The influence of state of road and ownership of means of transport to smallholder dairy farmers’ choice of milk marketing outlet in kipkaren division of nandi county in Kenya.

Fredrick Ajwang, Catherine Munyua

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Abstract

This paper examines the determinants of smallholder dairy farmers’ choice of milk marketing outlet using data from smallholder farmers in Kipkaren division of Nandi County in Kenya. Two main objectives were explored including the effect of the state of roads infrastructure and the ownership of means of milk transport to the market on the farmers’ choice of milk marketing outlet. The result shows that the state of the roads and the ownership of means of transport determined the farmers’ choice of milk marketing outlet in the division.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalAsian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology
Volume9
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 14 Dec 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Smallholder farmers
  • Kenya
  • Value chain
  • Infrastructure
  • Agriculture development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Sciences(all)

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