Abstract:
Dairy business hub was developed to provide vital services to dairy farmers such as marketing,
financial and extension services to small scale dairy farmers. Dairy business hubs are
considered an effective approach in facilitating dairy business development in African countries
such as Kenya. This study sought to establish the economic empowerment of small-scale
farmers through dairy chilling hub service. The specific aim of the study was to assess
relationship between marketing, financial and extension services on economic empowerment of
Chepalungu small scale dairy farmers in Bomet County, Kenya. A sample of 10% of all the 1000
small scale traders was selected using stratified random sampling technique. Data was
collected using a questionnaire which was developed by the researcher and analysed using
descriptive statistics, regression and correlation analysis. Pearson correlation analysis revealed
that marketing, financial and extension services, have no significant relationship with economic
empowerment in terms of constant income, access to dairy hub services and access to financial
services. Regression analysis indicated that transport service, storage services and marketing
services posservices negatively impacts economic empowerment of the small scale farmers. Using financial
services as economic empowerment measure showed that marketing services, financial
services and extension services positively affect economic empowerment of the small scale
farmers. Thus, to enhance economic empowerment of small scale dairy farmers, there is need
to strengthen the dairy hub services.
actively affect economic empowerment whereas financial services and extension
