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Beyond the Formal-Informal Dichotomy: Towards Accommodating Diverse Milk-Collection Practices in the Economic Middle of Kenya’s Dairy Sector

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Title Beyond the Formal-Informal Dichotomy: Towards Accommodating Diverse Milk-Collection Practices in the Economic Middle of Kenya’s Dairy Sector
 
Creator Vernooij, Vera
Vellema, Sietze R.
Crane, Todd A.
 
Subject analysis
climate
climate change
data collection
development
intensification
markets
measurement
milk
nutrition
quality
research
sampling
 
Description The triangle of dairy intensification, commercialisation and market formalisation is promoted to address the challenges of food and nutrition security (FNS) and climate change. This article questions the need for formalisation to reach intensification and commercialisation objectives in Kenya. Moving beyond the binary perception of milk markets as either 'formal' or 'informal', we investigate a repertoire of milk-collection practices and address the following question: 'What enables diverse intermediary practices to ensure a consistent flow of milk from grass to glass?' Sampling, data collection and analysis were guided by a qualitative research design for an empirical exploration of the practices of owner-operated (N = 13) and corporate (N = 4) milk collectors. Iterative analysis of observations revealed three main themes constituting milk-collection practices: (1) buying milk, (2) managing milk (quantity and quality measurement) and (3) selling milk to the next buyer. These practices were enabled and sustained by the diverse options available for each aspect of milk collection, and by the capacity of collectors to accommodate variety in their practices. We invite scholars and practitioners to conduct deeper explorations of how to accommodate events in practice to enhance the success of ambitions relating to FNS and climate change through pathways of intensification and commercialisation.
 
Date 2023-09-02
2023-10-31T12:27:32Z
2023-10-31T12:27:32Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Vernooij, V., Vellema, S.R. and Crane, T.A. 2023. Beyond the Formal-Informal Dichotomy: Towards Accommodating Diverse Milk-Collection Practices in the Economic Middle of Kenya's Dairy Sector. Journal of Development Studies 59(9): 1337-1353
0022-0388
1743-9140
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/132578
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2023.2204178
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1337-1353
 
Publisher Taylor and Francis
 
Source Journal of Development Studies