Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa

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 smallholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperativ...

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Autores principales: Staal, Steven, Delgado, Christopher L., Nicholson, Charles F.
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157204
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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description 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 smallholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperatives in reducing transactions costs. Analysis of the determinants of producer prices received by a sample of dairy producers near Addis Ababa suggests that different levels of access to infrastructure, assets, and information explain why different households contemporaneously accept widely different producer prices for fluid milk.
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spelling CGSpace1572042025-04-08T18:36:15Z Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa Staal, Steven Delgado, Christopher L. Nicholson, Charles F. dairying dairy farms smallholders 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 smallholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperatives in reducing transactions costs. Analysis of the determinants of producer prices received by a sample of dairy producers near Addis Ababa suggests that different levels of access to infrastructure, assets, and information explain why different households contemporaneously accept widely different producer prices for fluid milk. 1996 2024-10-24T12:48:05Z 2024-10-24T12:48:05Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157204 en Open Access International Food Policy Research Institute Staal, Steven; Delgado, Christopher L.; Nicholson, Charles F. 1996. Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa. MTID Discussion Paper 9. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157204
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dairy farms
smallholders
Staal, Steven
Delgado, Christopher L.
Nicholson, Charles F.
Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title_full Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title_fullStr Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title_short Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
title_sort smallholder dairying under transactions costs in east africa
topic dairying
dairy farms
smallholders
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157204
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