Evolution of input supply and service hubs in dairy development at Ada'a milk shed in Ethiopia
| Autor: | Berhanu Gebremedhin, Azage Tegegne, Dirk Hoekstra, Moti Jaleta, T. Lemma, S. Jemaneh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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| Zdroj: | Development in Practice. 23:249-263 |
| ISSN: | 1364-9213 0961-4524 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09614524.2013.772119 |
| Popis: | Efficient input supply and service delivery may call for a hub approach where all the necessary inputs and services are supplied in a coordinated manner, either by a single supplier or by several and separate entities in a given geographical location accessible to beneficiaries. Based on experience from Ada'a milk shed in central Ethiopia, this paper assesses the evolution of input supply and service provision in the dairy sub-sector, focusing on coordination and the degree of competition among different actors at different levels in the value chain over time. Data were collected from key value chain actors engaged in provision of input supply and output marketing services in Ada'a milk shed. The major lesson is that the development of coordinated input supply and service delivery by different business entities or under a single business entity may not emerge at once, but through a gradual evolution. This depends on the level of demand for the inputs and services as determined by the degree of demand for ... |
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