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Demonstrates how the various economic, social, and physical variables and degree of risk aversion affect the adoption of three selected technologies, viz, single-ox, fertilizer, and pesticide, in Ethiopian agriculture. Discusses characteristics of these technologies and factors that motivated far...


Kebede, Y.Gunjal, K.Coffin, G.[Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province]Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga District, Shoa province

A whole farm simulation approach was used to assess the economic impacts of five alternative strategies for controlling East Coast fever (ECF), a cattle disease, on farms from two sites in Kenya. The strategies were also ranked using the stochastic dominance criterion to determine the most prefer...


Nyangito, H.O.Richardson, J.W.Mukhebi, A.W.Zimmel, P.Namken, J.Perry, Brian D.[Whole farm simulation analysis of economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization strategies on mixed crop-livestock farms in Kenya]Whole farm simulation analysis of economic impacts of East Coast fever immunization strategies on mixed crop-livestock farms in Kenya

In West Africa, crop-livestock mixed farming is emerging from the currently predominant nomadic pastoralism. It is hypothesized that competitiveness between crop and livestock enterprises may be an important determinant of the pace of this evolution. A field study in the derived savanna of southw...


Okoruwa, V.Jabbar, M.A.Akinwumi, J.A.[Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model]Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model
Butterworth, M.H.McNitt, J.I.[Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator]Projection of cattle herd composition using a programmable calculator

Describes the production and herd characteristics of Zebu cattle in Arusha, northern Tanzania. Uses the production and herd structure parameters in a simulation of herd growth, under various rates of mortality, production and offtake.


Ngategize, P.K.[Economic evaluation of improved management for Zebu cattle in northern Tanzania]Economic evaluation of improved management for Zebu cattle in northern Tanzania

Large (>1600 ?m), ingestively masticated particles of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L. Pers.) leaf and stem labelled with 169Yb and 144Ce respectively were inserted into the rumen digesta raft of heifers grazing bermuda grass. The concentration of markers in digesta sampled from the raft and ve...


Poppi, DPEllis, WCMatis, JHLascano, Carlos E.[Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model]Marker concentration patterns of labelled leaf and stem particles in the rumen of cattle grazing bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) analysed by reference to a raft model

Well-tested computer simulation models of the growth, development, and yield of annual crops are being used for a wide range of purposes, including the prediction of impacts of different management practices and land use systems on food production, farmers' profitability, and the environment. Pr...


Thornton, Philip K.Booltink, H.W.G.Stoorvogel, J.J.[A computer program for geostatistical and spatial analysis of crop model outputs]A computer program for geostatistical and spatial analysis of crop model outputs

The first objective of this paper is to develop a model where provision to a common property resources (CPR) depends on the level of cooperation in appropriation. The second objective is to propose a model that links provision to the quality of cooperation in appropriation when there are negative...


Janvry, Alain deMcCarthy, N.Sadoulet, E.[Endogenous provision and appropriation in the commons]Endogenous provision and appropriation in the commons

Agent-based modelling has become an important tool to investigate socio-ecological processes. Its use is partially driven by increasing demand from decision makers to provide support for understanding the potential implications of decisions in complex situations. While one of the advantages of ag...


Smajgl, A.Brown, D.G.Valbuena, DiegoHuigen, M.G.A.[Empirical characterisation of agent behaviours in socio-ecological systems]Empirical characterisation of agent behaviours in socio-ecological systems

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