Dairy Value Chain

The aim of this research was to analyze the existing dairy value chain and its strands to construct viable strategies for upgrading in the southern zone of Tigray with specific objectives of to explore the drivers, trends, and factors affecting dairy value chain upgrading and to construct viable strategies. Primary data were collected from multiple sources including a total of 120 producers [60 crossbred owners (urban dairy producers) and 60 local breed owners (peri-urban dairy producers)], value chain actors: 24 traders, 20 consumers, and 8 service providers in Edamehoni and Alamata districts. The collected data was analyzed using application of appropriate statistical tools and simple descriptive statistics.