Improving Smallholder Livelihoods Through Local Value Chain Development: A Case Study of Goat Milk Yogurt in Tanzania

Helene Lie, Karl M. Rich, Lusato R. Kurwijila and Anne M. Jervell

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review, 2012, vol. 15, issue 3, 32

Abstract: Smallholder farmers have difficulties entering established value chains with value-added prod-ucts. In this paper, we look at smallholders’ capability to establish and sustainably manage a competitive and economically viable local dairy value chain cooperative in Tanzania. The analysis uses a value chain approach as a framework to identify the possibilities for upgrading and the determinants of competitiveness in value chains in which smallholder farmers can participate. Results highlight the benefits Twawose par-ticipants receive, but caution that a multitude of constraints could impede scaling-up in the future.

Keywords: International Development; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.132789

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