A case study on inclusiveness and resilience competencies for scaling up climate-smart of small-scale dairy farmers was done in Olengurone (Nakuru County) and Githunguri (Kiambu County) Kenya. The objective of the study to assess was knowledge and skills on Climate-Smart Agriculture to identify appropriate …

This thesis report is a product of a study undertaken to evaluate the benefits of rearing dairy calves using calf milk replacer among the Kenyan smallholder dairy farmers. The scope of the report focused on the main question which was to determine what were the economic benefits accruing from rearing …

This study was conducted to investigate dairy farming practices and gross margin at smallholder dairy farmer level to design a business model for scaling up climate-smart dairy in Ziway-Hawassa milk shed. 80 sample dairy farmers from five districts (which then categorised as urban and peri-urban dairy …

The dairy sector in the Netherlands aims for a 30% increase in efficiency and 30% carbon dioxide emission reduction compared to the reference year of 1990, and a 20% share of renewable energy, all by the year 2020. Anaerobic Digestion (AD) can play a substantial role in achieving these aims. However, …

This report describes the results and recommendations for Indian dairy farmers and Dutch and Indian companies, from the RAAK Family Dairy Tech India project. Researchers and students of two Dutch and one Indian University of Applied Sciences, together with ten Dutch companies, Indian companies and …

When the daily routine of a cow is disturbed, it may have a detrimental effect on the performance of activity meters to detect estrus. It is possible that during the pasture period, the daily routine of cows is disturbed, adversely affecting the performance of activity meters to detect estrus which does …

In dit afstudeerrapport is gepoogd antwoord te krijgen op de vraag hoe innovaties om bodemdaling in het Groene Hart te reduceren in gang kunnen worden gezet. In het onderzoek is gekeken naar de mogelijkheden die er zijn om innovaties die als doel hebben de bodemdaling in het veenweidegebied te reduceren, …

This report covers proposals to create a more competitive way of dairy farming in the municipality of Barcelos after abolishment of the milk quotas in April 2015. In the future these dairy farms will have to face with more heavy fluctuations of the milk price. Also fluctuations in the price of concentrate …

This study was conducted to examine and analyse the cost of producing 1 kg of milk between the Netherlands and Kenya. Whereas farmers work to better their profitability, they are faced with challenges in balancing their resources used in farm production and the end result of production. Due to this, …