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Feeding Systems with Legumes to Intensify Dairy Farms - cgiar

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Table 1. Characteristics of milk and cheese production and marketing of 10<br />

small-scale rural artisan cheese fac<strong>to</strong>ries during the rainy and dry<br />

seasons in the watersheds of Olancho, Catacamas, and Juticalpa<br />

(Honduras) dedicated <strong>to</strong> lives<strong>to</strong>ck production.<br />

Characteristic Dry season Rainy season<br />

Gathering of milk (L/day) 3,600 6,230<br />

Purchase price (US$/L)<br />

Types of cheese produced and sale price<br />

(US$/kg)<br />

0.33 0.24<br />

“Dry” cheese 3.60 2.40<br />

Fresh cheese 2.70 1.80<br />

Cream cheese 2.40 1.94<br />

String cheese (quesillo) 2.09 1.30<br />

Cream<br />

Amount of milk required <strong>to</strong> produce each type<br />

of cheese (L/kg)<br />

2.40 1.80<br />

“Dry” cheese 9.48 10.14<br />

Fresh cheese 6.00 6.76<br />

Cream cheese 5.73 6.39<br />

String cheese (quesillo) 5.62 6.45<br />

Cream<br />

Percentage of cheese processors willing <strong>to</strong><br />

14.7 16.9<br />

purchase more milk<br />

Percentage of processors who considered that<br />

the milk was of good quality<br />

55.5<br />

0<br />

Yes 10 10<br />

No<br />

Higher price people were willing <strong>to</strong> pay for<br />

better quality milk<br />

90 90<br />

US$/L 0.361 0.266<br />

Percent of processors 9.4 11.2<br />

Potential market and milk quality. The potential growth of the<br />

cheese market was large and unsatisfied. The artisan cheese fac<strong>to</strong>ries<br />

surveyed in Honduras could purchase up <strong>to</strong> 55% more milk during the dry<br />

season, but there was no milk on offer. In Nicaragua the potential was even<br />

greater because artisan fac<strong>to</strong>ries were willing <strong>to</strong> purchase up <strong>to</strong> 76% more<br />

milk than that collected during the time of the study.<br />

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