]How to make a milk market: A case study from the Ethiopian highlands

Some small-holders are able to generate reliable and substantial income flows through small-scale dairy production for the local market; for others, a set of unique transaction costs hinders participation. Cooperative selling institutions are potential catalysts for mitigating these costs, stimul...


Holloway, G.J.Nicholson, C.Delgado, Christopher L.Staal, Steven J.Ehui, Simeon K.[Agroindustrialization through institutional innovation. Transaction costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the East-African highlands]Agroindustrialization through institutional innovation. Transaction costs, cooperatives and milk-market development in the East-African highlands

Assam initiated organised development of milk processing way back in the mid 1960s. The total installed capacity of pasteurisation and chilling plants in the State is 159 thousand and 28.5 thousand litres per day, respectively. The current scenario of the formal milk processing segment in the sta...


Sirohi, S.Kumar, A.Staal, Steven J.[Formal milk processing sector in Assam: Lessons to be learnt from institutional failure]Formal milk processing sector in Assam: Lessons to be learnt from institutional failure

Integrated food supply chains serving urban areas are the fastest growing and most visible market phenomenon, yet small scale milk market agents and chains supplying fresh milk and traditionally processed dairy products still play a very large role in most of the developing countries. This study ...


Kumar, A.Staal, Steven J.[Is traditional milk marketing and processing viable and efficient? An empirical evidence from Assam, India]Is traditional milk marketing and processing viable and efficient? An empirical evidence from Assam, India

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