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A national dairy master-plan is therefore an action plan guide to dairy stakeholders who include dairy farmers, milk processors, input and service providers, retailers, planners and policy makers. The plan, which takes the value chain approach in examining the dairy sector, focuses on
22 lut 2022 · This study explored socioeconomic characteristics, motivation, perceptions and challenges of smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya.
The dairy cattle industry in Kenya is responsible for about 12.3 million tonnes of CO 2-eq. The sector’s greenhouse gas emissions profile is dominated by methane at 96%, with nitrous oxide at 3% and carbon dioxide at 1% (FAO, 2017).
1 sty 2011 · This study examined trends in milk productivity and performance of the Kenyan smallholder dairy sector using a nationwide representative panel household data (2000-2010) and cross-sectional...
The commercial dairy industry in Kenya dates back to 1920 when white settlers imported purebred dairy cattle from Europe. The commercial dairy farming developed in two distinct phases. Firstly, large-scale dairying that was on farms operated by Europeans on the Kenyan Highlands and secondly, from the 1950's on African smallholdings.
This study examined the Kenya dairy sector through a synopsis of the trends in milk productivity over time, and the performance of the dairy enterprises at the farm level. Using both cross-sectional (2010) and panel data (2000-2010) collected from small scale farms in selected districts in Kenya.
Milk production in Kenya is mainly from cattle (dairy, grade and zebu or indigenous breeds), camel and goats (Tables 2, 3 and 4 and Annex 2). Grade cattle are about 50 percent pure breeds (mainly Friesian, followed by Ayrshire, Jersey and Guernsey) and crosses.
