This paper addresses issues related to the roles and actions that the different partners in livestock research and Development can take to increase co-operation, ensure more effective technology transfer and increase impact. The focus is on Africa, because this region, while not being unique in f...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries]
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Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Vu Trong Binh
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Identifying barriers to entry to livestock input and output markets in South-East Asia: The case of Vietnam]
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Identifying barriers to entry to livestock input and output markets in South-East Asia: The case of Vietnam
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Property rights, risk and livestock development: Summary of research results]
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Property rights, risk and livestock development: Summary of research results
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Pender, J.L.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Haile, M.
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[Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia]
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Policies for sustainable land management in the highlands of Tigray, northern Ethiopia
In Ethiopia and Kenya, a unit of credit given to a credit-constrained farmer has twice as much effect on agricultural productivity as a unit of credit given to a farmer with adequate access to financial resources, according to a recent ILRI study. The study also found that giving farmers agricult...
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[LPA Brief no. 10. The role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in sub-Saharan Africa]
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LPA Brief no. 10. The role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Benin, S.E.
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Pender, J.L.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Policies for sustainable land management in the East African highlands]
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Policies for sustainable land management in the East African highlands
This paper assesses factors that influence livestock holding, livestock population mix and dynamics and how they relate to land use, management and land degradation. It discusses factors that influence different economic functions of livestock, especially income, saving and expenditure and the im...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ahmed, M.
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Benin, S.E.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Livestock, livelihood and land management issues in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Livestock, livelihood and land management issues in the highlands of Ethiopia
Preckel, P.V.
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Ahmed, M.M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Modeling economic motivation for diversification on subsistence farms in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Modeling economic motivation for diversification on subsistence farms in the Ethiopian highlands
Increasing dairy production to meet the growing demand for milk in developing countries presents several technical and environmental challenges. Supplying the feed resources required and improving the efficiency of their conversion into a highly nutritive food and valued market commodity is one o...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Vuuren, A.M. van
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Okike, I.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Milk production and feed requirements in dairy systems of developing countries by 2010]
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Milk production and feed requirements in dairy systems of developing countries by 2010
Future research and technology transfer efforts will have to link more effectively to get the message across to grassroots level. In adition, more planning should be done in collaboration with the farming communities. Networks should be formed between government and non-governmental organizations...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Modalities to improve livestock research and technology transfer]
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Modalities to improve livestock research and technology transfer