Profitability and efficiency of smallholder dairying in Malawi

Smallholder dairy farmers remain the main producers of milk supplied to the population in urban, peri-urban centres and milk industries in Malawi. However the dairy sub sector remains underdeveloped due to limited access to inputs, poor infrastructure, low value addition capacity and poor policies in promoting livestock and dairying business. This research focused on establishing the competitiveness of the farmers in the face of growing demand and competition using profit efficiency approach.

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Ted Nyekanyeka,a Socio-economist, has done extensive agricultural and economic research, project designing, monitoring and impact evaluation work with International Research Institutions and NGOs in Malawi. He is a recipient of African Economic Research Consortium Scholarship.Currently he is a Research Associate at International Potato Center(CIP).