In Ethiopia smallholder livestock producers have adopted components of improved dairy technologies but the intensity of adoption remains low. It is hypothesized that credit-related constraints limit the ability of many smallholder farmers to make investments in crossbred cows and/or to purchase c...
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia]
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The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia
This study investigates the household-level impacts of market-oriented dairy technologies (crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies) on in-comes, food and non-food expenditures, nutrient intakes, and health of pre-school children. A recursive econometric model was employe...
Ahmed, M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands]
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Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands
Unlike developed countries, where people often eat too many animal products, most of the population of Sub-Saharan Africa eats too little of this type of food for good nutrition. The projected increase in demand for livestock in sub-Saharan Africa will have an important influence on food security...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa