Adaptive Capacity of Dairy Farmers in Ziway-Shashemene Milkshed, Ethiopia

Mina Mehdi Hassn; Leonoor Akkermans

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Adaptive Capacity of Dairy Farmers in Ziway-Shashemene Milkshed, Ethiopia

Mina Mehdi Hassn, Leonoor Akkermans

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Abstract

Ethiopia has the largest livestock population in Africa where cattle production is high. Among the cattle production, Dairy farming is a source of livelihood for many Ethiopians. Further, Dairy farming is crucial in providing income, food, and creating job opportunities for many people in Ethiopia. Understanding of dairy farmer’s capabilities and capitals are important in order to achieve the desired life outcomes. Therefore, the study aimed to answer dairy farmers vulnerability context and Capitals/ assets that affects their adaptive capacity. The study was conducted in Ziway-Shashemene milk shed of Ethiopia where a descriptive research design was conducted where a case study was carried out to assess the adaptive capacity of farmers especially on their livelihood assets and factors affecting in the production of dairy farms through qualitative research methods. The study shows that dairy farmers face different challenges especially on feed unavailability, high feed price, milk and milk product price fluctuation, climate change, unavailability of land for pasture or planting forage, and disease and death of dairy cattle. In order to cope with those challenges they use various adaptive measures by using their indigenous knowledge and experience. However, Physical, financial, human, natural, and social capital of dairy farmers in the milk shed is limited, which is not enough to cope with vulnerability which negatively affects their adaptive capacity.

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DOI	10.11648/j.advances.20220301.12
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Adaptive Capacity, Assets, Vulnerability

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Mina Mehdi Hassn

Agricultural Economics, National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Sebeta, Ethiopia
Leonoor Akkermans

Agricultural Economics, National Fishery and Aquatic Life Research Center, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Sebeta, Ethiopia

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