Understanding the drivers of smallholder dairy cooperative participation in developing countries: Evidence from rural Zambia

Haotian Cheng, John N. Ng'ombe, Yejun Choi, Thomson H. Kalinda and Shi Zheng

Agricultural Systems, 2025, vol. 224, issue C

Abstract: Smallholder dairy farmers are among the primary dairy producers in developing countries. In Zambia, they contribute more than 80 % of the country's milk production, which amounts to approximately $80 million annually. Understanding the factors that influence smallholder dairy farmers' decisions to join cooperatives is crucial for enhancing cooperative participation and improving dairy production efficiency in the region.

Keywords: Dairy farmers; Dairy cooperatives; Random forest; Random effect logit model; Developing countries; Zambia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 Q12 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104261

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