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- Title
Farmers' perception and willingness to consume goat milk and goat milk products: A case study of the central Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- Authors
Idamokoro, Emrobowansan M.; Gunya, Busisiwe; Aliber, Michael
- Abstract
The aim of the study was to assess small-scale farmers' attitude and willingness to consume goat milk and its products. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 151 household farmers by using a 15% random sampling technique. Data were analysed using descriptive frequencies and chi-square tests to check for any association between the variables and farmers' willingness to consume goat milk and its products. The results showed that a large share (41.78%) of the respondents do not consume goat milk. Taste (20.83%), cultural bias (8.33%), strong smell and natural dislike (64.58%) were some reasons why farmers do not consume goat milk. Some proportions (38.10%) of farmers were not aware of any nutritional benefits of goat milk. However, when these benefits were explained to them, a high percentage (93.10%) of these farmers indicated their willingness to consume goat milk and/or its products based on its nutritional benefits. Age, gender and educational status had a significant influence (P ≤ 0.05) on farmers' willingness to consume goat milk and its products. The nutritional importance of goat milk and its products should be strongly promoted to improve the human diet in the study area.
- Subjects
EASTERN Cape (South Africa); GOAT milk; FARMERS' attitudes; STATISTICAL sampling; CHI-squared test
- Publication
Pastoralism: Research, Policy & Practice, 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-7136
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13570-019-0139-7