Bibliographic citations
Fuentes, E., (2014). Exploring alternatives for milk quality improvement and more efficient dairy production in a smallholder farming context – case study : Mantaro Valley (Peru) [Tesis, Montpellier SupAgro]. http://renati.sunedu.gob.pe/handle/sunedu/952661http://hdl.handle.net/10468/2033
Fuentes, E., Exploring alternatives for milk quality improvement and more efficient dairy production in a smallholder farming context – case study : Mantaro Valley (Peru) [Tesis]. FR: Montpellier SupAgro; 2014. http://renati.sunedu.gob.pe/handle/sunedu/952661http://hdl.handle.net/10468/2033
@phdthesis{renati/1294,
title = "Exploring alternatives for milk quality improvement and more efficient dairy production in a smallholder farming context – case study : Mantaro Valley (Peru)",
author = "Fuentes Navarro, Eduardo Leuman",
publisher = "Montpellier SupAgro",
year = "2014"
}
The present study is focused on an analysis of the interaction of the upstream part of the dairy supply chain (farmers and dairies) in the Mantaro Valley (Peruvian central Andes), in order to understand possible constraints both stakeholders face implementing milk quality controls and practices; and evaluate “ex-ante” how different strategies suggested to improve milk quality could affect farmers and processors’ profits. The analysis is based on three complementary field studies conducted between 2012 and 2013. Our work has shown that the presence of a dual supply chain combining both formal and informal markets has a direct impact on dairy production at the technical and organizational levels, affecting small formal dairy processors’ possibilities to implement contracts, including agreements on milk quality standards. The analysis of milk quality management from farms to dairy plants highlighted the poor hygiene in the study area, even when average values of milk composition were usually high. Some husbandry practices evaluated at farm level demonstrated cost effectiveness and a big impact on hygienic quality; however, regular application of these practices was limited, since small-scale farmers do not receive a bonus for producing hygienic milk. On the basis of these two results, we co-designed with formal small-scale dairy processors a simulation tool to show prospective scenarios, in which they could select their best product portfolio but also design milk payment systems to reward farmers’ with high milk quality performances. This type of approach allowed dairy processors to realize the importance of including milk quality management in their collection and manufacturing processes, especially in a context of high competition for milk supply. We concluded that the improvement of milk quality in a smallholder farming context requires a more coordinated effort among stakeholders. Successful implementation of strategies will depend on the willingness of small-scale dairy processors to reward farmers producing high milk quality; but also on the support from the State to provide incentives to the stakeholders in the formal sector.
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