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INTRODUCTION. Kenya's dairy sector, which private sector dominates, is one of the most successful and the largest in Africa (Rademaker et al., 2016). The sector is important to the country’s economy as it contributes to rural livelihoods in addition to food and nutrition security.
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
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 data collected in 2010 in the major milk producing areas.
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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 crosssectional (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.
In Kenya, dairy production is a major farm activity accounting for about 3.8% of the National GDP, and contributes to the livelihoods of many farmers through income, employment and food (Omiti et al, 2006). The country’s dairy herd size stands at 3.5 million (MoSPND, 2009) while the
