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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

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

Staal, Steven J.Waithaka, M.M.Njoroge, L.Mwangi, D.M.Njubi, D.Wokabi, A.[Costs of milk production in Kenya: estimates from Kiambu, Nakuru and Nyandarua districts]Costs of milk production in Kenya: estimates from Kiambu, Nakuru and Nyandarua districts

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
Wanyoike, Francis N.Kutwa, J.Mwambia, M.Staal, Steven J.Omore, Amos O.[Costs and feasibility of different milk preservation systems in Kenya]Costs and feasibility of different milk preservation systems in Kenya

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