Integrating informal actors into the formal dairy industry in Kenya through training and certification
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Livestock Research Institute | en_US |
| cg.coverage.country | Kenya | en_US |
| cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2 | KE | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa | en_US |
| cg.coverage.region | Eastern Africa | en_US |
| cg.creator.identifier | Amos Omore: 0000-0001-9213-9891 | en_US |
| cg.creator.identifier | Derek Baker: 0000-0001-6020-6973 | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | ANIMAL PRODUCTS | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | CAPACITY STRENGTHENING | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | DAIRYING | en_US |
| cg.subject.ilri | LIVESTOCK | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Omore, Amos O. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Baker, Derek | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-14T11:07:19Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-14T11:07:19Z | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/16492 | en_US |
| dc.title | Integrating informal actors into the formal dairy industry in Kenya through training and certification | en_US |
| dcterms.abstract | This paper reviews current thinking on the role of informal agribusiness in pro-poor development, and reports on the example of a recent dairy development project (the Smallholder Dairy Project) in Kenya. The project featured collaborative and participatory research, along with training and certification in milk handling practices as a practical mechanism optimizing milk quality and addressing regulatory barriers. It also targeted and helped achieve policy change, which enabled wider piloting of the training and certification activities incorporating a business development service approach by national authorities. Substantial welfare gains were achieved, as demonstrated in a recent impact assessment reviewed in the current paper. Current extensions of the project are described, and subsequent work outlined. Coherence with received wisdom is discussed along with future research topics. | en_US |
| dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | en_US |
| dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Omore, A. and Baker, D. 2011. Integrating informal actors into the formal dairy industry in Kenya through training and certification. In: International Livestock Research Institute. Towards priority actions for market development for African farmers. Proceedings of an international conference, Nairobi, Kenya, 13-15 May 2009. Nairobi: AGRA and ILRI: 281-291. | en_US |
| dcterms.issued | 2011-12-31 | en_US |
| dcterms.language | en | en_US |
| dcterms.publisher | Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa and International Livestock Research Institute | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | dairies | en_US |
| dcterms.subject | livestock | en_US |
| dcterms.type | Conference Paper | en_US |