dc.contributor.author | Bett, R.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Bett, H.K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kahi, A.K | |
dc.contributor.author | Peters, K.J. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-03-19T11:58:48Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ecological Economics 68 (2009) 2451–2460 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | www. e lsevi e r.com/locate/ecolecon | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/14651 | |
dc.description | Journal article | en |
dc.description.abstract | This study evaluates the provision of services; veterinary services (VS), extension services (ES), marketing
services (MS), performance recording (PR), monitoring and evaluation of dairy goat breeding activities (ME)
and provision of water (WT) and determines the effectiveness of applying these services in dairy goat
production systems in Kenya. A household survey was conducted with 311 farmers participating in three
dairy goat projects (Dairy Goat Association of Kenya (DGAK), Higher Education Links-Egerton University
Community Dairy Goats Project (HEL-EUCDGP) and Heifer Project International (HPI)) to assess farmers'
willingness to pay for provision of these services. Ranking these services revealed that MS was the most
important service in priority order for goat keepers. Farmers with and without experience were willing to
pay significantly more for provision of VS. Variables such as satisfaction with project activities, system of
production, social benefits, flock size, participation in the projects, farm visits, market linkage and
information, and experiences on the services significantly influenced willingness to pay (WTP). The decision
to pay or not was not necessarily affected by those not willing to pay because of the inter-linkage
probabilities with the ability to pay. Projects should take a broader responsibility of providing these services
or link farmers to agents to provide the services. The poor farmers should be supported in a cost-sharing
manner to avoid undesirable practises or the services left to those who can afford to pay. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en |
dc.subject | Breeding and production services | en |
dc.subject | Contingent valuation | en |
dc.subject | Dairy goat projects | en |
dc.subject | Kenya and Willingness to pay | en |
dc.title | Evaluation and effectiveness of breeding and production services for dairy goat farmers in Kenya | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Departmeni of Animal Production, University of Nairobi | en |