Beschreibung
Dairy marketing cooperatives are one type of agricultural cooperatives in which milk producer farmers come together to sell their products where there is market, and access services which is not easily accessible individually. Promoting these cooperatives, as a means of linking smallholders to markets, is a key pillar of Ethiopias rural development strategy. They are the newly emerging marketing outlet for Ethiopian smallholder milk producers, but the opportunity is not yet accessed to the required extent by most milk producer farmers. This work therefore focuses on identifying the demographic, socioeconomic and institutional factors affecting dairy farmers perception and decision on cooperative membership. This helps to formulate intervention areas and implement strategic measures to maximize dairy farmers production and productivity; and hence both self and group business increases for the betterment of their livelihood and realize sustainable food security. It also contributes research gap for students & researchers who are curious to do in the area.
Autorenporträt
Tadesse Getachew Asfaw was born in a small rural village named as Nathrut, North shewa zone of Amhara region,from a farming family. He has studied Master of Science in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension from Haramaya University. He is a senior cooperative expert at Federal Cooperative Agency, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.
