Determinant of Milk Market Outlet Choices:The Case of Kofele District, West Arsi Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract

The study was aimed at Determinant of milk market outlet choices  Kofale district, West Arsi Zone, Oromia Ethiopia with the specific objectives of identifying factors affecting milk market participation decision and the level of participation of milk. Data for this study were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Primary data were collected from 142 farmers, 59 traders, 2 cooperatives and 23 consumers. A primary data was collected from the milk value chain actors using semi-structured questionnaires’, key informants, and focus group discussion guide checklist. to analyze the determinants of the producers market participation decision and level of participation double hurdle model was applied.  Multivariate probit model used to identify the determinants of market outlets choice decisions. The multivariate probit model results indicated that sex, dairy farming experience, dairy cooperative membership, number of milking cow owned frequency of extension contact, off/non-farm income and access to transportation facility of farm households were significantly influenced milk producers’ choice of market outlets.

Keywords: Milk, Market outlet, Multivariate probit

DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/10-7-06

Publication date: April 30^th 2020