This paper discusses the importance of smallholder dairy marketing cooperatives as a strategy to promote the dairy sub sector based on the lessons learned from the Anand pattern of dairy cooperative movement, which was later replicated throughout India. Apart from the history in India, this paper...
Mekete, B.
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Ayalew, W.
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[Promotion of dairy marketing using farmers' cooperatives: Lessons from India]
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Promotion of dairy marketing using farmers' cooperatives: Lessons from India
The Kenya coastal region has a large, unsatisfied market for milk and dairy products. Between 1988 and 1994, a research project, closely linked to extension, identified and addressed technical constraints that limit smallholder dairy Development in the region. Methodological approaches are outlin...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Maloo, S.H.
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Muinga, R.W.
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Mullins, G.R.
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Mureithi, J.G.
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Njunie, M.
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Ramadhan, A.
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[Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal Kenya]
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Production of marketable milk in the sub-humid tropics: experiences, lessons and technologies from coastal Kenya
Large increases in demand for milk and dairy products projected for the next 25 years represent exciting market opportunities for smallholders in eastern Africa. With the exception of Kenya, traditional cattle production systems based on indigenous breeds dominate milk production in the region, y...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Muriuki, H.G.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Owango, M.O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya]
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Development of smallholder dairying in Eastern Africa with particular reference to Kenya
In Kenya, the vast majority of dairy farms are owned and run by smallholder farmers. These farms are estimated to produce 75-90 percent of the milk sold in Kenya (Mbogoh, 1984a, b); about 65 percent of dairy cattle in the smallholder farms are stall-fed for the greater part of the year (Gitau et ...
Gitau, G.K.
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Perry, Brian D.
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McDermott, John J.
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Katende, J.M.
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Maribei, J.M.
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[Risk factors associated with Theileria parva infection in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Muranga District, Kenya. A longitudinal study]
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Risk factors associated with Theileria parva infection in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Muranga District, Kenya. A longitudinal study
Ethiopia has the largest cattle population (30 million) of any country in Africa. There are about 3.7 milking cows with an average yield of about 210 kg per annum. Comparative data for other African countries is provided. Milk utilisation by rural milk producers is centred around the processing o...
O'Connor, C.B.
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[Smallholder and village milk processing in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Smallholder and village milk processing in the highlands of Ethiopia
Sub-Saharan Africa herbage seed activities were evaluated by means of questionnaires. Topics ranged from collection and evaluation, through multiplication to distribution and seed quality. The current smallholder lack of access to herbage seed supplies is discussed and proposals for overcoming th...
Griffiths, R.
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[Sustainable supplies of quality herbage seed for sub-Saharan Africa smallholders]
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Sustainable supplies of quality herbage seed for sub-Saharan Africa smallholders
Constraints do not only occur in production systems. They also limit the support available from research and extension and they have serious consequences for human welfare in Africa and for the whole community of nations. The agricultural research agendas in sub-Saharan Africa are indicating more...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Technical constraints to ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Technical constraints to ruminant livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa
In southwestern Ethiopia, recent chaotic events, changes in land tenure and introduction of tsetse fly [Glossina tachinoides] control have precipitated changes in the use of land and other natural resources. In turn, these changes have initiated shifts in rangeland biodiversity. Unexpectedly, sma...
Reid, Robin S.
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Wilson, C.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[The influence of human use on rangeland biodiversity in Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia, as affected by natural resource use changes and livestock disease control]
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The influence of human use on rangeland biodiversity in Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia, as affected by natural resource use changes and livestock disease control
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
Thornton, Philip K.
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Thorne, Peter J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Sheikh, D.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Dijkman, J.T.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: Application of EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa]
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Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: Application of EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa