A major argument put forward in favour of individualised land rights in sub-Saharan Africa is that farmlands held under exclusive and secure rights are more productive than farmlands held under other public or customary forms of tenure. If true, this argument implies that reforms to individualise...
Gavian, S.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Measuring the production efficiency of alternative land tenure contracts in a mixed crop-livestock system in Ethiopia]
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Measuring the production efficiency of alternative land tenure contracts in a mixed crop-livestock system in Ethiopia
Inadequate feed and nutrition are major constraints to livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa. National and international research agencies, including the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), have developed several feed production and utilisation technologies. However, adoption ...
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ahmed, M.M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Determinants of adoption of improved forage technologies in crop-livestock mixed systems: Evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Determinants of adoption of improved forage technologies in crop-livestock mixed systems: Evidence from the highlands of Ethiopia
The objective of this paper is therefore; to review the economic contribution of pastoral production system to the national economies in sub-Saharan Africa. The first section addressing the economic contribution of pastoralism, which introduces the concept of total factor productivity as a suitab...
Gebreselassie, N.
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Desta, S.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[A review of the economic contribution of pastoral production systems to the national economies in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of the economic contribution of pastoral production systems to the national economies in sub-Saharan Africa
Akter, S.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Competitiveness and efficiency in poultry and pig production in Vietnam]
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Competitiveness and efficiency in poultry and pig production in Vietnam
Delgado, Christopher L.
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Steinfeld, H.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Courbois, C.
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[L'élevage d'ici 2020: la prochaine révolution alimentaire]
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L'élevage d'ici 2020: la prochaine révolution alimentaire
The policy analysis matrix (PAM) approach was applied to assess the competitiveness of poultry and pig production (using local, crossbred and exotic breeds) in North and South Vietnam using data collected in 1999 from a stratified sample of 2213 farms. Results show that poultry meat and egg produ...
Akter, S.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Competitiveness of pig and poultry production in Vietnam: Outcome of policy analysis matrix]
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Competitiveness of pig and poultry production in Vietnam: Outcome of policy analysis matrix
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Ahmed, M.M.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Benin, S.E.
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Nin-Pratt, A.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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[10 years of livestock policy analysis. Policies for improving productivity, competitiveness and sustainable livelihoods of smallholder livestock producers]
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10 years of livestock policy analysis. Policies for improving productivity, competitiveness and sustainable livelihoods of smallholder livestock producers
Livestock production is a major contributor to economic development, both driving economic growth and benefiting from it. As an engine of growth, it provides increased income, employment, food and foreign exchange earnings, as well as better nutrition. As income increases with economic developmen...
As the share of small ruminant meat, especially sheep, in the demand and consumption of meat in general grows, information about consumer expenditure behaviour and demand parameters for live sheep will be valuable for several interest groups in the sheep industry. Using the Heckman two-stage appr...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Benin, S.E.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[Factors affecting urban demand for live sheep: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
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Factors affecting urban demand for live sheep: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Lowlands in Ethiopia cover about 60 percent of the total land area, of which about 60 percent is arid. Land use in the lowlands is dominated by pastoralist and agropastoralist production systems. Livestock production constitutes the most important component of the system and rangeland is the majo...
Berhe, Kahsay
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia]
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Development needs of pastoral and agropastoral production systems in Ethiopia: Lessons learnt from ILRI's research in some pastoral areas of Ethiopia