Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa

In this study we have analysed the effects of household linkages to milk market via dairy hubs currently implemented under the East African Dairy Development project. Our analyses show that participation in dairy hubs increases dairy revenues by USD 1,022 on average. Impacts are higher for household...

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Autores principales: Rao, E.J.O., Omondi, Immaculate A., Karimov, A.A., Baltenweck, Isabelle
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Brill 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89485
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author Rao, E.J.O.
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description In this study we have analysed the effects of household linkages to milk market via dairy hubs currently implemented under the East African Dairy Development project. Our analyses show that participation in dairy hubs increases dairy revenues by USD 1,022 on average. Impacts are higher for households participating in hubs supplying exclusively to processors (USD 1,673) relative to ones supplying hubs that pursue mixed-linkage approach. Moreover, participation in dairy hubs also yields significant effect on household income. Appropriate measures should be undertaken to widen the reach of such processor linkages while also safeguarding existing gains, more so as the processing sector becomes more concentrated.
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spelling CGSpace894852024-04-25T06:00:43Z Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa Rao, E.J.O. Omondi, Immaculate A. Karimov, A.A. Baltenweck, Isabelle dairies farmers smallholders In this study we have analysed the effects of household linkages to milk market via dairy hubs currently implemented under the East African Dairy Development project. Our analyses show that participation in dairy hubs increases dairy revenues by USD 1,022 on average. Impacts are higher for households participating in hubs supplying exclusively to processors (USD 1,673) relative to ones supplying hubs that pursue mixed-linkage approach. Moreover, participation in dairy hubs also yields significant effect on household income. Appropriate measures should be undertaken to widen the reach of such processor linkages while also safeguarding existing gains, more so as the processing sector becomes more concentrated. 2016-12-01 2017-11-24T08:17:54Z 2017-11-24T08:17:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89485 en Open Access Brill Rao, E.J.O., Omondi, I., Karimov, A.A. and Baltenweck, I. 2016. Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 19(4): 95-108.
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Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
title Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
title_full Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
title_fullStr Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
title_full_unstemmed Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
title_short Dairy farm households, processor linkages and household income: The case of dairy hub linkages in East Africa
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farmers
smallholders
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