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The urgent need to improve livestock productivity in sub.Saharan Africa in order to keep pace with expected increases in demand for meat and milk is very topical. Breed improvement provides key entry points for increasing productivity in cattle populations. However, there are tendencies for genet...


Ouma, Emily A.Abdulai, A.Drucker, A.G.Obare, G.A.[Assessment of farmer preferences for cattle traits in smallholder cattle production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia]Assessment of farmer preferences for cattle traits in smallholder cattle production systems of Kenya and Ethiopia

This paper investigates preferences for cattle traits among a pastoral community in a trypanosomosis prevalent area in Kenya. Choice experiments and mixed logit models are employed to estimate economic values of preferred traits which could be introduced through systematic breeding in breed impro...


Ouma, Emily A.Abdulai, A.Drucker, A.G.[Pastoralists preferences for cattle traits: Letting them be heard]Pastoralists preferences for cattle traits: Letting them be heard
Juma, G.P.Baltenweck, IsabelleDrucker, A.G.Ngigi, M.[Consumption of, and willingness to pay for, indigenous small ruminants’ meat in Marsabit, Kenya]Consumption of, and willingness to pay for, indigenous small ruminants’ meat in Marsabit, Kenya
Juma, G.P.Baltenweck, IsabelleDrucker, A.G.Ngigi, M.[Market power and efficiency in indigenous small ruminant marketing channels in Marsabit, Kenya]Market power and efficiency in indigenous small ruminant marketing channels in Marsabit, Kenya
Autor: Drucker, A.G.

Animal genetic resource (AnGR) diversity contributes in many ways to human survival and well-being. However, 32% of livestock breeds are threatened. Such an irreversible loss of genetic diversity reduces opportunities to improve food security, reduce poverty and shift towards sustainable agricult...


Drucker, A.G.[Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa]Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa
Autor: Drucker, A.G.

The importance of AnGR valuation and its policy applications: Economics is about choice and the efficient allocation of scarce resources that have alternative uses. Rationally speaking, choices should be made in such a way as to maximise the "utility" or "welfare" obtained. The large number of An...


Drucker, A.G.[The economic valuation of AnGR: Importance, application and practice]The economic valuation of AnGR: Importance, application and practice
Autor: Drucker, A.G.

Animal genetic resource (AnGR) diversity contributes in many ways to human survival and well-being. However, 32% of livestock breeds are threatened. Such an irreversible loss of genetic diversity reduces opportunities to improve food security, reduce poverty and shift towards sustainable agricult...


Drucker, A.G.[Economics of AnGR conservation and sustainable use: Theory, practice and implications]Economics of AnGR conservation and sustainable use: Theory, practice and implications
Omondi, Immaculate A.Juma, G.Baltenweck, IsabelleDrucker, A.G.Obare, G.A.Ngigi, M.Zander, K.K.[Linking the consumer to the producer: achieving full benefits of small ruminant genetic resources from indigenous sheep]Linking the consumer to the producer: achieving full benefits of small ruminant genetic resources from indigenous sheep
Alemayehu, N.Gebru, G.Drucker, A.G.[Reason for the loss of animal genetic resource (AnGR) and the importance of indigenous knowledge (IK) in AnGR management]Reason for the loss of animal genetic resource (AnGR) and the importance of indigenous knowledge (IK) in AnGR management

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