Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: the case of dairy in Kenya
Abstract
Smallholder dairy production in Kenya is one of the developing world’s success stories. Kenya's improved dairy cattle herd of more than 3 million is the largest in Africa, and significantly is held mostly by smallholders. As a result, dairy production is a major part of the agricultural sector and an important source of livelihoods for at least an estimated 600,000 smallholder farm families in Kenya (Omore et al., 1999). Compared to its neighbours, the country has a welldeveloped dairy production and processing industry, and the country has broadly managed to be self-reliant in dairy products, so that except during extreme dry years, imports are negligible.
Citation
Staal, S.J., Waithaka, M.M., Owuor, G.A., and Herrero, M. 2004. Demand and supply changes in the livestock sector and their impact on smallholders: the case of dairy in Kenya. In: Owen E., Smith T., Steele M.A., Anderson S., Duncan, A.J., Herrero M., Leaver J.D., Reynolds C.K., Richards J.I. and Ku-Vera, J.C (eds), Responding to the livestock revolution: the role of globalisation and implications for poverty alleviation. British Society of Animal Science Publication 33, Nottingham University Press, Nottingham, UK: 323-331.
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