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Nutrition
Evidence-Based Design Process For Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture Interventions: A Case Study Of The Advancing Local Dairy Development Programme In Nigeria
NigeriaAyodeji Ojo, Msc, Olutayo Adeyemi, Phd, Fisayomi K...

Nigeria is a significant contributor to the global burden of chronic undernutrition in children under 5 years of age. The undernutrition challenge constrains the productivity of rural households. This study was carried out among beneficiaries of the...

Policy and Advocacy
The Risk Of Demand Shocks In Dairy Value Chains In Uganda: Policy Lessons From The COVID-19 Crisis
UgandaNabwire, Leocardia., Van Campenhout, Bjorn

This policy note summarizes results of a study on the impact of COVID-19 on dairy value chains in Uganda. We use a stack survey consisting of 1616 dairy farmers, 695 small-scale milk traders, and 93 milk collection centers (MCCs) that were surveyed i...

Marketing and Trade
Gendered Barriers And Opportunities In Kenya's Informal Dairy Sector: Enhancing Gender-Equity In Urban Markets
KenyaAlessandra Galiè, Nelly Njiru, Jessica Heckert, Em...

Informal milk trading in peri-urban Nairobi plays a key role in supporting both livelihoods and nutrition, particularly among poor households. Gender dynamics affect who is involved in and benefits from milk trading. To better understand gendered con...

Food Business
Getting African Food Products on Global Grocery Shelves
All CountriesEhime Eigbe-Akindele

Sweetkiwi is a mission driven brand that makes the best tasting dairy based food products using real milk sourced from local farmers and real ingredients with a focus on impacting the dairy agricultural sector in the various markets we operate in

Extension Services
Relative Roles and Limits of Extension Approaches in Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Management Practices: Analysis of Nationally Representative Panel Data from MalawiCATHERINE RAGASA, DIS
MalawiCATHERINE RAGASA, DISTON MZUNGU, KENAN KALAGHO AND...

Low-cost and sustainable agricultural management practices are being promoted in many countries but continue to face low adoption among farmers. We tracked the awareness and adoption among farmers of a number of practices―soil cover, minimum tillage,...

Extension Services
Engaging Youth in Agri Business Through Private Sector Extension and Advisory Services: Lessons from Rwanda and Uganda
RwandaSTEVEN FRANZEL, RICHARD MIIRO, NICOLAS UWITONZE, K...

Engaging youth in agribusiness is critical for livelihoods in Africa’s rural areas where millions of youth are unemployed and face many barriers to entry into agribusiness, such as limited education and lack of land (IFAD, 2019). There are initiative...

Extension Services
Relative Roles and Limits of Extension Approaches in Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Management Practices: Analysis of Nationally Representative Panel Data from Malawi
MalawiCATHERINE RAGASA, DISTON MZUNGU, KENAN KALAGHO AND...

Low-cost and sustainable agricultural management practices are being promoted in many countries but continue to face low adoption among farmers. We tracked the awareness and adoption among farmers of a number of practices―soil cover, minimum tillage,...

Extension Services
South African Extension Agent Competencies and Attitudes for the Future: Results of a Survey
South AfricaKRISTIN E. DAVIS, LINDIE VON MALTITZ, MELANIE DE B...

South African extension agent competencies and attitudes for the future: Results of a survey

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Dairy Farming In Nigeria, Past, Present and Future.
NigeriaAdekunle Ayandele

Dairy farming in Nigeria has witnessed decades of ups and downs, costing government and investors millions of dollars in losses. This article reflected on the past, current situation and how learning through them can help develop a sustainable and...

Research and Development
Dairy Farming Handbook - Great Resource for Dairy Farmers across Africa
South AfricaDr C.J.C. Muller

The comprehensive Dairy Farming Handbook by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture aims to support dairy farmers with problem-focused information based on scientific research.“We trust that this handbook, compiled by experts in their particular f...

Marketing and Trade
Adaption to Alternative Marketing Approaches for Livestock and Dairy Products
All CountriesAgrilinks Team

This post is written by the Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock Production for Improved Nutrition Activity. The pandemic that unfolded in Bangladesh in March 2020 has affected all lives and sectors. However, small and medium-sized enterprises have...

Food Business
Transforming Ethiopia's Dairy Sector
EthiopiaSara Gustafson

Over the last decade, urban consumers in Ethiopia have significantly increased the amount of money they spend on dairy products, and the number of domestic dairy processing firms has tripled to meet the growing demand. All of these signs point to sig...

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