Both young people and women contribute significantly to agricultural production in the African continent, although
these contributions are not usually explicitly recognized in official statistics and documents. In Ethiopia, women
traditionally have been subject to sociocultural and economic discr...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tesema, E.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Nicola, S.
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[Value chain opportunities for women and young people in livestock production in Ethiopia: Lessons learned]
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Value chain opportunities for women and young people in livestock production in Ethiopia: Lessons learned
Tegegne, Azage
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Belay, B.
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Mekasha, Yoseph
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[Smallholder dairy production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: IPMS experiences and opportunities for market-oriented development]
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Smallholder dairy production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: IPMS experiences and opportunities for market-oriented development
Gizaw, Solomon
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Abera, M.
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Muluye, M.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia: System-specific constraints and intervention options]
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Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia: System-specific constraints and intervention options
Part I of this working paper classifies small ruminant sub-systems in the mixed crop livestock system in Ethiopia. In Part II, important determinants of small ruminant productivity and producers’ input use and marketing strategies were analysed across the six small ruminant sub-systems identified...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia: Implications for designing development interventions]
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Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia: Implications for designing development interventions
Small ruminants, which account for more than half of the domesticated ruminants in the world, are an important component of the farming systems in most developing countries. Despite their economic and social importance, socioeconomic and marketing research on small ruminants has so far been limit...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Tegegne, Azage
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Shiferaw, K.
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Bogale, A.
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[Factors determining household market participation in small ruminant production in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Factors determining household market participation in small ruminant production in the highlands of Ethiopia
Oestrous synchronization is the manipulation of the oestrous cycle or induction of oestrus to bring a large percentage of a group of females cattle into oestrus at a short, predetermined time.
The first field trial on hormonal oestrous synchronization regime and mass artificial insemination was ...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Tesfaye, Y.
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Mekuriaw, Z.
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Tadesse, M.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Oestrus synchronization for accelerated delivery of improved dairy genetics in Ethiopia: Results from action research and development interventions]
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Oestrus synchronization for accelerated delivery of improved dairy genetics in Ethiopia: Results from action research and development interventions
Livestock production in Ethiopia has, for long, remained subsistence with limited market-orientation and poor institutional support. Producing for the market requires
re-orientation of the production system and development of a knowledge based and responsive institutional support services. Instit...
Tegegne, Azage
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Livestock input supply and service provision in Ethiopia: challenges and opportunities for market-oriented development]
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Livestock input supply and service provision in Ethiopia: challenges and opportunities for market-oriented development