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Abstract
Taizz is the main area for farmstead cheese production in Yemen. It is a milk-cheese oriented system including farmers and shepherds. Milk production, cheese processing and marketing are the main economic activity and the source of income for farmers and shepherds in rural areas of Taizz, Yemen.
Different elements of cheese value chain including milk production, cheese processing and marketing in Taiz’s rural areas. The study examined the cheese value chain based on direct site visits and meetings with the key players. The main cheese type in rural areas is a unique farmstead smoked cheese made from raw goat’s and cow’s milk. Farmers and shepherds are suffering from limitation of financial, knowledge and technology resources. The cheese is made individually by women with very few liters of milk (homemade). Unhygienic practices are dominant in all value chain, which deteriorate the cheese quality, safety and shelf life. Development of cheese value chain is important to reduce poverty and to improve livelihoods in rural areas.