Exploring policy options to transform traditional dairy system in Ethiopia: A system dynamics approach.

ABSTRACT: Despite having a larger herd size and a favourable climate, Ethiopia generally lags behind developing nations in terms of both production and consumption of dairy products. For the purpose of finding and assessing ways to increase milk production by the traditional dairy system in Ethiopia's West Shewa zone, we integrated system dynamics (SD) modelling with a participatory model building approach. The main objective of the research was to develop SD model for West Shewa dairy value chain and apply it to assess ex-ante milk production and dairy household profit impacts of various interventions. The interventions evaluated in the study include enhanced urea treatment of crops residue, increased production of improved feed, and investment in more dairy cows. Analysis reveals that policies tar

SUBMITTER: Temesgen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700391 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature