The Contribution of Lesotho Dairy Products to the Livelihoods of Dairy Farm Households in Maseru and Berea Districts in Lesotho

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-176
Author(s):  
Tšepiso A. Rantšo ◽  
Moipone Makhobotloane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Subsistence Farmers

Agriculture forms a major source of livelihood for many people in Lesotho. The major agricultural activities include crop production and animal husbandry. Many farmers produce agricultural goods, mainly crops for subsistence purposes. There are also some subsistence farmers who participate in animal husbandry. Subsistence farmers keep livestock mainly for social and economic purposes. For instance, some farmers rear animals for prestige, ploughing, paying bride prices as well as producing milk for household use. The traditional breeds of cattle in many parts of Lesotho are kept mainly for domestic use. Despite a large number of Basotho farmers keeping livestock for subsistence purposes, there are some farmers who rear cattle for producing milk. These cattle are purchased from the neighbouring South Africa, while some are crossbred in the country. Some dairy farmers are members of associations, while others are not. Both association members and non-members market the milk in the local dairy industry, Lesotho Dairy Products (LDP). The supply of milk to the local dairy industry is not sustainable due to the small number of farmers participating in dairy farming. This has thwarted the capacity of the dairy industry to produce a variety of dairy products for the domestic market. As a result, the local market is flooded with milk products imported from South Africa. This shows that the forward linkage between LDP and farmers is too weak. This has in turn affected the output (backward linkage) of the dairy industry negatively. The industry specialises in the production of a few dairy products. Besides creating employment opportunities for dairy farmers, farm workers, as well as people working in the industry, the dairy industry has limited backward linkage within the local economy. It does not produce essential agricultural inputs for farmers such as pesticides and dairy cattle. In the light of these, this research study investigates the contribution of the dairy industry in improving the lives of dairy farm households and the economy of Lesotho. This is achieved by looking at production linkages (forward and backward) between dairy farmers and LDP.

scholarly journals Alternative approach to mastitis management – How to prevent and control mastitis without antibiotics?

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. e137149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Piepers ◽  
Sarne De Vliegher
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Human Pathogens ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Potential Link ◽  
And Control

Mastitis affects a high proportion of dairy cows throughout the world and is one of the greater problems faced by the dairy industry today. The disease is still a major cause of economic loss on a dairy farm. Mastitis poses not only negative consequences for the dairy farmer but also for the dairy industry as a number of issues threaten the reputation of milk as a healthy product from healthy animals. The use of antimicrobials is one of those concerns and threats. Antimicrobial usage on dairy farms is most often related to udder health as most medicines are used in prevention and control of mastitis. Antimicrobials remain vital for treatment of bacterial infections in dairy cattle, but in light of the upcoming debate instigated by the potential link between the use of antimicrobial products in animal husbandry and the development of antimicrobial resistance in both animal and human pathogens, there is an urgent need for innovation and alternatives to antibiotic therapy for mastitis treatment and control. Alternative approaches include vaccination, probiotics or beneficial microorganisms and inhibitory substances, immunomodulation, bacteriophages, homeopathy, and plant-derived inhibitory substances, yet only when scientifically-proven evidence is available indicating these alternatives are effective.

scholarly journals Dairy farmers’ knowledge and perception of climate change in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanga Simamkele Diniso ◽  
Leocadia Zhou ◽  
Ishmael Festus Jaja
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Eastern Cape Province ◽  
Eastern Cape ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Participants

Purpose This study aims to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dairy farmers about climate change in dairy farms in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Design/methodology/approach The study was conducted following a cross-sectional research design (Bryman, 2012). The study was conducted mainly on dairy farms located on the south-eastern part of the Eastern Cape province in five districts out of the province’s six districts (Figure 1). These districts include Amathole, Chris Hani, OR Tambo and Cacadu; these regions were not included in a recent surveying study (Galloway et al., 2018). Findings In all, 71.7% of dairy farm workers heard about climate change from the television, and 60.4% of participants reported that they gathered information from radio. Eighty-two out of 106 (77.4%) correctly indicated that climate change is a significant long-term change in expected weather patterns over time, and almost 10% of the study participants had no clue about climate change. Approximately 63% of the respondents incorrectly referred to climate change as a mere hotness or coldness of the day, whereas the remainder of participants correctly refuted that definition of climate change. Most of the study participants correctly mentioned that climate change has an influence on dairy production (92.5%), it limits the dairy cows’ productivity (69.8%) and that dry matter intake of dairy cows is reduced under higher temperatures (75.5%). Research limitations/implications The use of questionnaire to gather data limits the study, as respondents relied on recall information. Also, the sample size and study area limits use of the study as an inference for the excluded parts of the Eastern Cape Province. Also, it focused only on dairy farm workers and did not request information from beef farmers. Practical implications This study imply that farmers without adequate knowledge of the impact of climate change keep complaining of a poor yield/ animal productivity and changing pattern of livestock diseases. Hence, a study such as the present one helps to bridge that gap and provide relevant governing authority the needed evidence for policy changes and intervention. Social implications Farmers will begin to get help from the government regarding climate change. Originality/value This a first study in South Africa seeking to document the knowledge of dairy farm workers about climate change and its impacts on productivity.

scholarly journals Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus sp. FMQ74, a Dairy-Contaminating Isolate from Raw Milk

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Okshevsky ◽  
Viduthalai R. Regina ◽  
Ian P. G. Marshall ◽  
Lars Schreiber ◽  
Rikke L. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Draft Genome ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Raw Milk ◽  
Bacillus Sp ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Genomic Basis ◽  
Danish Dairy

ABSTRACT Representatives of the genus Bacillus are common milk contaminants that cause spoilage and flavor alterations of dairy products. Bacillus sp. FMQ74 was isolated from raw milk on a Danish dairy farm. To elucidate the genomic basis of this strain’s survival in the dairy industry, a high-quality draft genome was produced.

scholarly journals Evaluating farm and export competitiveness of the Irish dairy industry: post-quota analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lungelo Prince Cele ◽  
Thia Hennessy ◽  
Fiona Thorne
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Products ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Export Competitiveness ◽  
The Eu

Purpose This paper aims to examine the competitiveness trends and rankings of the Irish dairy sector at the farm and trade levels, relative to selected European Union (EU) Member States, in the context of the removal of the EU milk quota in 2015. Design/methodology/approach Competitiveness indicators including partial productivity measures and accountancy-based indicators were used for farm competitiveness, and net export market share and normalised revealed comparative advantae (NRCA) were used for export competitiveness. Findings Amongst the countries examined, Ireland had the highest growth in partial productivity indicators and was ranked first with the lowest total costs and cash costs per kg of milk solids post-quota. However, the total economic cost sub-components showed that Irish dairy farmers had high opportunity costs for owned land and labour. While Irish dairy products such as butter and powders have demonstrated growth potential in competitiveness post-quota with Irish butter and whey ranked in top three relative to other countries, other products, i.e. cheese and liquid milk have declined in competitiveness according to key export competitiveness indicators used. Practical implications The challenge for Irish dairy farmers is how to mitigate relatively high land and labour costs, which can limit farm competitiveness in the long run. The key players in the Irish dairy industry can now better position themselves in the global dairy market, recognizing the competitiveness dynamics of the different dairy products and their competitors. Policy implications and further areas of research have been identified to help improve the overall competitiveness position. It is surprising that Irish butter is a leader in the EU, yet not much research has been done to understand the market dynamics of this sector. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first of its kind to use both farm and export competitiveness measures to analyse the Irish dairy industry relative to other countries in the context of quota abolition. Unlike previous studies on dairy export competitiveness, this study has disaggregated the processed dairy products, which allowed for the ranking of countries and comparability across countries using NRCA.

scholarly journals Research on Profit Distribution Between Dairy Farmers and Manufacturing Enterprises in Dairy Supply Chain Based on Qualified Rate

CONVERTER ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 607-625
Author(s):  
Teng Fei, Cuixia Li
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Coordination Mechanism ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Safety Level ◽  
Profit Distribution ◽  
Dairy Processing

As an indispensable industry for the health and prosperity of the Chinese nation, dairy industry is a symbolic industry of agricultural modernization and a strategic industry of coordinated development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries.With the rapid development of China's dairy industry, China’s dairy product quality and safety risks still exist.The imbalance of profit distribution is one of the important reasons for the confusion of dairy market and quality and safety problems.The essence of the normal operation of the dairy supply chain and the guarantee of the quality and safety of dairy products lies in the correct handling and coordination of the interest relationship between the enterprises in each node of the supply chain.Reasonable benefit coordination mechanism and fair benefit distribution mode are of great significance to ensure the quality and safety of dairy products, maintain the stable relationship of dairy supply chain, and promote the healthy and sustainable development of China’s dairy industry.This paper discusses the optimal quality and safety level and optimal revenue of two-stage dairy supply chain based on the pass rate of dairy farmers and dairy processing enterprises under decentralized and centralized decision-making.In order to improve the quality efforts of dairy farmers, the internal and external loss sharing contract is designed, that is, dairy farmers and dairy processing enterprises share consumer losses, whilemanufacturing enterprises provide certain quality cost subsidies for dairy farmers. Finally, through the example analysis, it is verified that the benefit sharing and risk sharing between dairy farmers and national processing enterprises can be realized through the contract.Through contract coordination, the profit distribution of dairy farmers and processing enterprises and the quality and safety level of supply chain were optimized, and the importance of quality control in raw milk production was further verified.

scholarly journals Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and future aspirations toward dairy farming development in Bandung District, West Java

2021 ◽  
Vol 892 (1) ◽  
pp. 012005
Author(s):  
I S Anugrah ◽  
E Ariningsih ◽  
Erwidodo ◽  
H P Saliem ◽  
T B Purwantini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Willingness To Participate ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Future Aspirations ◽  
The Government ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations

Abstract Dairy farming has an essential role in meeting the ever-increasing demand for milk. However, efforts to develop dairy farming in Indonesia are still facing various obstacles. This paper aims to analyze farmers’ perceptions and expectations toward developing dairy farming and its sustainability, along with its constraints. The data used in this paper are part of the IndoDairy Smallholder Household Survey database conducted between July and September 2017, consisting of 300 smallholder dairy farm households randomly selected from KPBS Pangalengan members. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and clustering analysis. The results show that the majority of dairy farmers (>50%) rated as ‘good’ the availability of extension services, availability of veterinary services, availability of veterinary medicines, availability of credit, and availability of concentrates; rated as ‘fair’ prices paid by buyers for milk, the number of milk buyers, and quality of the grass and forages; and rated as ‘bad’ the price of concentrates and the availability of land to purchase. In contrast, most farmers perceived the availability of land to purchase and the price of concentrates as ‘bad.’ As much as 90.3% of farmers expected to increase their dairy farm operations. The majority of dairy farmers (94%) showed their willingness to participate in training in the village, especially in animal husbandry (31.2%). This study strongly suggests that the government facilitates an increased supply of quality concentrate feed at affordable prices and land availability for dairy farming development.

The Sources of Law In Tswana Tribal Courts: Legislation and Precedent

1957 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Schapera
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Subsistence Farmers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wage Labour ◽  
Western Civilisation

The Tswana peoples referred to in this paper inhabit the Bechuanaland Protectorate, where they number altogether about 270,000. In pre-European times they derived their subsistence mainly from animal husbandry and the cultivation of crops, each household producing its own food. Today they are still essentially small-scale subsistence farmers. But to satisfy the new wants developed by contact with Western civilisation over the past century, many persons also pursue new occupations, including above all temporary wage-labour for Europeans. In some areas more than half the able-bodied men are away every year working in the Union of South Africa. Their absence, often prolonged, has led to conspicuous changes in traditional customs and beliefs, and, as will be seen from some of the examples given below, has also given rise to new grounds for litigation.

Measuring the cost of environmental compliance for Waikato dairy farmers - a survey approach

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 159-166
Author(s):  
T.O.R. Macdonald ◽  
J.S. Rowarth ◽  
F.G. Scrimgeour
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Environmental Compliance ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Farm Systems ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Farm System ◽  
Survey Approach

The link between dairy farm systems and cost of environmental compliance is not always clear. A survey of Waikato dairy farmers was conducted to establish the real (non-modelled) cost of compliance with environmental regulation in the region. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered to improve understanding of compliance costs and implementation issues for a range of Waikato farm systems. The average oneoff capital cost of compliance determined through a survey approach was $1.02 per kg milksolids, $1490 per hectare and $403 per cow. Costs experienced by Waikato farmers have exceeded average economic farm surplus for the region in the past 5 years. As regulation increases there are efficiencies to be gained through implementing farm infrastructure and farm management practice to best match farm system intensity. Keywords: Dairy, compliance, farm systems, nitrogen, Waikato

Transforming the Rural Agricultural Landscape Through Groundwater Optimisation: Exploring A Chinese-South African Partnership

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmala Dorasamy ◽  
Olayemi Bakre
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Subsistence Farming ◽  
Water Shortages ◽  
Subsistence Farmers ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Standards Of Living ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

The majority of the South African rural populace is directly or indirectly engaged in agricultural practices to earn a livelihood. However, impediments such as climate change, water shortages, and inadequacy of institutional support have undermined these once thriving subsistence farming communities. Furthermore, poor leadership in hydrology, coupled with a lack of depth in skills at all government levels to facilitate the understanding of the importance of groundwater, has made it near impossible for subsistence farmers to benefit optimally from groundwater. The 2012 drought experienced in South Africa paralysed several subsistence farming communities in KwaZulu-Natal. To revamp subsistence farming and assist these farmers across South Africa, the Department of Water and Sanitation launched interventions, but despite the enormous resources expended, indicators (e.g. unsustainable farming practices, poor crop yield, pitiable living conditions, and poor standards of living) provide evidence that these interventions have not yielded the desired results. This paper seeks to suggest practicable interventions aimed at reducing the vulnerability of subsistence farmers in KwaZulu-Natal. The study pursued a qualitative approach in that it solicited the views of experts on groundwater and in related fields to gain an in-depth perspective. Some of the core challenges undermining the sustainability and growth of subsistence farming in the study area were found to be the inadequacy of experts on groundwater, water shortages, institutional deficiencies, lack of political will, and lack of coordination among stakeholders. Pragmatic recommendations are made to address these challenges, among other things to encourage a South African-Chinese partnership in the hydrology sector.

MONITORING AND CONTROL OF THE “ANIMAL” SUBSYSTEM IN THE COMPLEX BIOTECHNICAL SYSTEM “MAN-MACHINE-ANIMAL” OF A DAIRY FARM

2020 ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
VLADIMIR V. KIRSANOV ◽  
◽  
DMITRIY YU. PAVKIN ◽  
FEDOR E. FEDOR E. VLADIMIROV ◽  
EVGENIY А. NIKITIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Lactating Cows ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Mutual Adaptation ◽  
Biotechnical System ◽  
Complex Project ◽  
And Control

A modern dairy farm is a complex biotechnical “man-machine-animal” system, where purposeful human activity concentrates mainly on the control of the “machine” and “animal” subsystems, thus making the whole system ergatic. Increasing the interaction effi ciency of machine subsystems with biological objects (animals) requires an in-depth study of the properties and characteristics of the latter, their behavior, adaptive and refl ex mechanisms that ensure the mutual adaptation of machine and biological subsystems. The paper considers general functionality of the “animal” subsystem, which includes lists of monitored parameters (functions) in pre-weaning, pre-lactation and lactation periods. In a similar way, functionals of the subsystems of the general musculoskeletal development of the animal’s body, respiratory and digestive organs, comfort of the habitat, development and control of the reproductive organs of lactating cows were obtained accompanied with a list of controlled functions and parameters. To carry out a set of research activities in this fi eld, FSAC VIM is planning to carry out a complex project that will increase the levels of automation, digitalization and intellectualization of animal husbandry, provide for comfortable environment, optimal rediced-impact service modes for animals and their extended productive longevity, increased quality of milk and autonomous functioning of individual local biotechnical subsystems.

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