An Integrated Smart Digital Dairy Value Chain Framework for Oromia, Ethiopia: Nineteen Components, Nine Value Points, Four Flows and Five Verified Results
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: stated licence. An Integrated Smart Digital Dairy Value Chain Framework for Oromia, Ethiopia: Nineteen Components, Nine Value Points, Four Flows and Five Verified Results Author: Kedir Nefo BiftuInstitution: Oromia Central Delivery Unit (OCDU), Oromia President Office, EthiopiaPublication year: 2026 Publication Description This scientific article introduces an integrated Smart Digital Dairy Value Chain (SDDVC) framework designed to transform Oromia's dairy resources into measurable biological, operational, economic, employment, and trustworthy institutional results. The proposed architecture comprises 19 interconnected components, nine value-creation and conversion points, four integrated flows, and five performance result areas. It connects market demand, agricultural research, breeding, animal nutrition, health, milk production, quality assurance, collection, processing, commercial transactions,, and financial settlement. The article applies purpose-driven business management and the ONE Thing prioritization principle to agricultural transformation. It emphasizes verified transactions, institutional accountability, loss reduction, value addition, and completed payments. Its principal scientific contribution is an integrated framework that connects biological production with commercially accepted dairy products and verifiable economic returns. A phased implementation strategy is proposed, beginning with farm-to-payment traceability pilots before wider institutional and regional expansion. The publication is intended for researchers, policymakers, dairy enterprises, cooperatives, digital technology developers, development partners, and agricultural transformation practitioners.
Author: Biftu, Kedir
Language: English
Subfield: Strategy and Management
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7225451973