This thesis report is a product of a study undertaken to evaluate the benefits of rearing dairy calves using calf milk replacer among the Kenyan smallholder dairy farmers. The scope of the report focused on the main question which was to determine what were the economic benefits accruing from rearing …

This study was conducted to investigate dairy farming practices and gross margin at smallholder dairy farmer level to design a business model for scaling up climate-smart dairy in Ziway-Hawassa milk shed. 80 sample dairy farmers from five districts (which then categorised as urban and peri-urban dairy …

The theme of the research is “Moving dairy farmers from informal to formal milk supply chain” A case study of Tanga Dairy Cooperative Union in Tanga district, Tanzania”. The study was carried out in two wards of Tanga district namely Pingon and Pongwe, between the end of June and the fist half of August …

The study was carried out in the Southern part of Ethiopia within Ziway-Hawassa milk shed. The study was aimed to identify climate-smart practices in the downstream dairy value chain in order to design efficient and climate-smart business models for milk collectors. Purposive and random sampling techniques …

This study was conducted in Ziway - Hawassa milk shade, found in Oromia administrative region, Ethiopia with the objective to design suitable business models through quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from smallholder milk producers. Five districts (Shashemane, Arsi - Negelle, Kofelle, Adami …

The study was carried out in Ziway- Hawassa milk shed, Ethiopia entitled Supporter services and private sector to scale up climate-smart dairy in Ziway-Hawassa milk shed, Ethiopia. The objective was to design business models for two leading supporters to scale up climate-smart practices in the milk shed …

Annapurna dairy producer cooperative limited (ADPCL) is a small dairy cooperative located in Chitwan, Nepal. The cooperative is doing the function of collecting milk from its member farmers, processing the milk into dairy products and finally distributing the products to the market. The problem faced …

The following report is a feasibility research and serves as an initial guideline to Bulgarian dairy companies in relation to the possibility to import Bulgarian dairy products into the Peoples’ Republic of China. The document describes possible opportunities for Bulgarian dairy processors related to …

This report covers proposals to create a more competitive way of dairy farming in the municipality of Barcelos after abolishment of the milk quotas in April 2015. In the future these dairy farms will have to face with more heavy fluctuations of the milk price. Also fluctuations in the price of concentrate …

Introduction Nutrition is an important determinant in maintaining health and functionality in older people. Undernutrition is still a common problem in Dutch older people and is related to increased length of stay in hospitals, early institutionalization, decreased quality of life and possibly contributes …