Impact of Training of Small-Scale Dairy Farmers on Milk Production and Income in Ethiopia

This paper demonstrates how dairy husbandry training impact on milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two districts in Ethiopia and the data was collected from a total of 180 smallholder dairy farmers (60 of the participants were trained on dairy husbandry practices). Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique was employed to construct suitable comparable group and to calculate the average treatment effect on the treated sample. The average treatment effect on the treated shows that dairy husbandry training increased milk production, volume of milk processed and milk income by about 21.7%, 56.5% and 22.5% respectively. This study confirms that training on dairy husbandry plays great role to bring change in dairy technology adoption which further enhance milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition

Impact of Training of Small-Scale Dairy Farmers on Milk Production and Income in Ethiopia

This paper demonstrates how dairy husbandry training impact on milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two districts in Ethiopia and the data was collected from a total of 180 smallholder dairy farmers (60 of the participants were trained on dairy husbandry practices). Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique was employed to construct suitable comparable group and to calculate the average treatment effect on the treated sample. The average treatment effect on the treated shows that dairy husbandry training increased milk production, volume of milk processed and milk income by about 21.7%, 56.5% and 22.5% respectively. This study confirms that training on dairy husbandry plays great role to bring change in dairy technology adoption which further enhance milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition

Impact of Training of Small-Scale Dairy Farmers on Milk Production and Income in Ethiopia

This paper demonstrates how dairy husbandry training impact on milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two districts in Ethiopia and the data was collected from a total of 180 smallholder dairy farmers (60 of the participants were trained on dairy husbandry practices). Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique was employed to construct suitable comparable group and to calculate the average treatment effect on the treated sample. The average treatment effect on the treated shows that dairy husbandry training increased milk production, volume of milk processed and milk income by about 21.7%, 56.5% and 22.5% respectively. This study confirms that training on dairy husbandry plays great role to bring change in dairy technology adoption which further enhance milk production and milk income under smallholder farmers’ management condition

Possibility of exporting halal-certificated food in Hokkaido, Japan: acceptance by Malaysian consumers

Expectations of exporting food and agricultural product to Malaysia have been substantially growing in Japan. Although Japan has two halal certification bodies recognized by Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM), it is unclear whether Malaysian consumers trust its certified processed foods. Thus, this study aims to clarify Malaysian consumers’ preference for Hokkaido ice cream by conducting a conjoint analysis. The results show no significant difference in the level of consumer trust in halal certifications, indicating a distribution based on both Malaysian and Japanese certification bodies. Therefore, it is possible that Malaysian consumers would accept Japanese products with a halal certification approved by JAKIM. In addition, the willingness to pay for Hokkaido ice cream reported a high satisfaction value. However, there is no significant effect on food functionality possibly because Malaysian consumers’ awareness of the health benefits remains low