📄 Research Article
AJAHR Vol. 1, No. 4 (2021)
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON CAMEL MILK AND CAMEL MILK PRODUCTS HYGIENIC HANDLING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION IN BORANA AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA
Birhanu Bekele & Anaf Oneta & Adem Kumbe & Beshir Husein
Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dry land Agriculture Research Center, Yabello, Ethiopia
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Abstract
The study was conducted to assess traditional camel milk and camel milk products handling, preservation, processing as well as utilization in Borana area. A total of 132 and 24 respondents were selected from milk producer and supply, respectively through purposive sampling technique and interviewed on various aspects of camel milk and camel milk products using a single-visit multiple-subject diagnostic survey. Survey result revealed that the majority of camel dairying was done by women. Result showed hygienic handling of camel milk and milk products of pastoralists and agro-pastoralists was poor. Respondents reported that they preserved camel milk by washing and smoking milk vessels, keeping milk in a cold place and processing into other milk products. All most all respondents use camel milk mainly in its raw state for home consumption. Most of the respondents in the study area traditionally process camel milk into other camel milk products mainly during surplus milk production. Major fermented sour camel milk produced by respondents locally named chuuchee. According to respondents lack of cooling facilities, improper collection center, lack milk collection equipment, market milk selling shed, quick spoilage of milk due to the hot environment, seasonality of milk supply and marketing are the main constraints. Establishment of milk collection centers and introduction of small-scale milk processing plants with market linkage might help to solve camel milk hygienic handling and marketing problem in the area
Keywords:
Camel milk, hygienic handling, preservation, traditional processing
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APA 7th Edition:
Birhanu Bekele, Anaf Oneta, Adem Kumbe, Beshir Husein (2021). INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON CAMEL MILK AND CAMEL MILK PRODUCTS HYGIENIC HANDLING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION IN BORANA AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. Academic Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research, 1(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/
Birhanu Bekele, Anaf Oneta, Adem Kumbe, Beshir Husein (2021). INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON CAMEL MILK AND CAMEL MILK PRODUCTS HYGIENIC HANDLING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION IN BORANA AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. Academic Journal of Agricultural and Horticultural Research, 1(4), 1-15. https://doi.org/
Vancouver Style:
Birhanu Bekele, Anaf Oneta, Adem Kumbe, Beshir Husein. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON CAMEL MILK AND CAMEL MILK PRODUCTS HYGIENIC HANDLING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION IN BORANA AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. Acad. J. Agric. Hortic. Res.. 2021;1(4):1-15. DOI:
Birhanu Bekele, Anaf Oneta, Adem Kumbe, Beshir Husein. INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ON CAMEL MILK AND CAMEL MILK PRODUCTS HYGIENIC HANDLING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION IN BORANA AREA, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA. Acad. J. Agric. Hortic. Res.. 2021;1(4):1-15. DOI:
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