Small Scale Dairy Production System Challenges and Prospects in Fafen Zone, Ethiopian Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

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.

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Cost analysis and economic optimization of small-scale dairy production systems in Mexico

Livestock Science ◽

10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 237 ◽

pp. 104028

Author(s):

Jesús Armando Salinas-Martínez ◽

Rodolfo Rogelio Posadas-Domínguez ◽

Leydi Diana Morales-Díaz ◽

Samuel Rebollar-Rebollar ◽

Rolando Rojo-Rubio

Keyword(s):

Cost Analysis ◽

Production Systems ◽

Small Scale ◽

Dairy Production ◽

Economic Optimization ◽

Small Scale Dairy

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Challenges and Opportunities of Small Scale Poultry Production System in Jigjiga Zone, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia

Poultry Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences ◽

10.4172/2375-446x.1000144 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 04 (01) ◽

Author(s):

Abdo Mohamed ◽

Samson Hailemariam ◽

Gebremedhin G ◽

kefyalew Gebeyew

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Small Scale ◽

Poultry Production ◽

Regional State ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

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HONEYBEE PRODUCTION SYSTEM, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF GEDEO ZONE, SOUTHERN NATION, NATIONALITIES AND PEOPLES REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i4.2016.2754 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 49-63

Author(s):

Teklu Gebretsadik ◽

Dinku Negash

Keyword(s):

Production System ◽

Large Scale ◽

Market Access ◽

Production Systems ◽

Skill Training ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Small Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Production Constraints ◽

Regional State

The study was carried out in selected districts of Gedeo zones of southern Nation nationality and people’s regional state: such as Wonago, Kochere and DillaZuria/chichu/ districts. The objective of the study was to asses production systems, opportunities and constraints of apiculture farming in Gedeo zones of SNNPRs. Beekeeping is a long-standing practice in the study districts and appears as ancient history of the country as a whole. A cross sectional study, in which 90 households were purposively included and conducted in selected district to assess the current beekeeping practices, production potentials and production constraints. Most (72%) of the beekeepers in the study area have owned only traditional hives and produce honey for home consumption. The beekeeping practice was dominated by male. Despite the area have production constraints, the area opportunities like existence of large sized natural forest and artificial forest, due attention provision from regional, federal and local government and nongovernmental organizations, yearly flowering and variety floral availability, some small scale farmers highly experienced in apiculture farming, market access and high demand of apicultural products at nationally and international level. Therefore, Designing effective honeybee pests and predators controlling methods, Introduction of full package improved beekeeping technologies with adequate practical skill training on all bee keeping trends and queen rearing practices promoting beekeepers important indigenous knowledge, Producing areal major honeybee plants in large scale, Avoiding discarding of bee colonies after honey harvest, Availing the strategies to support farmers with beekeeping business support services, Improving pre- and post-harvest handling of bee products and Improving the utilization of stingless bee’s resources, without damaging the colony is important to make the honey production system in the area more economical, so as to enhance bee products for national and international need.

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