Adoption of milk cooling technology among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya
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Adoption of milk cooling technology among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya. / Gachango, Florence Gathoni; Andersen, Laura Mørch; Pedersen, Søren Marcus.
In: Tropical Animal Health and Production, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2014, p. 179-184.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Adoption of milk cooling technology among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya
AU - Gachango, Florence Gathoni
AU - Andersen, Laura Mørch
AU - Pedersen, Søren Marcus
N1 - Published online 19 September 2013
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Factors influencing adoption of milk cooling technology were studied with data for 90 smallholder dairy farmers who were randomly selected from seven dairy cooperative societies in Kiambu County, Kenya. Logistic regression identified the age of the household head, daily household milk consumption, freehold land ownership, fodder production area, number of female calves, cooperative membership and cooperative services as significant factors influencing farmers’ willingness to invest in milk cooling technology. These findings offer an entry point for increased interventions by policy makers and various dairy sector stakeholders in promoting milk cooling technology with the aim of significantly reducing post-harvest losses and increasing the sector’s competitiveness.
AB - Factors influencing adoption of milk cooling technology were studied with data for 90 smallholder dairy farmers who were randomly selected from seven dairy cooperative societies in Kiambu County, Kenya. Logistic regression identified the age of the household head, daily household milk consumption, freehold land ownership, fodder production area, number of female calves, cooperative membership and cooperative services as significant factors influencing farmers’ willingness to invest in milk cooling technology. These findings offer an entry point for increased interventions by policy makers and various dairy sector stakeholders in promoting milk cooling technology with the aim of significantly reducing post-harvest losses and increasing the sector’s competitiveness.
U2 - 10.1007/s11250-013-0472-6
DO - 10.1007/s11250-013-0472-6
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24048823
VL - 46
SP - 179
EP - 184
JO - Tropical Animal Health and Production
JF - Tropical Animal Health and Production
SN - 0049-4747
IS - 1
ER -
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