The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91 summarises results from work conducted by 40 people in the southern Ethiopian rangelands between 1980 and 1991. The first chapter reviews rangelands and rangeland development in Ethiopia. The ...
Coppock, D.L.
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[The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91. Executive summary]
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The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91. Executive summary
Studies labour requirements, opportunity costs, and problems of hay making by pastoral women for households involved in initial extension activities in 1990. It provides a close link of research with extension and reveals wether hay making could be a viable intervention. Includes data for hay mak...
Coppock, D.L.
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[Hay making by pastoral women for improved calf management in Ethiopia: Labour requirements, opportunity costs, and feasibility of intervention]
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Hay making by pastoral women for improved calf management in Ethiopia: Labour requirements, opportunity costs, and feasibility of intervention
Examines some interactions of market access and family wealth on household milk allocation for calves and people. Evaluates implications in terms of mortality and morbidity rates of nursing calves and the composition and nutritional value of human diets. Presents surveys of pastoral households in...
Holden, S.J.
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Coppock, D.L.
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Assefa, M.
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[Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia]
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Pastoral dairy marketing and household wealth interactions and their implications for calves and humans in Ethiopia
This document is divided in eight chapters. The first chapter reviews rangelands and rangeland development in Ethiopia. The second chapter is an introduction to the Borana Plateau with ref. to natural resources and pastoral society. It reviews secondary information on geology and sociology, as we...
Coppock, D.L.
,
[The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91]
,
The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91
Presents results of a survey designed to determine the effects of distance to market, family wealth, and season on the quantity of dairy products sold per person and per lactating animal. Quantifies the contribution of dairy marketing to the household economy on an annual and seasonal basis and a...
Holden, S.J.
,
Coppock, D.L.
,
[Effects of distance to market, season, and family wealth on pastoral dairy marketing in Ethiopia]
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Effects of distance to market, season, and family wealth on pastoral dairy marketing in Ethiopia