Factors limiting milk production among small holder dairy farmers in bumashetii sub-county, bududa district, uganda
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2024
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Busitema University
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The study sought to assess the factors responsible for the low milk production among small holder dairy farmers in Bumasheti Sub-County in Bududa district. The study was guided by specific objectives which included establishing how marketing factors, affect the amount of milk produced by small-scale dairy farmers, determining the impact of farmer awareness on milk produced by small-scale dairy farmers and assessing the impact of cattle, breed variability on the amount of milk produced. The study used descriptive research design and a case study was Bumasheti Sub-County in Bududa District. To achieve the set objectives the study used purposive sampling and simple xii random sampling in sample selection. A sample of 55 respondents participated in study which included 34 dairy farmers, 6 advisor officers (Extensions), 8 local leaders and 7 production officers was sought from the 65 respondents. Dairy farmers filled the questionnaire because they were in constant engagement with dairy animals and introduction letter was obtained from the faculty of science education introducing the researcher to the field of research. The findings on average monthly production of milk (in liters) indicated that respondents had milked between 1000-2000, market demand and supply, competitor prices, production costs, through social media advertising, print advertising, word of mouth referrals participation, sale of dairy products (e.g., cheese, yogurt, and butter), sale of animal feed, sale of breeding stock and tourism or recreation activities. In addition, the study showed respondents stated fluctuating demand, low prices, difficulty accessing markets, breed and genetics, feeding and nutrition, health and disease management, daily, weekly, monthly, rarely consulted, improved feed quality and nutrition, increased herd size, upgraded milking equipment and changed breeding practices. Besides, the field findings show that very positive, somewhat positive, mentioned neutral, somewhat negative, very negative, significantly higher, slightly higher, slightly lower, very important, somewhat important, not very important, not at all important, strong correlation, weak correlation, correlation, great extent and moderate extent. The researcher recommends that extension workers should offer services to farmers at regular interval, government should allocate more funding, and farmers should seriously put in practice what the extension workers
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Mukoya, C. (2024). Factors limiting milk production among small holder dairy farmers in Bumashetii sub-county, Bududa district, Uganda [Research Report]. Busitema University.