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Challenges of conversion to organic dairy production and prospects of future development in integrated smallholder farms in Kenya

机译:肯尼亚有机小农农场向有机奶业生产转变的挑战和未来发展前景

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CertifiedorganiclivestockproductiondoesnotexistinKenya,yetlivestockformsanintegralpartofmanyorganicfarmsduetotheirroleinnutrientrecycling.Thepurposeofthisstudywastoidentifythechallengesofconversiontoorganicdairyproduction.55semi-structuredinterviewsofsmallholderfarmerswithdairycattleandorganicallycertifiedcropenterprisesinKiambuandKajiadocountieswereconductedtoexploreanddiscussthefactorsthathinderconversionoftheirdairyenterprises.Theaverageageofthefarmerswas52years,65%ofthemfemale.Thefarmsaveraged3.8acres,87%privatelyowned,butskewedtotheleftwith75%oftherespondent#8217;sfarmsowninglessthan3.8acresandthusunabletoproducesufficientfodderfortheircattle.Cattlewerekeptmainly(63.5%)toaugmentincomeobtainedfromorganiccropproduction.Artificialinseminationwastheonlymethodusedforbreeding.Withmorethan5yearsofcrop-dairyintegration,61%ofthefarmershadconsideredmanagingtheirlivestockorganically.However,lackoforganicinputstocontrolpestanddiseases(78%)andlackoforganicfeed(64%)wereidentifiedasthemostimportantconstraintsandhindranceforconvertingtoorganicdairyproduction.Futureprospectsforintegratedorganicdairyproductioninsmallholderproductionsystemsthereforedependsontheavailabilityofresearchbasedadviceonsufficientorganicfeed,diseaseandpestcontrolinputsunderlocalconditions.
机译:CertifiedorganiclivestockproductiondoesnotexistinKenya,yetlivestockformsanintegralpartofmanyorganicfarmsduetotheirroleinnutrientrecycling.Thepurposeofthisstudywastoidentifythechallengesofconversiontoorganicdairyproduction.55semi-structuredinterviewsofsmallholderfarmerswithdairycattleandorganicallycertifiedcropenterprisesinKiambuandKajiadocountieswereconductedtoexploreanddiscussthefactorsthathinderconversionoftheirdairyenterprises.Theaverageageofthefarmerswas52years,65%ofthemfemale.Thefarmsaveraged3.8acres,87%privatelyowned,butskewedtotheleftwith75%oftherespondent#8217; sfarmsowninglessthan3.8acresandthusunabletoproducesufficientfodderfortheircattle.Cattlewerekeptmainly(63.5%)toaugmentincomeobtainedfromorganiccropproduction.Artificialinseminationwastheonlymethodusedforbreeding.Withmorethan5yearsofcrop-dairyintegration,61%ofthefarmershadconsideredmanagingtheirlivestockorganically但是,可以确定的是,控制输入病态的有机投入不足(78%)和有机饲料的缺乏(64%)是最重要的。小农户生产系统中有机奶制品综合生产的前景因此取决于能否根据当地条件对有机饲料,疾病和病虫害的控制输入进行研究。

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