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Omiti, J.Wanyoike, Francis N.Staal, Steven J.Delagado, C.Njoroge, L.[Will small-scale dairy producers in Kenya disappear due to economies of scale in production?]Will small-scale dairy producers in Kenya disappear due to economies of scale in production?

Livestock kept or produced in smallholder farming systems are an important component of the agricultural economy in the developing world. The role of livestock on smallholder farms varies widely, providing draught power for crop production or as a production activity for subsistence needs or mark...


McDermott, John J.Randolph, Thomas F.Staal, Steven J.[The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries]The economics of optimal health and productivity in smallholder livestock systems in developing countries

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

Dairy production is a key small farm strategy for generating income in the Nairobi milk shed. The high perishability of milk under Kenyan conditions appears to be associated with a high frequency of small individual transactions, the terms of which are subject to forced “fire” sales, delayed paym...


Ngigi, M.Delgado, Christopher L.Staal, Steven J.Mbogoh, S.[The role of market outlet in determining terms for milk sales by smallholders in Kenya]The role of market outlet in determining terms for milk sales by smallholders in Kenya

It is argued that dairying is vital to future viability of many small farms in East Africa and that high transactions costs for dairy production and marketing limit participation by asset- and information-poor smalholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperat...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Nicholson, C.[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa

In peri-urban areas of the world where cattle are present, dairy farming has typically been part of the adjustment in production patterns of smallholders faced with shrinking arable land, higher population density and rising wage rates. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the economic viability of small...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Nicholson, C.[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa

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

Baltenweck, IsabelleStaal, Steven J.Owango, M.O.Muriuki, H.Lukuyu, Ben A.Gichungu, G.Kenyanjui, M.Njubi, D.Tanner, J.C.Thorpe, W.R.[Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in the greater Nairobi Milk-Shed]Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in the greater Nairobi Milk-Shed

Muriuki, H.G.Thorpe, W.R.Mwangi, D.M.Owango, M.O.Staal, Steven J.Waithaka, M.M.[Innovative approaches to research and development collaboration for impact on rural livelihoods: a case study of the Smallholder Dairy (R&D) Project]Innovative approaches to research and development collaboration for impact on rural livelihoods: a case study of the Smallholder Dairy (R&D) Project

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

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