The first DAIRYCHAIN student graduates

Dairy chain finally produced the first Master of Science graduate in Agricultural and Applied Economics. Walter Moturi graduated on 5th of December 2014 with a specialization in dairy supply and value chain management. His thesis was titled Determining Smallholder Milk Marketing Channel Choices for Enhanced Competitiveness in the Dairy Supply Chain; A case of Nyandarua County Kenya.

The study determined factors that influence dairy farmers’ choices of milk marketing outlets and their link to dairy supply and value chains. From the study, the graduate has produced one paper and two manuscripts as listed below:

i. Moturi, W.O., Obare, G.A. and Kahi, A.K. (2014). Establishing the Dominant Milk Marketing Channel in Nyandarua Milk Shed. A cumulative Density Approach. Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science7(4):38-43.

ii. Moturi, W.O., Obare, G.A. and Kahi, A.K. Effect of Milk Marketing Channel Choice Factors on Gross Dairy Income and Technology in Nyandarua County, Kenya. Journal of Food Security(Manuscript under review).

iii. Moturi, W.O., Obare, G.A. and Kahi, A.K. Milk Marketing Channel Choices for Enhanced Competitiveness in The Kenya Dairy Supply Chain: A multinomial logit approach. The 2015 Milan International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) (Manuscript Under review).