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Understanding the drivers of smallholder dairy cooperative participation in developing countries: Evidence from rural Zambia

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  • Cheng, Haotian
  • Ng'ombe, John N.
  • Choi, Yejun
  • Kalinda, Thomson H.
  • Zheng, Shi

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Smallholder dairy farmers are among the primary dairy producers in developing countries. In Zambia, they contribute more than 80 % of the country's milk production, which amounts to approximately $80 million annually. Understanding the factors that influence smallholder dairy farmers' decisions to join cooperatives is crucial for enhancing cooperative participation and improving dairy production efficiency in the region.

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  • Cheng, Haotian & Ng'ombe, John N. & Choi, Yejun & Kalinda, Thomson H. & Zheng, Shi, 2025. "Understanding the drivers of smallholder dairy cooperative participation in developing countries: Evidence from rural Zambia," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 224(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:224:y:2025:i:c:s0308521x25000010
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104261
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    Keywords

    Dairy farmers; Dairy cooperatives; Random forest; Random effect logit model; Developing countries; Zambia;
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    JEL classification:

    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • Q12 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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