This study examined the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assessed the impacts of dairy adoption on household income, employment generation, and nutritional status of pre-school children. The technologies studied were adoption of grade and cros...
Nicholson, C.
,
Thornton, Philip K.
,
Staal, Steven J.
,
Thorpe, W.R.
,
Muinga, R.W.
,
Mwamachi, D.M.
,
Mohamed, L.
,
Elbasha, E.
,
[Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts]
,
Factors affecting the use of dairy technologies in coastal Kenya and assessment of their impacts
This paper addresses issues related to the role that livestock research can play in strategies that make up this framework for action, and especially its effective linkage with technology transfer efforts. The experience that ILRI brings to these discussions is mainly from Africa. Topics covered ...
Describes farmers' participatory roles in technology Development and transfer, drawing on experience from on-farm Vertisol technology research in Ethiopia, i.e. constant consultation w. farmers enabled technical refinements and brought attitudinal changes to the technology by using on animal draw...
Asamenew, G.
,
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
,
[Farmer participatory roles in technology Development and transfer: A case study from on-farm vertisol technology experience in Ethiopia]
,
Farmer participatory roles in technology Development and transfer: A case study from on-farm vertisol technology experience in Ethiopia
Research at ILRI has shown the value of incorporating forages and fodder species into sustainable farming systems, but the lack of available seed of adapted forage materials remains a major constraint to their adoption by smallholder farmers. Technical knowledge, access to seed, and economic ince...
Discusses some methodological issues on livestock technology Development in Ethiopia, also stresses that livestock projects that appeared promising were abandoned after project funding ceased because of mainly the inappropriateness of many of the methods used in the design and execution of the pr...
Asamenew, G.
,
[Issues on livestock technology Development on smallholder farms in Ethiopia]
,
Issues on livestock technology Development on smallholder farms in Ethiopia
In sub-Saharan Africa region, most sweetpotato are produced from diverse landraces that have constant turnover. The preference for high dry matter is between 28 to 35%. CIP breeding strategy for the past 15 years has been to collect, characterize, and conserve farmers' varieties; evaluate and dis...
Kapinga, R.
,
Zhang, D.
,
Lemaga, B.
,
Andrade, M.I.
,
Mwanga, R.O.M.
,
Laurie, S.
,
Ndoho, P.
,
Kanju, E.
,
[Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges]
,
Sweetpotato crop improvement in sub-Saharan Africa and future challenges
Outlines an economic evaluation of an improved surface drainage technology, using the broad-bed-maker (BBM) on-farm in four different vertisol areas of the Ethiopian highlands. Presents data on crops and number of areas covered for the on-farm drainage technology, on cost structure of the BBM, an...
Asamenew, G.
,
Jutzi, S.C.
,
Tedla, A.
,
McIntire, John M.
,
[Economic evaluation of improved vertisol drainage for food crop production in the Ethiopian highlands]
,
Economic evaluation of improved vertisol drainage for food crop production in the Ethiopian highlands
Tran Ngoc Ngoan
,
Howeler, Reinhardt H.
,
[The adoption of new technologies and the socio-economic impact of the Nippon Foundation cassava project in Vietnam]
,
The adoption of new technologies and the socio-economic impact of the Nippon Foundation cassava project in Vietnam
Since 1994 a farmer participatory research (FPR) methodology has been used with the objective of enhancing the development and adoption of efficient cassava production practices that will reduce erosion, maintain soil productivity and increase the income of cassava farmers in Asia. This 5-year FP...
Howeler, Reinhardt H.
,
Henry, Guy
,
[Farmer participatory research for cassava technology transfer in Asia: Constraints and opportunities]
,
Farmer participatory research for cassava technology transfer in Asia: Constraints and opportunities
Los ensayos de la red de investigación son el medio de transferencia de los productos del proyecto a los países miembros. Ellos facilitan la evaluación y selección de materiales dentro de los sistemas de producción específicos en cada región. Igualmente, se espera que los países miembros puedan e...