Dairy investment options for poverty reduction for small-scale dairy farmers in Tanzania

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationTanzania Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.contributor.initiativeSustainable Animal Productivityen
cg.coverage.countryTanzaniaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TZen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierAlly Okeyo Mwai: 0000-0003-2379-7801en
cg.creator.identifierAmos Omore: 0000-0001-9213-9891en
cg.creator.identifierOjango J.M.K.: 0000-0003-0224-5370en
cg.creator.identifierGebregziabher Gebreyohanes: 0009-0001-5042-2848en
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen
cg.subject.ilriAGRICULTUREen
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen
cg.subject.ilriFARMING SYSTEMSen
cg.subject.ilriRESILIENCEen
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobsen
cg.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No povertyen
dc.contributor.authorLyatuu, Eliamoni T.R.en
dc.contributor.authorOkeyo Mwai, Allyen
dc.contributor.authorKomwihangilo, Daniel M.en
dc.contributor.authorOmore, Amos O.en
dc.contributor.authorMsuta, G.en
dc.contributor.authorKelya, Neemaen
dc.contributor.authorOjango, Julie M.K.en
dc.contributor.authorGebreyohanes, Gebregziabheren
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-13T08:47:23Zen
dc.date.available2023-01-13T08:47:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/127030
dc.titleDairy investment options for poverty reduction for small-scale dairy farmers in Tanzaniaen
dcterms.abstractThe effect of an unproductive investment could be detrimental to the investor, especially when is a dairy farmer investor who depend on earnings and may distort the productivity effort if is not approached with caution. Anyone who wish to invest in dairy farming must choose wisely, think independently to avoid follow the crowd. Ideal investment decisions in dairy would starts by best choice of breeds, feeds availability, affordability and accessibility, knowledge in proper animal husbandry and proper handling and marketing of animal products. Most farmers in Tanzania who are in dairy farming invested with different objectives, such as for prestige, for family nutrition, for manure and sale of live calves, to mention a few. This study investigating dairy cow investment and how it affects poverty situation in the families. The results show that investment in the dairy sector is the key to reliable income and leaning pole to poverty reduction in the family. Therefore, choice in investment may affect income and reduce poverty in two folds if it is done in ideal situation.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.audienceCGIARen
dcterms.audienceDevelopment Practitionersen
dcterms.audienceDonorsen
dcterms.audiencePolicy Makersen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLyatuu, E.T., Mwai O., Komwihangilo, D., Omore, A., Msuta, G. Kelya, N., Ojango, J., Ge-breyohanes, G. 2022. Dairy investment options for poverty reduction for small-scale dairy farmers in Tanzania. Paper presented at the 45th Scientific Conference of the Tanzania Society of Animal Production (TSAP) with a theme “Embracing Innovative Technologies and Professionalism for Sustainable Livestock and Fish Value Chains”, 26 - 28 October 2022, Arusha, Tanzania.en
dcterms.issued2022-10-25en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseOtheren
dcterms.subjectdairy cattleen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten
dcterms.subjectdairy farmsen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.typeConference Paperen

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