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Classification constitutes an essential step in any realistic evaluation of the constraints and opportunities that exist within a farming system. In this study, cluster analysis was used to classify crop-livestock producers in three villages in western Niger into recommendation domains using a co...


Williams, Timothy O.[Identifying target groups for livestock improvement research: the classification of sedentary livestock producers in western Niger]Identifying target groups for livestock improvement research: the classification of sedentary livestock producers in western Niger

Williams, Timothy O.Spycher, B.Okike, I.[Final Report for Component 2: The determination of appropriate economic incentives and policy framework to improve livestock and intra regional trade]Final Report for Component 2: The determination of appropriate economic incentives and policy framework to improve livestock and intra regional trade

This presentation concerns the key property rights issues arising in the West African Semi-Arid Tropics (WASAT). The WASAT contains three main agro-climatic zones: Sahel (300–600 mm of annual rainfall falling in 2.5–4 months); Sudanian (600–900 mm, 4 to 6 month rainy season); an...


Williams, Timothy O.[Traditional strategies and adaptive resource use by crop-livestock producers in the Sahel]Traditional strategies and adaptive resource use by crop-livestock producers in the Sahel

In semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa as in many dryland areas, livestock are an integral part of the farming systems. Livestock offer opportunities for risk coping, farm diversification and intensification and provide significant livelihood benefits to the poor. The ability of livestock systems to con...


Williams, Timothy O.Thornton, Philip K.Fernández Rivera, S.[Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa]Trends and prospects for livestock systems in the semi-arid tropics of sub-Saharan Africa

This paper considers the comparative advantage and policy incentives for maize-small ruminant production systems in southwestern Nigeria, using the resource-cost ratio (RCR) approach to analyze the competitiveness and real cost to Nigeria of alternative maize-small ruminant production enterprises...


Williams, Timothy O.[Comparative advantage of crop-livestock production systems in southwestern Nigeria and its technical research implications]Comparative advantage of crop-livestock production systems in southwestern Nigeria and its technical research implications

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