Farm Gate Milk Price Variability among Dairy Farmer Households in Kericho County, Kenya | Chapter 9 | Current Research Progress in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 2

 

Evidence has shown that farm gate milk prices have often been significantly variable and vary considerably between farmer-household milk producers. Dairy farmers have been unaware of milk prices received by other farmers due to the weak physical and commercial infrastructure and asymmetric information flow. This study aimed to determine the factors that affect farm gate milk price variability among dairy farmer households in Kericho County, Kenya. A multistage cluster sampling technique was used to collect data from 432 dairy farmer households selling raw milk to different milk marketing channels. Both primary and secondary data were collected and used in the study. Multivariate probit and selectivity-biased mixed-effects linear regression models were used to estimate the survey data. The study results showed that an increased daily milk output sold and the number of commercial milk buyers resulted in an increased probability of farm gate milk price variability by 3.8% and 12%, respectively. However, the number of milking cows and trust levels of commercial milk buyers by the seller decreased the farm gate milk price heterogeneity by 89% and 87%, respectively. Selling through commercial milk marketing channels significantly positively affected farm gate milk prices. However, most dairy farmer households hesitated to engage with them since the commercial milk buyers valued their supply security, which came from trusted relationships and contracts. Therefore, critical strategies to improve farm gate milk prices are needed. These include strengthening the dairy farmer groups and partnership development, bolstering milk cooperative societies and increasing the financial investments in livestock milk markets by the national and county governments in Kenya.

 

Author(s) Details

Elijah K. Ng’eno

Department of Applied Economics, University of Eldoret, Kenya and Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management, Moi University, Kenya.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/crpas/v2/1279

A Study on Intimate Partner Violence among HIV Positive Women at Kericho County Referral Hospital Comprehensive Care Centre in Kericho, Kenya | Chapter 14 | Novel Research Aspects in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 6

 The basic goal concerning this study was to examine by means of what HIV positive women accompanying the Kericho County Referral Hospital Comprehensive Care Centre respond to household abuse. Available data display that 55% of women and 20% of men endure HIV infection knowledge intimate partner intensity (IPV) and that 24% of daughters experience abuse by their partners subsequently disclosing their HIV serostatus. IPV increases the risk of HIV purchase and often interferes accompanying victims' date in and adherence to HIV care. A descriptive cross-localized research design was utilized. Between May and July 2013, 230 HIV positive girls over the age of 15 were systematically sampled. To get qualitative and all-inclusive data, interview schedules and focus group conversations were employed. To decide frequencies and ideas, content analysis was acted, and SPSS 20.0 and Microsoft Excel were used to enter and evaluate the dossier. Intimate partner intensity (IPV) was experienced by 156 of the 230 daughters questioned. According to the survey, material abuse (57.8%) was the most prevalent type of IPV, while sex crime (4.9%) was the least prevailing. Furthermore, 25.6% of the women consulted reported an increase in violence subsequently being diagnosed accompanying HIV. The majority of persecutes individuals (45.5%) abandoned and talked to a friend (21.2%) in answer to IPV. As a result, HIV and IPV are syndemic concerns that must be addressed orderly for an HIV program to be profitable. IPV was shown to have a solid impact on HIV positive women accompanying Kericho District Hospital (KDH). There is a pressing necessity for IPV screening and administration techniques expected included into the HIV prevention program at KDH, in addition to IPV training for strength practitioners. The CCC's fitness treatment bear include trauma-cognizant care.

Author(s) Details:

Dorcas Bii,
University of Kabianga, P.O. Box 2030 – 20200, Kericho, Kenya.

Simon Kiprono Ruttoh,
Moi University, P.O. Box 4606-30100, Eldoret, Kenya.

Paul Kizito,
University of Kabianga, P.O. Box 2030 – 20200, Kericho, Kenya.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/NRAMMS-V6/article/view/12152