ArticleHeliyon2022
Farmers' perceptions of major challenges to smallholder dairy farming in selected towns of Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: possible influences, impacts, coping strategies and support required.
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- Economic burden of zoonotic and infectious diseases on livestock farmers: a narrative review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Review
- Investigation of veterinary service delivery and service providers on dairy cattle farms in central Ethiopia.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- A survey of Australian dairy farmers' attitudes to their business, its challenges and transitioning to alternative enterprises.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Analyzing the determinants of beef cattle commercialization and Its market inefficiency: A case study of Pabna district, Bangladesh.PloS one · 2024Article
- Dual-Purpose Cattle Raised in Tropical Conditions: What Are Their Shortcomings in Sound Productive and Reproductive Function?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
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Abstract
Peri urban and urban small-scale dairy farming is playing a vital role in improving household income, nutrition, food security and employment for low income households in Ethiopia. However, it has been unable to meet the expected demand due to various production constraints. Thus, this study aimed to assess the farmers' perception of major challenges of smallholder dairy production, possible causes, coping strategies and support needed in selected towns of Jimma Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. Data were collected from 52 randomly selected dairy farmers using a semi-structured questionnaire. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to assess responses to questions in the survey. The results revealed that the main reason for dairy farming was milk production primarily for household consumption. Majority of respondents acquired their crossbred cows through purchases. The effect of demographic characteristics of respondents on herd size and milk yield showed no significant difference (
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