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Identifying ways to increase market participation by smallholder producers requires identifying variables that influence market access. This is usually achieved using probit estimation. An important phenomenon affecting entry decision-making is the entry decision of a \91similar\92 household, whe...


Lapar, Ma. LucilaHalloway, G.Ehui, Simeon K.[How big is your neighborhood? Spatial implications of market participation by smallholder livestock producers]How big is your neighborhood? Spatial implications of market participation by smallholder livestock producers

A sheep selection programme (PNSO - Programme National de Selection Ovine) was initiated in 1983, in Cote d'Ivoire, with the ojbective of genetically improving growth and adult live weight of the indigenous Djallonke sheep through the selection of rams on body weight basis and distributing the su...


Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.Rege, J.E.O.Oya, A.Lebbie, S.H.B.[Improvement of indigenous Djallonke sheep among smallholder farmers in Cote d'Ivoire using an open nucleus breeding scheme]Improvement of indigenous Djallonke sheep among smallholder farmers in Cote d'Ivoire using an open nucleus breeding scheme
Baltenweck, IsabelleStaal, Steven J.Owango, M.O.Muriuki, H.L.Lukuyu, Ben A.Gichungu, G.Kenyanjui, M.Njubi, D.Tanner, J.C.Thorpe, W.R.[Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in greater Nairobi milk-shed]Intensification and competitiveness of smallholder dairy production systems in greater Nairobi milk-shed

Tick-borne diseases are considered a major constraint to dairy farming among the smallholder dairy farms in Kenya, which account for an estimated 75-90% of all milk produced in the country. The most important tick-borne disease in Kenya is East Coast fever (ECF) caused by Theileria parva and tran...


Gitau, G.K.McDermott, John J.Katende, J.M.O'Callaghan, C.J.Perry, Brian D.[Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya]Differences in the epidemiology of theileriosis on smallholder dairy farms in contrasting agro-ecological and grazing strata of highland Kenya

Draught animals are the main integrative links between crop and livestock production systems in the highlands of Ethiopia. The highlands comprise only 40% of the country's total land area but carry 79% of livestock heads and 80% of the human population results in higher pressure on the arable lan...


Alemayehu, M.Zerbini, E.Yami, A.[Draught work efficiency of F1 crossbred dairy cows and the Ethiopian highland Zebu oxen under smallholder farming context]Draught work efficiency of F1 crossbred dairy cows and the Ethiopian highland Zebu oxen under smallholder farming context

Small ruminants play an important, but often underestimated, role in the livelihoods of resource-poor farmers in Kenya. Besides being an important source of protein and immediate cash, they also have a variety socio-cultural values. Their importance in mixed crop-livestock systems in Kenya is exp...


Odoi, A.Gathuma, J.M.Gachuiri, C.K.Omore, Amos O.Gitau, T.Wanyangu, S.W.Murage, E.[Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands]Constraints to sheep and goat production in smallholder mixed farms in Kenya's central highlands

Smallholder dairying in Kenya is mainly concentrated in the central and western parts of the country, where the highland climate and proximity to urban markets are favourable. These farmers produce over 70 percent of the total marketed milk (Omiti et al., 1993), using an average of two cows (most...


Irungu, P.Mbogoh, S.G.Staal, Steven J.Thorpe, W.R.Njubi, D.[Factors influencing adoption of Napier grass in smallholder dairying in the highlands of Kenya]Factors influencing adoption of Napier grass in smallholder dairying in the highlands of Kenya

Although it is widely recognized that non-monetary transaction costs influence the use of livestock health services by smallholder livestock keepers in developing countries, their identification and measurement has remained problematic. This study addresses this gap using a methodology commonly a...


Randolph, Thomas F.Ndung'u, L.W.[Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya]Evaluating transaction costs in the delivery of livestock health services in Kenya

A Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was conducted with smallholder dairy farmers in the central highlands of Kenya, where smallholder mixed farming systems predominate. Shortage of fodder is the principal problem as a result of decreasing farm size and, therefore, cattle are rarely fed ad libit...


Romney, D.L.Tanner, J.C.Chui, J.Kenyanjui, M.Morton, J.Ndegwa, P.Kimari, A.Thorne, Peter J.[Feed utilisation options for smallholder dairy farmers]Feed utilisation options for smallholder dairy farmers

This paper presents a step-wise appraisal of livestock that takes into account the viewpoint of the livestock keepers. The first step in the appraisal is the quantification of the resources used for a livestock system and the physical production obtained. The second step is the valuation of physi...


Moll, H.A.J.Staal, Steven J.Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.[From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets]From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets

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