This paper presents the findings of phase I of the Livestock Policy Unit's study
of Dairy Marketing Systems in sub-Saharan Africa. Full details of the Protocol
for this study can be found in ILCA's Livestock Policy Unit (LPU) Programme
Review and Protocols for 1984.
The author acknowledges the support, encouragement and constructive criticisms which Stephen Sandford provided throughout the preparation of several drafts of this paper. Useful comments and suggestions on ways of improving some earlier drafts of the paper were also received from Addis Anteneh, Gil Rodriguez Jr., and Valentin von Massow, and the author is grateful for their contributions. However, the author remains solely responsible for any shortcomings that may still occur in the paper.
Stephen G. Mbogoh
Addis Ababa, December 1984.
