RAP PUBLICATION 2009/02
Smallholder dairy development:
ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
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Edited by Nancy Morgan, Livestock Policy Officer, Regional Office, Bangkok
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Introduction: Dairy development in Asia
Production grows faster than in any other region
Opportunities for import substitution
The region�s challenge: How to ensure local participation in the growing demand for milk products
Bangladesh: Social gains from dairy development
Smallholder milk producers and marketing models
China: Dairy product quality as the new industry driver
Dairy production in Chinese farm households
The economics of dairy production
Policies promoting dairy development
Models linking smallholder dairy cow farmers and the market
Challenges for the smallholder dairying households
India: Increasing demand challenges the dairy sector
Factors affecting the competitiveness of the dairy sector
Comparative analysis of the four value chains
Mongolia: Rebuilding the dairy industry
The current dairy situation: An overview
Conclusions and lessons learned
Pakistan: A dairy sector at a crossroads
National dairy strategy: Issues and opportunities
Sri Lanka: Opportunities for dairy sector growth
Key constraints to development
Philippines: Promoting dairy entrepreneurship through enterprise zones
Important trends contributing to dairy development
Critical factors influencing dairy development
Thailand: An industry shaped by government support
More recent programmes supporting dairy development
Viet Nam: The emergence of a rapidly growing industry
Trade policy in the context of WTO integration
Recent trends and expected future developments in the dairy sector
Smallholder farmers move into dairy production
Models and opportunities for smallholder dairy producers in Asia: lessons learned
Models that link smallholders to formal markets
Factors affecting model selection and overall dairy development
Dairy policies and sector planning
Implementing an effective dairy development planning process
Policy objectives, the mechanisms for implementation and their impact
Examples from developed countries: Achieving dairy policy objectives
Evaluating dairy policy objectives and possible responses in developing countries