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| Vaarst, Mette; Smolders, Gidi; Wahome, Raphael Githaiga; Odhong, Charles; Kiggundu, Muhammad; Kabi, Fred; Nalubwama, Sylvia; Halberg, Niels. |
| Many East African smallholder farms with certified organic crop production, also rear animals. Although farming systems are mixed, there is often very little integration and synergy between the different enterprises. The aim of this article is to suggest and discuss different development scenarios for organic dairy production, based on data from three East African studies of dairy production at certified organic cash crop farms. The following questions are explored for two categories of ‘model farms’ in Kenya and Uganda, respectively: 1) Can smallholder farmers benefit from keeping organic dairy cattle, and under which conditions can it be viable, given the current challenges? 2) How can the dairy production be integrated into the farm and create synergy... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Dairy cattle Feeding and growth Social aspects Values; Standards and certification Health and welfare Africa Farm nutrient management Knowledge management. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34454/2/ProgrOV-article-2019-Vaarst-et-al_34454.pdf |
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| Jensen, Henning Høgh; Odhong, Charles; Odwonga, Richard N; Halberg, Niels. |
| The current paper reports on the main findings emerging from a research alternative to the two dominant paradigms in agricultural development. This alternative is both context-driven and problem-focused on the rapidly developing East African market-oriented agriculture that demonstrates high economic growth rates based on high-value market-driven commodity chains. The approach to this innovative research in high-value chains includes information feedback loops that bring back translated reports regarding market requirements, retailers’ requests, tailor made production techniques, etc. These reports include price determining information like preferences for certain quality attributes such as colour, size, and texture in addition to extrinsic quality... |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Systems research and participatory research; Research methodology and philosophy. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/23259/7/23259.pdf |
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