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Coppock, D.L.[Water and forage development interventions: More benefits to pastoral women or their calves?]Water and forage development interventions: More benefits to pastoral women or their calves?

Dry, dehiscent fruits of Acacia tortilis provide important fodder for pastoral livestock in dry seasons on the central Borana Plateau, fruits of A. nilotica may also be useful during drought. Information was needed on fruit yield to assess what these species could contribute to improved calf feed...


Atsedu, M.Coppock, D.L.Detling, J.K.[Fruit production of Acacia tortilis and A. nilotica in semi-arid Ethiopia]Fruit production of Acacia tortilis and A. nilotica in semi-arid Ethiopia
Autor: Coppock, D.L.

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.[Hay making by pastoral women for improved calf management in Ethiopia: Labour requirements, opportunity costs, and feasibility of intervention]Hay making by pastoral women for improved calf management in Ethiopia: Labour requirements, opportunity costs, and feasibility of intervention

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]Effects of distance to market, season, and family wealth on pastoral dairy marketing in Ethiopia

Temporal and spatial variabilities in rainfall, herbaceous production and biomass were studied over a 4-year period in a topographically diverse, arid pastoral region of northwest Kenya. A significant relation between rainfall and primary production was found, and this was applied in a manner tha...


Coughenour, M.B.Coppock, D.L.Ellis, J.E.[Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients]Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients
Autor: Coppock, D.L.

This paper reviews pastoral research and Development perspectives generated from the southern Ethiopian rangelands during the 1980s. This system was selected as a case study of constraints in African pastoral Development because the experiences from both research and Development are fairly well d...


Coppock, D.L.[Constraints to Development of extensive livestock systems: Experiences from southern Ethiopia]Constraints to Development of extensive livestock systems: Experiences from southern Ethiopia

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