The East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project is a regional industry development program implemented by a consortium of partners led by Heifer International. It is currently being piloted in 18 sites in Kenya, 8 in Rwanda and 27 in Uganda. The overall goal of the project is to transform the li...
Considering that agriculture remains a key sector in Ethiopia, commercialization of the sector necessitates improving participation of smallholder farmers in markets, hence improving their incomes and livelihoods. Promoting smallholder commercialization through cash crop production is one avenue ...
Kefyalew, G.
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[Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in sesame production: Evidence from Diga, Ethiopia]
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Determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in sesame production: Evidence from Diga, Ethiopia
The main objective of this study was to analyze the economic roles played by the brokerage institutions in smallholder market linkages to the wholesalers in vegetable marketing and determinants of decisions on whether to use brokerage institutions or not under imperfect market condition in Fogera...
Tamir, S.E.
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[The brokerage institutions and smallholder market linkages in marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera woreda, south Gondar, Amhara National Regional State]
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The brokerage institutions and smallholder market linkages in marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera woreda, south Gondar, Amhara National Regional State
Agriculture in Ethiopia remains to be the key sector. It is still the main source of foreign exchange earnings (up to 90%) and the largest labour force employer (about 83%). Of the total agricultural output, about 95% was covered by smallholder agriculture sub-sector. However, a number of factors...
Kefyalew, G.G.
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[Analysis of smallholder farmer’s participation in production and marketing of export potential crops: The case of sesame in Diga district, east Wollega zone of Oromia Regional State]
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Analysis of smallholder farmer’s participation in production and marketing of export potential crops: The case of sesame in Diga district, east Wollega zone of Oromia Regional State
Fogera District, where the study focused, is endowed with diverse natural resources. It has huge potential water sources which are suitable for irrigation during the dry season for the production of horticultural crops mainly vegetables. However, there is a great market problem in the area associ...
Tamir, S.
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Getnet, Kindie
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Haji, J.
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[Impacts of brokerage institutions on the marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera district, Ethiopia]
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Impacts of brokerage institutions on the marketing of horticultural crops in Fogera district, Ethiopia
Kormawa, P.M.
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Ega, L.
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Olukosi, J.
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Adamu, I.
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[Needs assessment study for market-driven agricultural technology transfer and commercialization publications in Katsina State: RUSEP monograph, No. 3]
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Needs assessment study for market-driven agricultural technology transfer and commercialization publications in Katsina State: RUSEP monograph, No. 3
This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets. It explores the issues of intra-household income management and e...
Njuki, Jemimah
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Sanginga, Pascal C.
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[Women, livestock ownership and markets: Bridging the gender gap in eastern and southern Africa]
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Women, livestock ownership and markets: Bridging the gender gap in eastern and southern Africa
Estudia el tema de la soya desde la optica latinoamericana y espanola, encuadrandolo tanto en la perspectiva de la economia mundial del producto como en todos los aspectos relacionados con el complejo de la soya en su conjunto: produccion agricola, comercializacion de semillas, industria de moltu...
Aid agencies are increasingly advocating for cash transfers as a substitute or complement to food transfers when responding to both emergency and chronic food insecurity. Yet, cash is not always optimal. In this article, we demonstrate how a newly developed response analysis tool, the Marketing I...
Mude, Andrew G.
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Ouma, R.
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Lentz, Erin
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[Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya]
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Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya