Liberalisation in the dairy industry in Kenya is currently under way in several forms. The urban milk market monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries has been lifted. Clinical veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services are no longer publicly supported in many areas. Private sector ...
Owango, M.O.
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Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Kenyanjui, M.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation]
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Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation
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.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Nicholson, C.
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[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]
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Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
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