New technologies must be developed in sub-Saharan Africa which are sustainable and economically viable. This paper discusses a methodology for measuring the agricultural sustainability and economic viability of tropical farming systems for new technology evaluation. The approach is based on the c...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Spencer, D.
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[Measuring the sustainability and economic viability of tropical farming systems: a model from subSaharan Africa]
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Measuring the sustainability and economic viability of tropical farming systems: a model from subSaharan Africa
Natural resource degradation and environmental damage are important concerns today. Through the influence of overgrazing, overstocking and feeding of crop residues, livestock have undoubtedly contributed to these processes. All too often, however, allegations about the detrimental impact of lives...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Li Pun, H.H.
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Mares, V.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection]
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The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection
Okike, I.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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Akinwumi, J.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Agricultural intensification and efficiency in the West African savannahs: Evidence from northern Nigeria]
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Agricultural intensification and efficiency in the West African savannahs: Evidence from northern Nigeria
Inadequate feed and nutrition are major constraints to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. National and international research agencies, including the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), have developed several feed production and utilisation technologies. However, adoption ...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ahmed, M.M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Determinants of adoption of improved forage technologies in crop-livestock mixed systems: Evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Determinants of adoption of improved forage technologies in crop-livestock mixed systems: Evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia
Nin, A.
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Hertel, Thomas W.
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Rae, A.N.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Productivity growth, catching-up and trade in livestock products]
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Productivity growth, catching-up and trade in livestock products
Ahmed, M.M.
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Bezabih, E.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Tangka, F.K.L.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands
Livestock, especially ruminant, production is an important component of farming systems in upland areas of the Philippines. Moreover, since upland agriculture is becoming unsustainable because of soil erosion and productivity of crops is limited by poor soils, livestock production is a particular...
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Adoption of dual purpose forages: Some policy implications]
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Adoption of dual purpose forages: Some policy implications
Most upland soils in humid and sub-humid tropical Africa are characterized by low inherent fertility and are also susceptible to soil erosion and compaction with cultivation. Based on simulation model, this study uses a capital budgeting approach to determine the profitability of alternative land...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kang, B.
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Spencer, D.
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[Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria]
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Economic analysis of soil erosion effects in alley cropping, notill and bush fallow systems in southwestern Nigeria
The degree to which prevailing land tenure arrangements constrain agricultural productivity, and the sources of inefficiency associated with land tenure systems in sub-Saharan Africa are unresolved. Using a stochastic frontier production function, this paper examines the economic efficiency and t...
Ahmed, M.M.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Benin, S.E.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia]
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Measurement and sources of technical efficiency of land tenure contracts in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia smallholder livestock producers have adopted components of improved dairy technologies but the intensity of adoption remains low. It is hypothesized that credit-related constraints limit the ability of many smallholder farmers to make investments in crossbred cows and/or to purchase c...
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia]
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The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia