10 results on '"Wanyoike F"'
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2. Knowledge of Livestock Grading and Market Participation among Small Ruminant Producers in Northern Somalia
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Wanyoike, F., primary, Mtimet, N., additional, Ndiwa, N., additional, Marshall, K., additional, Godiah, L., additional, and Warsame, A., additional
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- 2015
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3. Will Small-Scale Dairy Producers in Kenya Disappear Due to Economies of Scale in Production?
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Omiti, John M., Wanyoike, F., Staal, Steven J., Delgado, Christopher L., and Njoroge, L.
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Livestock Production/Industries ,Profitability ,Dairy Production ,Efficiency ,Stochastic Production Frontier - Abstract
There is growing policy concern regarding the competitiveness of small-scale livestock production in the wake of the contemporary livestock revolution in many developing countries. In Kenya, this debate has focused on economies of scale and the undue influence of policy distortions on promoting the scaling up of dairy farms. This paper seeks to investigate economies of scale in Kenyan dairy in terms of relative profit efficiency at different levels of output, and identify policy and technology options to help small-scale farmers develop solutions to the challenges of competition. Data were collected from 204 dairy producers of different farm sizes in rural Kiambu and Thika, and urban Nairobi districts and a stochastic frontier model approach was used to analyze the determinants of profitability and inefficiency. Unit profitability per farm ranged between US$0.13 - US$0.16 per liter of milk with no significant variation across scales of farm. However, at all given levels of scale of farm, inefficiency significantly contributed to variability in profitability across farms. Scale had no significant effect on efficiency, confirming the relative competitiveness of small-scale dairy producers. Dairy farmers with commercial poultry achieved higher relative profit efficiency as poultry waste was fed to cattle. Rural location relative to Nairobi also increased efficiency. Linking rural areas and major market centre with good roads, strengthening of farmers' co-operative societies and exploring use of cheaper raw materials in the manufacture of concentrate feeds may strengthen the competitive position small dairy farms versus large ones.
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- 2006
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4. Poor livestock keepers: Ecosystem–poverty–health interactions
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Grace, D, Lindahl, J, Wanyoike, F, Bett, B, Randolph, T, and Rich, KM
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5. Willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination against peste des petits ruminants in northern Senegal.
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Ilboudo GS, Wanyoike F, Bahta S, Sy S, Djigo CAT, Sall PA, Lô MM, and Dione M
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Background: This study was carried out in Linguere department, Louga region of Senegal. Its objective was to explore the socio-economic factors that influence small ruminant producers' decisions on vaccination against peste des petits ruminants., Methods: We carried out a willingness to vaccinate and willingness to pay for vaccination using a choice experiment approach with 200 small ruminant producers., Results: Results showed that the key factors that influence willingness to vaccinate, include perceived benefits of vaccination (98, 95%CI: 96-100%), the type of vaccinator (91, 95%CI: 87-95%), the access to information (86, 95%CI: 81-91%), the vaccine availability (80, 95%CI: 74-86%), and the possession of a vaccination certificate by the producer (76, 95%CI: 70-82%). Preferences of producers leaned toward home vaccination (preference weight = 0.74, p = 1%), individual herd vaccination (preference weight = 0.45, p = 1%), elective participation to vaccination (preference weight = 0.33, p = 0.01), and low-cost services (preference weight = -0.004, p = 0.1). Producers expressed a willingness to pay for vaccination per animal of XOF 184 (USD 0.3), XOF 113 (USD 0.18), and XOF 82 (USD 0.13) for home, individual herd, and elective vaccination, respectively., Conclusion: The findings underscore the importance of targeted awareness campaigns and bringing vaccination services closer to the producers., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Ilboudo, Wanyoike, Bahta, Sy, Djigo, Sall, Lô and Dione.)
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- 2024
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6. Could the new dairy policy affect milk allocation to infants in Kenya? A best-worst scaling approach.
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Muunda E, Mtimet N, Schneider F, Wanyoike F, Dominguez-Salas P, and Alonso S
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Milk is an important food item in the diet of Kenyans, especially infants. During the last two decades, the dairy sector in Kenya has witnessed important growth in production and improvements in milk quality. The informal marketing channel still prevails, and the Kenya Dairy Board, the regulator of the dairy sector, is currently introducing new regulations to increase registration and licensing of smallholder producers and dairy business operators, improve product hygiene and quality, and safeguard the health of consumers. These new regulations encompass, among others, the requirement to pasteurize milk before it is sold and adopt traceability processes and quality tests; most of these will probably result in higher milk prices at retail level. Using the best-worst scaling approach in this study, we analyzed the potential effects of milk price increase on household milk purchase and allocation to infants (6-48 months of age). The results indicate that an increase in milk price will decrease milk allocation to and intake by children. Households will replace the lost infant milk intake by fruits or porridge that might not be of equivalent nutritional value to milk. Any reforms to policies and regulatory systems aimed at streamlining the dairy sector should account for impacts on milk prices, responsiveness of consumers to price variations and infant nutrition. We recommend that regulatory and development agencies consider interventions that do not increase price for consumers and facilitate access to affordable and safe milk for children and entire households., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2021 The Authors.)
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- 2021
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7. Zoonotic diseases and the COVID-19 pandemic: Economic impacts on Somaliland's livestock exports to Saudi Arabia.
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Mtimet N, Wanyoike F, Rich KM, and Baltenweck I
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The livestock sector plays an important socioeconomic role in the Somaliland economy, particularly through revenues from exports. The partial ban on livestock imports from Somalia imposed by Saudi Arabia due to animal health concerns has resulted in significant negative economic impacts for the government and the value chain actors involved. In previous years, the ban was lifted during the Hajj season to meet the increased demand for sheep and goats. However, given the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Saudi government decided to suspend Umrah visits in 2020 and only allowed a very restricted number of persons to attend the Hajj pilgrimage, thus obviating the need for livestock imports. This study quantified the economic losses associated the current partial livestock ban (started in November 2016) on Somali imports and the added impacts associated with COVID. We estimate that the cumulative losses for the Somaliland livestock sector and the government are US$ 770 million over a five-year period. The additional losses imposed by the COVID pandemic, which restricted participation during the Hajj season, were estimated at US$ 42 million. Livestock producers, who are mainly pastoralists, are the most affected stakeholder group, incurring around 54% of the total losses. Our study highlights the multifaceted, and often overlooked, socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts faced by the livestock sector and general economy in the wake of public health restrictions., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2021 The Authors.)
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- 2021
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8. Willingness to pay for a Rift valley fever (RVF) vaccine among Kenyan cattle producers.
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Wanyoike F, Mtimet N, and Bett B
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- Adult, Animals, Cattle, Cattle Diseases economics, Female, Financing, Personal, Humans, Kenya, Male, Middle Aged, Rift Valley Fever economics, Viral Vaccines therapeutic use, Cattle Diseases prevention & control, Farmers psychology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Rift Valley Fever prevention & control, Vaccination psychology, Viral Vaccines economics
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A double bounded contingent valuation (CV) model was used to assess the Willingness to Pay (WTP) for vaccination of cattle against RVF in a sample of 276 livestock producers in Murang'a, Laikipia and Kwale Counties. While the level of awareness about the disease was rather low, nearly all respondents expressed willingness to have their animals vaccinated against the disease. Average WTP was highest in Murang'a (mean = US$1.44) where farmers practice dairy farming using exotic breeds of cattle compared to Laikipia (mean = US$1.24), where both exotic dairy and local breeds of cattle together with their crosses are kept, and Kwale (mean = US$1.01) where local breeds are predominantly kept. These average levels of WTP were 17%-67% higher than the estimated cost incurred by government (US$0.86 per head of cattle) in the most recent vaccination campaign conducted during RVF outbreak. Surprisingly, WTP tended to be lower among producers with many heads of cattle probably because the large herds would translate to bigger total costs. The study recommended support for sensitization campaigns about RVF and its control measures. While the high average levels of WTP implies potential for commercialization of vaccination against RVF, there may be need for price differentiation by region to ensure that sufficiently high numbers of producers vaccinate their animals to prevent outbreaks., (Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2019
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9. Poor livestock keepers: ecosystem-poverty-health interactions.
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Grace D, Lindahl J, Wanyoike F, Bett B, Randolph T, and Rich KM
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- Animals, Humans, Kenya epidemiology, Livestock, Rift Valley Fever transmission, Zoonoses transmission, Animal Husbandry, Disease Outbreaks, Poverty, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology, Zoonoses epidemiology
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Humans have never been healthier, wealthier or more numerous. Yet, present success may be at the cost of future prosperity and in some places, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, poverty persists. Livestock keepers, especially pastoralists, are over-represented among the poor. Poverty has been mainly attributed to a lack of access, whether to goods, education or enabling institutions. More recent insights suggest ecosystems may influence poverty and the self-reinforcing mechanisms that constitute poverty traps in more subtle ways. The plausibility of zoonoses as poverty traps is strengthened by landmark studies on disease burden in recent years. While in theory, endemic zoonoses are best controlled in the animal host, in practice, communities are often left to manage disease themselves, with the focus on treatment rather than prevention. We illustrate this with results from a survey on health costs in a pastoral ecosystem. Epidemic zoonoses are more likely to elicit official responses, but these can have unintended consequences that deepen poverty traps. In this context, a systems understanding of disease control can lead to more effective and pro-poor disease management. We illustrate this with an example of how a system dynamics model can help optimize responses to Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya by giving decision makers real-time access to the costs of the delay in vaccinating. In conclusion, a broader, more ecological understanding of poverty and of the appropriate responses to the diseases of poverty can contribute to improved livelihoods for livestock keepers in Africa.This article is part of the themed issue 'One Health for a changing world: zoonoses, ecosystems and human well-being'., (© 2017 The Authors.)
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- 2017
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10. An assessment of the regional and national socio-economic impacts of the 2007 Rift Valley fever outbreak in Kenya.
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Rich KM and Wanyoike F
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- Animals, Animals, Domestic virology, Cattle, Cattle Diseases virology, Goat Diseases virology, Goats virology, Humans, Kenya epidemiology, Rift Valley Fever epidemiology, Rift Valley Fever veterinary, Rift Valley Fever virology, Socioeconomic Factors, Cattle Diseases economics, Disease Outbreaks economics, Goat Diseases economics, Rift Valley Fever economics, Rift Valley fever virus
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Although Rift Valley fever (RVF) has significant impacts on human health and livestock production, it can also induce significant (and often overlooked) economic losses among various stakeholders in the marketing chain. This work assesses and quantifies the multi-dimensional socio-economic impacts of the 2007 RVF outbreak in Kenya based on a rapid assessment of livestock value chains in the northeast part of the country and a national macroeconomic analysis. Although study results show negative impacts among producers in terms of food insecurity and reductions in income, we also found significant losses among other downstream actors in the value chain, including livestock traders, slaughterhouses, casual laborers, and butchers, as well as other, non-agricultural sectors. The study highlights the need for greater sensitivity and analyses that address the multitude of economic losses resulting from an animal disease to better inform policy and decision making during animal health emergencies.
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- 2010
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