scholarly journals Premises and prospects for organising and developing secondary and tertiary producers’ cooperatives in Ukraine: the case of dairy service cooperatives

Ekonomika APK ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 313 (11) ◽  
pp. 90-98
Author(s):  
Roman Bezus ◽  
Sofiia Burtak ◽  
Lesia Kriuchko ◽  
Nataliia Dubrova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Land Reform ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Cooperative Movement ◽  
Restrictive Legislation ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

The purpose of the article is to identify the premises and prospects for organising and developing secondary and tertiary producers’ cooperatives in Ukraine, specifically for dairy service cooperatives. Research methods. The research uses dialectical methods of cognition and monographic method – for the analysis of works of Ukrainian and foreign scientists on the problem of agricultural dairy cooperation; empirical and graphical methods – to demonstrate the state of the cooperative movement in European countries and interactions between three levels of cooperatives; remote survey method – to find out the opinions of co-operators about secondary and tertiary cooperatives; abstract logical methods – for theoretical generalizations and formulation of conclusions. Research results. Most cooperators seek a collective solution to the problems of a competitive business environment in Ukraine. The functioning of cooperative unions, which include dairy cooperatives (secondary cooperatives), improved interaction between participants in the dairy business and contributed to better organization of agricultural production in rural communities. According to the respondents’ opinions, the tertiary cooperative is designed to support farmers and cooperatives in solving such significant problems as restrictive legislation, or to support in the process of such critical reforms for agricultural producers as land reform. Those organisations may be able to influence the market conditions, to raise the funding or subsidies for small-scale dairy farmers. Scientific novelty. This article identified the reasons for small-scale dairy farmers to cooperate and their opinions about premises and prospects for organising and developing secondary and tertiary farming cooperatives in Ukraine. It highlighted perspective points of development and improvement for such organizations to support the further functioning of the rural dairy business in Ukraine. In particular, the respondents of surveyed secondary cooperatives are aware of prospective benefits from cooperative unions and expect something similar from starting the tertiary cooperative. They prefer those to be organised based on sectoral mandate and mainly concentrated on legislation and funding matters, but 80% of respondents have doubts about practical realisation of this idea because of such risks as corruption and shadow economy matters. It is important to stress that secondary cooperatives are the business organizations and in the worldwide experience aiming at marketing, processing or trading the production, gaining the bargaining power and market share. Practical significance. Scientists and experts of the agricultural economy can use the results of the study to support the development of secondary and tertiary dairy service cooperatives for improving the working conditions in rural communities with cooperatives and business environment for small-scale dairy producers in Ukraine. Tabl.: 2. Figs.: 1. Refs.: 19.

Use of information and communication technologies in small-scale dairy production systems in central Mexico

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 767-779
Author(s):  
Juan de Dios García-Villegas ◽  
Anastacio García-Martínez ◽  
Carlos Manuel Arriaga-Jordán ◽  
Monica Elizama Ruiz-Torres ◽  
Adolfo Armando Rayas-Amor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Dairy Production ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

AbstractThe objective of the study was to characterize small-scale dairy production systems to identify the technological preferences according to the farmer and farm characteristics and to analyze the importance and role of the information communication technologies (ICTs) in the dissemination of information related to management and livestock activities. To collect the data, a survey was applied to 170 small-scale dairy farmers from central Mexico. To characterize the farms, a factor analysis (FA) and cluster analysis (CA) were performed. To compare and identify differences between groups, a Kruskal–Wallis test was conducted. Four factors that explain 70.93% of the accumulated variance were identified; these factors explain the use of technology, production characteristics, social connections, and use of ICTs. The cluster analysis identified four groups. Group 1 was integrated by farmers with more experience and the largest farms. Group 2 had higher studies and use of ICTs. Group 3 was formed by young farmers but had a low use of technology. Group 4 contained older farmers with a low use of technology. The young farmers with higher studies have begun to incorporate ICTs into their daily activities on the farm, as observed in Group 2. Smartphones were the most used and were considered important by the farmers of the four groups, since they enable interaction with other farmers and the dissemination of topics of interest related with the farm. In conclusion, four group of farmers were differentiated; therefore, different extension approaches should be implemented to take into account the preferences and the technologies considered most important for each group. The ICTs are emerging technologies among small-scale dairy farmers to communicate information related to livestock management, mainly by young farmers with studies of secondary, as observed in Group 2.

scholarly journals Knowledge and risk factors for foot-and-mouth disease among small-scale dairy farmers in an endemic setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dickson Machira Nyaguthii ◽  
Bryony Armson ◽  
Philip Mwanzia Kitala ◽  
Beatriz Sanz-Bernardo ◽  
Antonello Di Nardo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Foot And Mouth Disease ◽  
Mouth Disease ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Endemic Setting ◽  
Foot And Mouth ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals Artificial insemination services under different institutional framework in Bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-174
Author(s):  
MM Uddin ◽  
MN Sultana ◽  
GV Huylenbroek ◽  
KJ Peters
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Artificial Insemination ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

The objective of the study was to compare the provision of the existing artificial insemination service delivery system (AI-SDS) among public, private and autonomous institutions to the small-scale dairy farmers in Bangladesh. A cross-sectional survey was conducted by using a pre-tested and pre-designed questionnaire and face-to-face interview technique. A stratified-purposive sampling technique was applied to select 165 small-scale dairy farmers from four study areas. Descriptive statistics were performed to know the frequency of the provision of AI services. Public services were available in all study areas whereas autonomous services were only delivered in Mymensingh district. The private service was increasing faster than the public and autonomous service. The public service had higher incentives and network coverage compared to private and autonomous services. The results also showed that 50% of the respondent perceived the AI service as “public goods” and showed no willingness to pay (e.g., free of charge for public service). The demand for the services has been increasing but the existing organizations were not able to provide the services especially to the remote areas. From this study, it is recommended that farmers’ needs should be translated in a way that they get access to their required services in a satisfactory manner.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjas.v43i3.21643 Bang. J. Anim. Sci. 2014. 43 (3): 166-174

scholarly journals Production and Promotion of Triticale as a High Quality Fodder and Feed in Small-Scale Dairy Farmers of Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-228
Author(s):  
ME Haque ◽  
SR Waddington ◽  
ZI Sarker ◽  
NR Sarker ◽  
M Akteruzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Fresh Mass ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Dual Purpose ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

In Bangladesh, high quality fodder is scare from December to May for ruminant livestock and feed is expensive throughout the year for poultry. A project was conducted in the cool dry Rabi (December-February) seasons of 2005-06 and 2006-07 to promote triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) as a high quality dual-purpose fodder and feed for small-scale dairy and poultry producers. During 2005 and 2006, 504 farm families from six districts in north western and central Bangladesh received training on triticale cultivation and its utilization as a green fodder for dairy cows and for grain. Printed training manuals and visual training materials (including a DVD docudrama) were developed, used in training, and distributed widely. On-farm demonstrations on triticale production were mounted with each trained farm family in two years using a dual-purpose fodder and grain type triticale variety, WRF-7, that earlier on farm research had identified to perform well in Bangladesh. High quality grass fodder was obtained by cutting the vegetative triticale plants either twice (at 35 and 50 days after seeding (DAS)or once (at around 40 days), while the later ratooning tillers produced grain. In 168 farmer demonstrations in 2005-06, the green fodder yield ranged from 4.9 to 20.0 t/ha fresh mass (0.7 t/ha to 2.7 t/ha dry mass) from one cut at 35 DAS and 7 to 28 t/ha fresh mass from two cuts at 35 and 50 DAS. Overall, 62% of farmers reported yields above 10 t/ha of fresh green fodder. A mean grain yield of 1.8 t/ha was obtained from WRF-7 after two cuts on-farm. Straw yields ranged from 0.8 to 7.1 t/ha dry mass. 324 farmers hosted similar demonstrations in 2006-07 and reported higher yields of green fodder, ranging from 7.4 to 33.7 t/ha fresh mass from one cut at 40 to 42 DAS. A higher mean grain yield of 2.8 t/ha was obtained from WRF-7 after one cut for fodder in 2006-07. Assessments of WRF-7 dual-purpose triticale by farmers were very positive, with 97% wanting to grow triticale again in more land ranging from 0.04 ha to 0.81 ha (Table 3). From experience, many farmers decided it was more efficient to cut triticale once for green fodder. Almost all farmers reported benefits to milk production and farm income from feeding triticale fodder to cows. It was concluded that smallholder dairy farmers in North-West Bangladesh can easily produce sufficient amounts of quality fodder for dairy cows and feed for poultry from WRF-7 dual-purpose triticale during periods of severe fodder shortages.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/pa.v19i2.16964 Progress. Agric. 19(2): 217 - 228, 2008

scholarly journals Economic efficiency of milk production among small-scale dairy farmers in Mukurweini, Nyeri County, kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Maina ◽  
John Mburu ◽  
George Gitau ◽  
John VanLeeuwen ◽  
Yigzaw Negusse
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCING ADOPTION OF CROP AND FORAGE RELATED AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY TECHNOLOGIES BY SMALL-SCALE DAIRY FARMERS IN CENTRAL MEXICO

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARLOS GALDINO MARTÍNEZ-GARCÍA ◽  
PETER DORWARD ◽  
TAHIR REHMAN
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Herd Size ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Wealth Status ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

SUMMARYIn order to identify factors that constrain or favour adoption of five crop or forage related and six animal husbandry technologies promoted by government to small-scale dairy farmers, a field survey was conducted with 115 farmers. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify socioeconomic and farm variables explaining the technology adoption. Factors that favoured technology adoption were based on perceived usefulness, productivity and benefits to the farm, farmer's skills and farm characteristics; moreover farmers were more willing to use technologies which required low levels of investment such as de-worming, vaccines, and data recording. Constraints were related to economic restrictions, lack of knowledge, lack of land, herd size, lack of extension advice, lack of information about government programmes, requirements associated with applying for government financial support, and technologies considered to be of little or no importance to the farm such as herbicides, artificial insemination (AI) and milking machines. Adoption of crop or forage related and animal husbandry technologies was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with socioeconomic (farmer's education, farmer's experience, farmer's wealth status) and farm characteristics (herd size, cows in production, milk yield, total hectares and technological level). It is concluded that the approach implemented in this study enables identification of key factors together with the communication approaches that have been successful.

Supporting small-scale dairy farmers in increasing milk production: evidence from Morocco

2010 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Taher Sraïri ◽  
Meryem El Jaouhari ◽  
Abdessalam Saydi ◽  
Marcel Kuper ◽  
Pierre-Yves Le Gal
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals Knowledge of Bovine Tuberculosis, Cattle Husbandry and Dairy Practices amongst Pastoralists and Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Cameroon

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e0146538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Kelly ◽  
Saidou M. Hamman ◽  
Kenton L. Morgan ◽  
Egbe F. Nkongho ◽  
Victor Ngu Ngwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Cattle Husbandry ◽  
Small Scale Dairy

scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING ENTREPRENEURIAL ATTITUDE OF FEMALE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-343
Author(s):  
Shahnaz Perveen ◽  
Muhammad Ayub Buzdar ◽  
Akhtar Ali
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Legal Provisions ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitude

Purpose of the study: This research study aims to measure the entrepreneurial attitude of female university students and investigates the factors contributing to the development of entrepreneurial attitude among female students in Pakistan. The core objective of the study was to develop entrepreneurial attitudes among females and make them capable to adopt small-scale businesses. Methodology: A quantitative approach was employed to measure the entrepreneurial attitude of female students and further exploring different factors affecting the attitude of female students towards adopting the business as a career option. In this study, a survey method was used in which quantitative data on female students’ entrepreneurial attitude and different affecting factors were collected from 2576 female students from eight public sector universities located in Punjab province. The entrepreneurial attitude scale was used as a survey instrument originally developed by Ali, Topping, and Tariq (2011) and further modified by the researchers to measure the entrepreneurial attitude of female students. A factor-based scale was developed to measure the effect of these factors on female students’ entrepreneurial attitudes. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression techniques by using SPSS 16th Version. Results: Findings of multiple regression analysis exhibits that the role of education is the best contributor to the female students’ entrepreneurial attitude. The other contributing factors are family support, technological assistance, business environment, and social support but their contribution is small whereas government initiatives and legal provisions were not supportive for developing entrepreneurial attitudes among female students. Applications of this study: This study can be useful for arranging entrepreneurial career development programs for the development of the entrepreneurial attitude among female students and make them capable to start their entrepreneurial endeavours. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of this study was to investigate the effects of different familial, social, educational, political, environmental, and legal factors on female students’ entrepreneurial attitudes. 

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