Adoption of milk cooling technology among smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya

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Factors influencing adoption of milk cooling technology were studied with data for 90 smallholder dairy farmers who were randomly selected from seven dairy cooperative societies in Kiambu County, Kenya. Logistic regression identified the age of the household head, daily household milk consumption, freehold land ownership, fodder production area, number of female calves, cooperative membership and cooperative services as significant factors influencing farmers’ willingness to invest in milk cooling technology. These findings offer an entry point for increased interventions by policy makers and various dairy sector stakeholders in promoting milk cooling technology with the aim of significantly reducing post-harvest losses and increasing the sector’s competitiveness.
Original languageEnglish
JournalTropical Animal Health and Production
Volume46
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)179-184
Number of pages6
ISSN0049-4747
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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