Efforts have been made to develop amore vibrant commercial
goat meat industry by engaging the small-scale,
household and communal farmers (Roets and Kirsten,
2005). In Kenya, smallholder production systems that utilize
the Kenya Dual Purpose goat derived income from sales
of milk, surplus yearlings and cull-for-age animals (Bett
et al., 2007a). Meat accounted for 55% and milk 45% of
the income in smallholder medium potential systems, and
in smallholder high potential systems the contribution of
meat declined to 40% and that of milk increased to 60%. This
illustrates the potential contribution of meat to household
income in smallholder systems.
Efforts have been made to develop amore vibrant commercialgoat meat industry by engaging the small-scale,household and communal farmers (Roets and Kirsten,2005). In Kenya, smallholder production systems that utilizethe Kenya Dual Purpose goat derived income from salesof milk, surplus yearlings and cull-for-age animals (Bettet al., 2007a). Meat accounted for 55% and milk 45% ofthe income in smallholder medium potential systems, andin smallholder high potential systems the contribution ofmeat declined to 40% and that of milk increased to 60%. Thisillustrates the potential contribution of meat to householdincome in smallholder systems.
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