Milk Market Performances and Cofounding Factors along Milk Value Chain in Pastoral Area:A Case of Borana Pastoralists,Borana Zone,Ethiopia  

作　　者：Dirriba Mengistu 

机构地区：[1]Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agricultural Research Center,Yabello,Ethiopia

出　　处：《NASS Journal of Agricultural Sciences》2021年第1期36-40,共5页NASS农业科学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：The study was conducted in Borana zone with the objectives understanding the milk market performance and challenges along the value chain.The primary data was collected from 123 households that drawn proportionally following multistage sampling based randomly selected households.Additionally,relevant information was collected from different sectors besides relevant literature session.Similarly,Focused Group Discussions,key informant interview and visual observations were also undertaken to collect the primary data.In the course of data collection,different set of checklists were used for different groups of actors to guide survey data collection,group discussions and key informant interview.The study found that input supply,natural calamity,marketing system,declining of livestock productivity,infrastructure and hygiene are among the major challenges along the dairy value chain.Above all,the dominance of value chain actors by pastoralists coupled with fragmented milk marketing system was the critical factors that stunted the milk market system in the study area.As a result,the performance of milk value chain is fragmented and distorted.Moreover,the supply of milk to the market become meager even though the milk selling practices have been flamed.Additionally,the dilution of pure drought resistant Borana cattle called“Qorti”is at its critical level of its extinction which challenges the milk production.Thus,it is important to enhance the milk marketing,encouraging milk supply and improving milk productivity.

关 键 词：CHALLENGE MILK Market Value chain PASTORAL RANGELAND 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]