Determinants of Adoption of Dairy Cattle Technology in the Kenyan Highlands: A Spatial and Dynamic Approach

摘要: Adoption of high grade cows by smallholders is driven the objective increased milk production, for both home consumption and sale. Smallholders are believed to have a comparative advantage in rearing cows, but constraints adoption numerous: cost cow relatively high, dairy enterprise risky. Risks include animal diseases lack reliable marketing outlets. Marketing risks common preoccupation it particularly relevant milk, which bulky, highly perishable, sold daily. Using dynamic spatial framework. this study tests hypothesis that access credit facilitates adoption. GIS-derived distances computed introduced duration model order control market access. Time expected play key role two time dimensions introduced: an idiosyncratic describing conditions faced household at beginning spell historical accounting changes external conditions. Results show cannot be excluded as reason delaying cows. Policy over also found process, reduced availability channels veterinary services after liberalisation 1992 shown shifted down function.