Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture No. 2/09
Application of the TIPI-CAL model in analysing policy impacts on African dairy farms
Oghaiki Asaah Ndambi, Otto Garcia and Torsten Hemme
IFCN Dairy Research Center, Kiel, Germany
David Balikowa
Dairy Development Authority, Kampala, Uganda
Uwe Latacz-Lohmann
University of Kiel, Germany
Abstract
Dairy production has been envisaged as an important means of improving
the nutrition status of, and income generation by African families. The
need for a better understanding of the role of various policies and
farm strategies on dairy farms in Africa has become more important
especially as policy makers and donors wish to optimise the impact of
their projects on livelihoods of farmers. This study applies an adapted
version of the TIPI-CAL (Technology Impact Policy Impact model) to
analyse the impact of different policies on the most typical dairy
farming system in Uganda. In general, the policy impacts are very
little on farms with local cows but can be magnified up to threefold,
if the farms have graded cows. Policies which improve farmers’
accessibility to markets have the greatest impacts. Genetic improvement
of cattle breeds is recommended as an initial strategy, which will
improve the impact of other farm policies.
Keywords: Africa, dairy, household income, policy impacts, TIPI-CAL model
JEL: Q 180
Vol. 48 (2009), No. 2: 135-154