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Autor: Mussa, M.

Addresses the contribution of livestock to food security in Ethiopia and to make suggestions on how to eliminate or alleviate the constraints facing the subsector for increased and sustainable contribution to food security. Presents data on the total and per capita production and yield of Meat, c...


Mussa, M.[Livestock and food security in Ethiopia: An overview]Livestock and food security in Ethiopia: An overview

This paper discusses the traditional management of vertisols and land-use types the broadbed maker (BBM) and its evolution; Maresha - a traditional plough; additional attachements to the BBM for improving tillage efficiency and resource conservation; the land-use intensification opportunities; an...


Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.[Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification]Low-cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification

Africa's demand for food and Development means added pressure on natural resources that are already threatened. There is therefore, and urgent need for technical innovations that will raise productivity of livestosk and crops without causing further environmental degradation. But technical innova...


Kategile, J.A.[Multipurpose trees in livestock-production systems]Multipurpose trees in livestock-production systems
Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia]Performance of minimum tillage with animal drawn implements on Vertisols in Ethiopia

Some evidence of encouraging changes in rural land and labour use systems that are indicative of evolving and perhaps sustainable agricultural production in Ethiopia is provided from a 1993 survey of 228 households in seven villages in the central Ethiopian highlands. Information is discussed tha...


Omiti, J.Ehui, Simeon K.Parton, K.Nokoe, S.[Some effects of institutional reform on mechanisms of land, labor and animal traction use in the Ethiopian highlands]Some effects of institutional reform on mechanisms of land, labor and animal traction use in the Ethiopian highlands
Autor: Jutzi, S.C.

Reviews vertisol management research experiences in Ethiopia. Discusses the relative potential of vertisols and Development of the Ethiopian Vertisol Program. Examines integration of research programmes and technology extension. Presents data on th economic evaluation of improved, animal-powered ...


Jutzi, S.C.["The Ethiopian livestock industry: Retrospects and prospects"]"The Ethiopian livestock industry: Retrospects and prospects"

To test the feasibility of the use of dairy cows for draft the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR) in Ethiopia have studied a herd of F1 Friesien x Boran crossbred cows on-station over three years together with on-farm experiments an...


Zerbini, E.Gebre-Wold, A.Shapiro, Barry I.[The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands]The potential of cow traction in the East African highlands

Draught animals have been used in Ethiopia since the third millennium B.C. It has been confined to land preparation and seed covering using the traditional implement 'maresha', pulled mainly by a pair of oxen under a ridged neck yoke. Even though research to replace the 'maresha' and to develop m...


Astatke, A.Temesgen, M.[Alternative application of oxen power for its optimal use]Alternative application of oxen power for its optimal use

The main aim of land preparation is to modify and manipulate the land features so as to create favorable environment for seed establishment and crop growth. The research and Development in this field must take into account the traditional practices used by the farming community. This case study g...


Astatke, A.Jabbar, M.A.[Low cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification]Low cost animal drawn implements for Vertisol management and strategies for land use intensification

This chapter discusses the traditional tillage implement and the alternative tillage implements using animal power in Vertisol management. Among the topics of discussion are land shaping equipment; the ridge and furrow system; minimum tillage with BBM attachments; animal drawn scoops; pond excava...


Astatke, A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Draft animal power for Vertisol management]Draft animal power for Vertisol management

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