Sustainable growth of the Kenyan dairy sector : a quick scan of robustness, reliability and resilience : executive summary

Bebe, Bockline Omedo; Rademaker, Corné J.; Lee, J. (Jan) van der; Kilelu, Catherine; Tonui, Charles

doi:10.18174/413390

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“…Dairy cattle production plays an important economic role at household and national level in the tropics (Smith et al, 2013). It is the most vibrant sector in the livestock industry in Kenya (Bebe et al, 2017), and supports over 1.8 million smallholder farmers, who own one to three cows, and account for 70% and 80% of the milk produced and marketed, respectively (KDB, 2015). In the recent past there has been a rise in demand for dairy products in Kenya (Bingi & Tondel, 2015).…”

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Increasing reproductive rates of both sexes in dairy cattle breeding optimizes response to selection

Sagwa¹,

Okeno²,

Kahi³

2019

SA J. An. Sci.

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It was reasoned that technologies that increase the reproductive rate of males and females in dairy cattle would realize higher responses to selection. The authors tested this hypothesis using deterministic simulation of breeding schemes that resembled those of dairy cattle in Kenya. The response to selection was estimated for four breeding schemes and strategies. Two breeding schemes were simulated, based on artificial insemination (AI) and multiple ovulation and embryo transfer (MOET) reproductive technologies. The strategies were defined according to the use of conventional semen (CS) and X-chromosome-sorted semen (XS). The four strategies therefore were AI with CS (AI-CS) and XS (AI-XS), and MOET with CS (MOET-CS) and XS (MOET-XS). The four strategies were simulated based on the current dairy cattle breeding goal in Kenya. A two-tier closed nucleus breeding programme was considered, with 5% of the cows in the nucleus and 95% in the commercial. Dissemination of superior genetic materials in the nucleus was based on all four breeding strategies, while in the commercial only the AI-CS strategy was considered. The strategies that increased the reproductive rates of both males and females (MOET-CS and MOET-XS) realized 2.1, 1.4, and 1.3 times more annual genetic gain, return and profitability per cow, per year, respectively, than strategies that increased the reproductive rates only of males (AI-CS and AI-XS). The use of CS or XS, however, did not affect response to selection in the two schemes. The findings demonstrate that reproductive technologies such as MOET maximize response to selection in dairy cattle breeding. ______________________________________________________________________________________

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Increasing reproductive rates of both sexes in dairy cattle breeding optimizes response to selection

Sagwa¹,

Okeno²,

Kahi³

2019

SA J. An. Sci.

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“…Lack of strong cooperatives is noted as a challenge in the dairy sector in three counties, although this is also true in most dairy-producing regions. Compared to the sector issues analysed in the 3R Kenya quick scan (Bebe et al, 2016), the counties appear to underestimate the problems related to milk quality and safety. Also, the highly fragmented market is not described as a challenge, and the issues of the formal vs. informal market are not mentioned at all.…”

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confidence: 67%

Counties as hubs for stimulating investment in agrifood sectors in Kenya : A review of aquaculture, dairy and horticulture sectors in selected counties

Coninx¹,

Kilelu

Kingiri³

et al. 2020

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Sinds de introductie van de decentralisering in Kenia zijn de regionale overheden aan zet om de socio-economische ontwikkeling in de regio te stimuleren. Veel van deze ontwikkeling wordt gedreven door de agrifood sectoren. Deze studie is erop gericht om te verkennen hoe deze regionale overheden zich positioneren ten opzichte van de agri-foodsectoren. Een analyse is uitgevoerd op de regionale ontwikkelingsplannen en ook zijn mensen van bedrijven en overheden geïnterviewd. De resultaten laten zien dat de regionale overheden vooral gericht zijn op het verbeteren van productiviteit, toegevoegde waardecreatie en marketing. Die doelen worden bereikt via beleidsinstrumenten zoals het financieren van infrastructuur, goedkoper voorzien van diverse inputs en het aanbieden van training-en adviesdiensten. Hoe meer volgroeid een sector is, hoe meer instrumenten te vinden zijn die gericht zijn op het versterken van institutionele governance en innovatie systemen, terwijl de private sector zelf de rol opneemt om de productie-investeringen te financieren. Dit is duidelijk te merken in de melksector en in de tuinbouwsector. Alle sectoren, aquacultuur, melk en tuinbouw hebben baat bij sterkere publiekprivate sector samenwerking en overheden nemen best ook een sterkere rol op om ondersteunend beleid op te stellen omtrent prangende issues zoals duurzaamheid en voedselveiligheid. Abstract (UK): Since the introduction of a devolved system of governance in Kenya in 2010, counties have been positioning themselves as hubs for catalysing socioeconomic development across the country, most of which is hinged on agrifood sectors. Based on analysis of the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) and interviews with private sector and governmental officials, this study explored how county governments support investment in selected priority agrifood sectors: aquaculture, dairy and horticulture. The results show that county governments mainly aim to improve productivity, value addition and marketing. Financing infrastructure and providing inputs and extension and advisory services are the most common types of interventions. The more mature the sector, the more support county governments aim to provide to strengthen institutional governance and innovation systems, while the private sector is investing in integrated supply chain systems. This is observed in both the dairy and horticulture sectors. All three sectors would benefit from stronger public-private sector collaboration, but guided by governments that put in place supportive policies, laws and regulations to promote nutrition-sensitive, sustainable and safe agrifood systems.

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“…While, maybe, the solution to the question might be outside of this value chain. This is also reflected in the methods which are used, such as sector transformations (WCDI 2020a) and the Robust, Reliable and Resilient principles (Bebe et al 2017). A food systems approach is therefore a good way to combine zooming out with zooming in on a project but finding enough resources and willingness for such a complex task might be difficult.…”

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Tools for transitions : An inventory of approaches, methods and tools for stakeholder engagement in developing transition pathways to sustainable food systems

Koning¹,

Haas

Roo

et al. 2021

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An inventory of approaches, methods and tools for stakeholder engagement in developing transition pathways to sustainable food systems. Wageningen, Wageningen Marine Research, Wageningen Marine Research report C001/21. This study was carried out by Wageningen University & Research and was commissioned and financed by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality within the context of the Knowledge Base programme 'Food Security and Valuing Water' (Transition pathways: project number KB-35-006-001).

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Sustainable growth of the Kenyan dairy sector : a quick scan of robustness, reliability and resilience : executive summary

Cited by 9 publications

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Increasing reproductive rates of both sexes in dairy cattle breeding optimizes response to selection

Increasing reproductive rates of both sexes in dairy cattle breeding optimizes response to selection

Counties as hubs for stimulating investment in agrifood sectors in Kenya : A review of aquaculture, dairy and horticulture sectors in selected counties

Tools for transitions : An inventory of approaches, methods and tools for stakeholder engagement in developing transition pathways to sustainable food systems

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