Effects of adopting an improved dairy cattle breed on livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia

ผลของการยอมรับพันธุ์โคนมปรับปรุงต่อการดำรงชีพของเกษตรกรรายย่อยในเขตชีวาตะวันตก ประเทศเอธิโอเปีย

Name: Tamierate Dibaba

ThaSH: Dairy cattle

ThaSH: Dairy cattle -- Feeding and feeds

ThaSH: Milk yield

Abstract: Adoption of improved cattle breeds is one of the means to improve smallholders’ dairy production and thereby increase the self-sufficiency of agricultural households (HH) in Ethiopia. Hence, this study assessed the effects of adopting crossbred Holstein Friesian dairy cattle on the livelihood of smallholder farmers, while investigating the challenges and opportunities of adopting this breed. The study was conducted in West Shewa Zone Ethiopia. Multi-stage sampling methods were used to select the sampled households (n = 138). Individual interview was collected using a structured questionnaire on randomly selected HH that either had adopted (n = 69) or not adopted (n = 69) the improved cattle breed. A semi-structured checklist was employed in two focus group discussions with randomly selected HH that either adopted (n = 8) or did not adopt (n = 12) the breed. The descriptive results show that the average daily milk production (± standard deviation (SD)) is higher in the adopters (28 ± 8 L/HH) than the non-adopters (7± 2 L/HH), (P < 001). The current result also shows that the average annual milk consumption (± SD) was higher in the adopter HH than non-adopter HH which was estimated to be 656 ± 255 and 585 ± 202, (P < 001) for the adopters and the non-adopters, respectively. Moreover, the study result shows that the average cattle sale income, the average milk sale income and average costs/HH/ year were higher amongst the adopters than the non-adopters, respectively. Results also indicate that access to rural services (i.e., market information, veterinary services, extension advisory services, training on livestock husbandry, and access to credit) were higher in the adopters than non-adopters. Besides, the study found out that the adopters use own saving during dry season whereas the non-adopter sell their cattle and borrow money. This indicates that adopters generate more income from crossbred dairy cattle adoption which would assist the HH to develop more capacity in time of crop failure. Moreover, the propensity score matching result shows that adoption increased income and HH consumption by (84,686 birr/year) and (87.3 liters/year) of the adopters HH, respectively. The increased annual income and milk consumption per year were significant (p < 0.01) and (p < 0.05), respectively. The current study also indicates that adopters saved more 21354 birr/year than non-adopters, which was significant (p < 0.01). Based on these results, the study draws a conclusion that crossbred dairy cattle adoption would assist smallholder adopters to be food self-sufficient and live in a better condition than non-adopter HH

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Name: Wanvilai Chulaphan

Role: Chairman

Name: Jirawan Kitchaicharoen

Role: Member

Name: Uta Dickhofer

Role: Member

Created: 2017

Modified: 2023-01-18

Issued: 2023-01-18

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DegreeName: Master of Science

Level: Master's Degree

Descipline: Sustainable Agriculture and Integrated Watershed Management

Grantor: Chiang Mai University

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