A typology of smallholder livestock production systems reflecting the impact of the development of a local milk collection industry: Case study of Fatick region, Senegal

Ernest Habanabakize, Koki Ba, Christian Corniaux (), Patrick Cortbaoui and Elsa Vasseur
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Ernest Habanabakize: McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]
Koki Ba: UGB - Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal
Christian Corniaux: UMR SELMET - Systèmes d'élevage méditerranéens et tropicaux - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Patrick Cortbaoui: McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]
Elsa Vasseur: McGill University = Université McGill [Montréal, Canada]

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Abstract: Senegal is a country where millions of livelihoods directly depend on smallholder livestock production activities. Unfortunately, these farmers now face the effects of a changing climate and associated societal responses. In addition, the lack of understanding of the specific farmers' problems in their respective production systems by assuming homogeneity has led to inappropriate planning of interventions and inefficient utilization of resources. The variations in individual farming systems and local contexts require to understand each system separately to inform decision-makers and relevant stakeholders about specific entries of intervention for farmers based on customized needs. Using a Fatick region case study, different statistical clustering techniques were adopted to develop a livestock typology that reflects the above realities. This typology confirmed the co-existence of three livestock production cluster systems with differences and similarities in their production targets and quantities, market access, animal breeds, and the livestock management system of the animals. The studied region represented a new format of smallholder livestock development, where the implementation of a dairy processor and its milk collection centre created a new dynamic in production activities. Farmers confirmed that the extension services and a consistent market opportunity provided by the dairy processor increased local productivity and offered an alternative source of income but they have also reiterated concerns like the dairy processor's low milk buying prices which need to be addressed. To harness the growth and the regional opportunities, there is a need to establish robust and continuous collaboration structures between the Government, agro-industries, and producers. These public-private partnerships will help producers lower the cost of inputs and services and increase productivity while boosting local dairy production.

Keywords: Sénégal; système d'élevage; collecte du lait; industrie laitière; petite exploitation agricole; production laitière; production animale; exploitation agricole familiale; Extension services; Milk; Milk collection centre; Senegal; Dairy value chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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Published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice, 2022, 12, pp.22. ⟨10.1186/s13570-022-00234-8⟩

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DOI: 10.1186/s13570-022-00234-8

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