Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation

Owango, M.O.; Staal, Steven J.; Kenyanjui, M.; Lukuyu, Ben A.; Njubi, D.; Thorpe, W.R.

doi:10.1016/s0306-9192(98)00027-x

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“…Despite the new government policy of privatization of extension services (Owango et al, 1998), government is still an important extension service provider. However, NGOs and dairy inputs supply companies need to be in the lead in offering extension services as a back-up to their activities.…”

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Dairy production practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts in Western Kenya

Musalia

Wangia

Shivairo

et al. 2007

Trop Anim Health Prod

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A survey was conducted on 176 smallholder dairy farms in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts of Western Kenya to establish the dairy production practices and constraints in the industry. There was low milk production (16.6 kg of milk per capita), which was attributed to the low number of dairy animals. The average land size was 2.4 ha with only 30.3% being allocated to pasture or fodder crops. Farmers with large farms (>2 ha) set aside bigger pieces (1.2 vs 0.4 ha) for pasture/fodder crop cultivation (p<0.001), owned more (5.25 vs 3.18) dairy animals (p<0.01) and produced more (9.2 vs 7.5 kg/cow per day) milk (p<0.05) compared to those on smaller farms of less than 2 ha. The average herd size was 4.2 animals, of which only 45.0% were in milk, producing 8.0 kg/animal per day. Every kilogram of dairy meal fed increased milk production by 0.68 kg (p<0.001). Over 90% of milk produced was consumed locally. The public institutions provided 74% of total extension services to farmers. About 49.5% of total dairy animals were bought from other districts owing to scarcity.

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Dairy production practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts in Western Kenya

Musalia

Wangia

Shivairo

et al. 2007

Trop Anim Health Prod

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“…These dairy farms may interact with supply chain collectors in three ways: (i) no interaction when the milk market is missing or functioning poorly (Staal et al, 1997;Moll et al, 2007;Nkya et al, 2007); (ii) through short-range networks such as artisanal dairies, direct consumer sales, or peddling, with or without product processing, supplying milk products to urban populations and people living near production sites (Corniaux et al, 2005;Dieye et al, 2005); (iii) through milk collection chains managed by agro-processing firms that supply large-scale dairies with milk collected from numerous small-scale farmers. In the latter case, cooperatives sometimes are established to play an intermediary collection role between the farmers and the dairy (Owango et al, 1998;Holloway et al, 2000;Sraïri et al, 2009a). The establishment of formal contracts between farmers and supply chain collectors stimulates the adoption of innovative livestock practices (Dieye et al, 2008) such as providing fodder and feed supplements to increase production and lessen seasonal fluctuations, breeding and improved hygiene.…”

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Involvement of small-scale dairy farms in an industrial supply chain: when production standards meet farm diversity

Bernard

Gal

Triomphe

et al. 2011

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In certain contexts, dairy firms are supplied by small-scale family farms. Firms provide a set of technical and economic recommendations meant to help farmers meet their requirements in terms of the quantity and quality of milk collected. This study analyzes how such recommendations may be adopted by studying six farms in Brazil. All farms are beneficiaries of the country's agrarian reforms, but they differ in terms of how they developed their activities, their resources and their milk collection objectives. First, we built a technical and economic benchmark farm based on recommendations from a dairy firm and farmer advisory institutions. Our analysis of the farms' practices and technical and economic results show that none of the farms in the sample apply all of the benchmark recommendations; however, all farms specialized in dairy production observe the main underlying principles with regard to feeding systems and breeding. The decisive factors in whether the benchmark is adopted and successfully implemented are (i) access to the supply chain when a farmer establishes his activity, (ii) a grasp of reproduction and forage production techniques and (iii) an understanding of dairy cattle feed dietary rationing principles. The technical problems observed in some cases impact the farms' dairy performance and cash position; this can lead to a process of disinvestment. This dynamic of farms facing production standards suggests that the diversity of specialized livestock farmers should be taken into account more effectively through advisory approaches that combine basic zootechnical training with assistance in planning farm activities over the short and medium term.

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“…La libéralisation du secteur de l'élevage et la dévaluation du franc CFA entraînèrent aussi des bouleversements dans la filière laitière (22,25,33,47 centres urbains en lait est resté un problème dans un contexte de faible production locale et de saisonnalité de la production (28).…”

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“…En particulier, les coûts de production dans les systèmes extensifs apparaissent moins élevés que dans les systèmes plus intensifiés, en raison du faible niveau des charges (22,47). Les statistiques de collecte et de vente de lait autour de la minilaiterie de Kasséla sont décrites dans le tableau V. Elles montrent le dynamisme de la filière locale quand les infrastructures et les services sont mis à la disposition des acteurs, respectivement sous forme de subvention et de crédit.…”

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Dynamiques des systèmes de production laitière, risques et transformations socio-économiques au Mali

Bonfoh

Fokou

Taleb

et al. 2007

Rev. Elev. Med. Vet. Pays Trop.

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En réponse à la demande laitière urbaine sans cesse croissante et aux politiques de développement du secteur, le bassin laitier situé en périphérie de Bamako a subi d’importants changements depuis l’Indépendance. Les politiques industrielles des années 1970-80 ont eu des impacts sociaux importants. Elles ont notamment conduit au développement des importations de poudre de lait et au salariat des bergers. Les politiques libérales qui ont suivi ont plutôt encouragé le développement de petites unités de transformation et l’intensification de l’élevage pastoral. Mais en l’absence de contrôle, ces politiques ont aussi contribué à d’importants mélanges génétiques, et à l’émergence de zoonoses et de risques d’infections, dangereux pour la santé publique. Une approche intégrée, liant l’adaptation des techniques de production et l’accès aux marchés et aux services, permettrait, avec l’appui des politiques et en concertation avec les acteurs, d’atténuer les risques de ces innovations et d’améliorer les moyens de subsistances de tous les acteurs.

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Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation

Cited by 32 publications

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Dairy production practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts in Western Kenya

Dairy production practices among smallholder dairy farmers in Butere/Mumias and Kakamega districts in Western Kenya

Involvement of small-scale dairy farms in an industrial supply chain: when production standards meet farm diversity

Dynamiques des systèmes de production laitière, risques et transformations socio-économiques au Mali

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