Analysis of economic efficiency of keeping dairy cattle in Babati urban in Manyara region, Tanzania
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2012
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Sokoine University Of Agriculture
Abstract
In many urban parts of Tanzania, there is lack of understanding of economic
efficiency of keeping dairy cattle. To achieve the economic efficiency in the urban
context, dairy cattle keepers, planners and administrators need to be adequately
informed and educated about the cost-effective allocation of resources. This study
investigated the economic efficiency of keeping daily cattle. Specifically, the study
examined socio-economic factors that influence the number of dairy cattle to keep.
Then analyze economic efficiency of urban dairy cattle units in different urban
density areas. A cross-sectional research design was used involving a random
. sample of 129 respondents. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics.
multiple linear regression and Benefit-Cost Ratio analytical techniques. The findings
revealed that, dairy cattle kept in BU were influenced by a combination of factors
including the socio-economic (age, marital status, education, income, food.
employment, land, finances, markets), cultural (status quo, inheritance, milk
preference), psycho-social (curiosity of being, casual labour, savings, informal
motivating, technical support), environmental (browses, forages, open spaces,
weather for crop farming, farm and agro-processing residues). Yet, institutional
■ factors included, technical services, policies, support institutions and provision of
social services. Incomes earned were influenced by number of milking cows,
lactation period, milk price and management practices. With good dairy cattle
management, the high density areas produced more milk and received more annual
revenues than in the medium- and low- density areas. The BCR showed that, dairy
cattle keepers in BU should economically keep two, four and six dairy cows in high-
, medium-
and low- density areas respectively. However, the Babati Urban Authorities should support the urban dairy cattle keeping promoting the keepers'
livelihoods in the council.
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Economic efficiency analysis, keeping dairy cattle, Dairy cattle keepers, Babati Urban, Manyara Region, Tanzania