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Buruchara, Robin A.Wanjiku, CKatungi, Enid[Gender related issues relevant to 2014 planning]Gender related issues relevant to 2014 planning

This paper investigates the factors associated with private sector smallholder livestock and the associated income of the poor in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh. The data used are drawn from the Livelihood Options Study led by the Overseas Development Institute, London, specifically the Cens...


Akter, S.Farrington, JohnDeshingkar, P.Rao, L.Freeman, H.A.[Species diversification, livestock production and income of the poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh]Species diversification, livestock production and income of the poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh

This study uses heteroskedastic Tobit and Censored Least Absolute Deviations models to examine the impacts of dairy cow ownership on selected outcomes for a sample of 184 households in coastal Kenya. The outcomes examined include gross household cash income, gross non-agricultural income, consump...


Nicholson, C.Thornton, Philip K.Muinga, R.W.[Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya]Household-level impacts of dairy cow ownership in coastal Kenya

As part of a series of studies associated with the development of improved vaccines for heartwater (a tick-borne disease of ruminant livestock caused by Cowdria ruminantium), field surveys were carried out to assess losses associated with the disease and the costs associated with controlling it i...


Chamboko, TafireyiMukhebi, A.W.Callaghan, C.J.O.Peter, T.F.Kruska, R.L.Medley, G.F.Mahan, S.M.Perry, Brian D.[The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe]The control of heartwater on large-scale commercial and smallholder farms in Zimbabwe

Goats account for about 30% of Africa's ruminant livestock and produce about 17 and 12% of its meat and milk, respectively. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for over 60% of the total goat population in Africa, with an estimated 147million goats representing about 80 indigenous breeds or strains...


Lebbie, S.H.B.[Goats under household conditions]Goats under household conditions

A survey was conducted by way of personal interviews with 562 respondents comprising 459 farmers and 103 butchers/traders in selected districts in the central and western parts of Kenya, consisting of three predominantly smallholder and four predominantly pastoral/extensive districts. The study a...


Kosgey, I.S.Rowlands, G.J.Arendonk, Johan A.M. vanBaker, R.L.[Small ruminant production in smallholder and pastoral/extensive farming systems in Kenya]Small ruminant production in smallholder and pastoral/extensive farming systems in Kenya

Farmers in the West Lampung Pesisir area in the south of Sumatra, Indonesia, have established forest gardens by introducing damar trees in upland rice swidden plantations. These damar gardens were established as the wild resource itself was vanishing. While cultivating this forest resorce, villag...


Foresta, H. deMichon, G.Kusworo, A.Levang, P.[Damar agroforests in Sumatra, Indonesia: domestication of a forest ecosystem through domestication of dipterocarps for resin production]Damar agroforests in Sumatra, Indonesia: domestication of a forest ecosystem through domestication of dipterocarps for resin production
Colfer, C.J.P.Achdiawan, R.Roshetko, J.M.Mulyoutami, E.Yuliani, L.Mulyana, A.Moeliono, M.Adnan, H.Erni[The Balance of Power in Household Decision-Making: Encouraging News on Gender in Southern Sulawesi]The Balance of Power in Household Decision-Making: Encouraging News on Gender in Southern Sulawesi

The potential impact and return to investment from introducing improved dualpurpose cowpea for food and fodder in northern Nigeria was investigated using a combination of farmers' workshops and village and household level surveys. Out of the 462 households surveyed, 41 % were adopters, 9% had bee...


Okike, I.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Tarawali, Shirley A.Singh, B.B.Kruska, R.L.Mounyong, V.M.[Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches]Potential adoption and diffusion of improved dual-purpose cowpea in the dry savannas of Nigeria: an evaluation using a combination of participatory and structured approaches

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