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2014 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
22. Constraints and Opportunities of Urban and Peri-urban Dairy Production in Central Tigray of Northern Ethiopia
verfasst von : Tesfaye Gebrekidane, Rohatash Kumar Bhardwaj, S. K. Gangwar
Erschienen in: The Security of Water, Food, Energy and Liveability of Cities
Verlag: Springer Netherlands
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the constraints and opportunities of dairy production in the urban and peri-urban areas of central Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. A total of 160 dairy holding households were selected for the study by a systematic random sampling technique. Feed shortage and inadequate land were ranked as the first and second order constraints in urban and peri-urban areas respectively. Diseases followed by waste disposal were rated as the third and fourth order constraints in urban areas whereas a lack of exotic breeds ranked third in the peri-urban areas. Increased demands of dairy products, increased farmers’ awareness about dairying and access to credit services were some of the opportunities to increase dairy production in the area. The problem of availability of feed and land were significant both in urban and peri-urban areas and it has to be addressed both in terms of utilisation and management.