Dairy product consumption behavior of Addis Ababa city households: A multivariate probit model approach

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Tadele Mamo
Jema Haji
Adam Bekele
Tilaye Teklewold
Stefan Berg
Henrietta L. Moore

Abstract

Although Ethiopia is holding one of the largest dairy cattle herds in the world, the per capita consumption of dairy products is low. Moreover, the dairy marketing system in the country from where the consumers obtain dairy products is dominated by the informal market that supplies raw milk which can be a risk factor for
zoonotic disease transmission. Using primary data collected from 384 sample households of Addis Ababa city, determinants of dairy products purchase decision was investigated. Descriptive statistics and multivariate probit (MVP) model were used to analyse the data. The results showed that raw milk, pasteurized milk, powdered ilk, cottage butter, cottage cheese, factory cheese, cottage yoghurt and factory yoghurt were purchased by 46%, 73%, 12%, 94%, 64%, 9%, 11% and 26% of the sampled households, respectively. The MVP model results indicated the interdependence of decisions to purchase different dairy products. The result of the model further revealed that religion, age and education of household head, family size, presence of children in household, and consumption value variables such as taste, price, social values (influence of friends and families), emotional values (the perception that dairy products offer pleasure and good feeling), conditional value (availability), and epistemic value (habit of trying new products) had a significant impact on dairy product purchase decision of the
respondents. Therefore, addressing demographic, socio-economic and consumption value variables, and acknowledging the interdependence of decisions consumers make while purchasing multiple dairy products, would all be important factors to consider when designing policies to improve the consumers‟ nutritious food consumption and zoonotic diseases control.

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Mamo, T., Haji, J., Bekele, A., Teklewold, T., Berg, S., & L. Moore, H. (2022). Dairy product consumption behavior of Addis Ababa city households: A multivariate probit model approach. Ethiopian Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 13(1), 71 - 86. Retrieved from https://ejhs.ju.edu.et/index.php/ejast/article/view/3856
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Tadele Mamo, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR),

Department of Agricultural Economics,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Jema Haji, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR),

Department of Agricultural Economics,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Adam Bekele, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR),

Department of Agricultural Economics,

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Tilaye Teklewold, Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI)

Amhara Regional Agricultural Research Institute (ARARI),

Director General,

Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Stefan Berg, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, United Kingdom

Animal and Plant Health Agency,

Weybridge,

Surrey KT15 3NB,

United Kingdom

Henrietta L. Moore, Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, United Kingdom

Institute for Global Prosperity,

University College London,

United Kingdom