Ahikiriza, Elizabeth, Wesana, Joshua ORCID: 0000-0003-1970-6241, Xavier, Gellynck, Van Huylenbroeck, Guido and Lauwers, Ludwig (2021) Context specificity and time dependency in classifying sub-Saharan Africa dairy cattle farmers for targeted extension farm advice: The case of Uganda. Agriculture, 11 (9):836. ISSN 2077-0472 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11090836)

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Abstract

Despite the huge potential for milk production, interventions to improve productivity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are barely based on specified farm classifications. This study aimed to develop robust and context-specific farm typologies to guide content of extension farm advice/services in Uganda. From a sample of 482 dairy farmers, we collected data on farmer socio-demographics, farm management practices, ownership of farm tools and facilities, willingness to pay for extension services, milk production, and marketing. Farm typologies were obtained based on principal component and cluster analyses. Thereby, of the three dairy production systems that emerged, small-scale, largely subsistence yet extensive and low productive farms were more prominent (82.6%). Farms that were classified as large-scale, less commercialized yet extensive with modest productive systems were more than the medium-scale commercial farms with intensive and highly productive systems. However, the later were considered to potentially transform dairy farming in Uganda. It was also predicted that the validity of our farm classification may persist until half of the farms have moved between clusters. The study gives new insights on dairy production systems in Uganda, which can be used to organize more targeted research on farmers’ extension needs for facilitating delivery of relevant and effective extension services and designing appropriate extension policies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	dairy farms, farm typology, production systems, productivity, extension farm advice
Subjects:	S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 15:57
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/33743

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