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Livestock assets, livestock income and rural households: Evidence from household surveys

Sun, 01 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Livestock assets, livestock income and rural households: Evidence from household surveys Pica-Ciamarra, U.; Tasciotti, L.; Otte, J.; Zezza, A.

Determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in farm level milk value addition: The case of smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in farm level milk value addition: The case of smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia Kuma, B.; Getnet, K.; Baker, D.; Kassa, B. On-farm value addition to farm products is recognized and highly promoted through value chain approaches for its benefit in terms of improving farm income. Growing demand and high price for value added milk products, together with the availability of ample livestock resources, would provide opportunities for smallholder farmers in Ethiopia to diversify their livelihoods. Nevertheless, their participation in milk value addition is perceived to be generally low. Apart from farm household characteristics, organizational and institutional issues influence farmers’ participation decisions and level of participation in-farm level milk value addition. By analyzing survey data using Heckman two-stage selection model, this article identified determinants of participation decisions and level of participation in-farm level milk value addition by smallholder farmers in Ethiopia. The first-stage probit model estimation results indicate that milk yield, distance from urban centers, household demography (age and child), livestock extension services, the need to extend shelf life, consideration of milk products for social factors such as holidays and fasting, and availability of labor for milk value addition determined household’s decision to add values to milk. The results also show that most of the factors determining decision of participation in milk value addition also determined the level of participation.

Minutes of the 2nd meeting of the advisory committee of the Livestock Data Innovation Project, Nairobi, Kenya, 9-10 December 2010

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Minutes of the 2nd meeting of the advisory committee of the Livestock Data Innovation Project, Nairobi, Kenya, 9-10 December 2010 Livestock Data Innovation Project in Africa

IPMS HIV/AIDS fact sheet, Dale pilot learning woreda

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

IPMS HIV/AIDS fact sheet, Dale pilot learning woreda ILRI

IPMS HIV/AIDS fact sheet, Bure pilot learning woreda

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

IPMS HIV/AIDS fact sheet, Bure pilot learning woreda ILRI

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Metema pilot learning woreda

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Metema pilot learning woreda Berhe, K.

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Goma pilot learning woreda

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Goma pilot learning woreda Berhe, K.

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Fogera pilot learning woreda

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

IPMS environmental monitoring plan, Fogera pilot learning woreda Berhe, K.