Discusses factors influencing grain production in a representative and risky farming system in the Ethiopian highlands, with quantitative evidence of the critical contribution of draft oxen to farm grain production by comparing yield and area cultivated between farmers who are ox-owners and those...
Anderson, F.M.
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Gryseels, Guido
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Durkin, J.W.
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[Factors affecting smallholder grain production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Factors affecting smallholder grain production in the Ethiopian highlands
Discusses the on-farm trials with crossbred cows conducted in the highlands of Ethiopia (Debre Zeit/Debre Berhan) to study productivity under farm conditions, to appraise smallholder adoption problems and to evaluate the impact on the socio-economic welfare of the farmer and his family; summarize...
Gryseels, Guido
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[Difficulties in evaluating on-farm experiments with livestock: Examples from the Ethiopian highlands]
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Difficulties in evaluating on-farm experiments with livestock: Examples from the Ethiopian highlands
Outlines the activities and programs of ILCA that affect the nutritional status of the underfed human population; discusses the linkage between livestock production & human nutriton, commodity priorities & characteristics and alternative choices for nutritional improvement; ends with suggestions ...
Gryseels, Guido
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Whalen, I.T.
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[Incorporating nutritional goals into international agricultural research - an ILCA perspective]
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Incorporating nutritional goals into international agricultural research - an ILCA perspective