The Contributions of Dairy Cooperatives in Reducing Poverty A Comparative Study of Small Scale Value Adding and Marketing Dairy Cooperatives in Ethiopia
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2010-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The major objective of the research is to examine the role of dairy
Cooperatives in reducing poverty in terms of promoting opportunities,
facilitating empowerment, and enhancing security in Ethiopia. The
comparative analysis of small scale dairy value adding with small scale nonprocessing
or marketing only dairy cooperatives is done for this purpose. ,
The case of Ada'a Dairy Cooperative as a processing one and the case of
Selale Dairy Cooperative Union as milk marketing are selected in the study. In
both cooperative sides, simple random sampling was mainly used with
survey questionnaire, interview with different bodies in the cooperative
activities, and Focus Group Discussion. Moreover, the study is descriptive
and exploratory.
As a result of the study, the change in the living conditions of the farmers
after their membership, the underutilized potential of the processing unit in
Ada'a, the opportunities and readiness of Selale Dairy Union, the
management problems of the cooperatives, the after membership poverty ,
level of the farmers, the actors who are supporting the cooperative activities,
and the overall socio- economic situations of the farmers are clearly
described. Moreover, it is verified that most of the farmers are not benefited
from the cooperative activities so far because of different internal reasons
though they are in a better condition than before their membership.
In general, in before - after analysis the cooperatives are successful in
promoting opportunities for the farmers. There is a change in different
indicators such as income, expenditure, price of milk and access to better
markets. Unlikely, both are not successful in facilitating empowerment and
enhancing security for the farmers.
Key Words: Poverty, Poverty Reduction, and Dairy Cooperatives
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Poverty, Poverty Reduction, and Dairy Cooperatives