What constitutes an effective voluntary dairy scheme?

Abstract

Attributes of effective voluntary dairy schemes were identified through a systematic literature review of 328 scholarly papers that describe and evaluate voluntary management schemes. Attributes were identified using NVivo software resulting in 15 common attributes which were subsequently assigned one of five attribute categories serving as building blocks for scheme design including: Goals, Monitoring & Measurement, Incentives & Support, Communication & Involvement and Governance. The resulting list of effective attributes is meant to assist policy makers and program designers in their efforts to increase scheme effectiveness and implementation.