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Research, Policy and Practice

Table 3 Main differences between the Isiolo and Laikipia CMM channels

From: High quality, high reliability: The dynamics of camel milk marketing in northern Kenya

Laikipia CMM

Features

Isiolo CMM

Large ranches

Production areas

Open rangelands

Direct supply

Conveyor system

Networks of intermediaries

Pasteurised milk

Market product

Raw, smoked milk

Shops and supermarkets

End market

Somali Eastleigh community

Intensify and stabilise the input supply to maximise milk outputs

System rationale

High reliability aiming to a stable and reliable output supply

Commercially, men-centred

System governance

Self-help women groups