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 document presents the proceedings of the international conference held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 24-26, 2002. The theme of the conference was Policies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands, which was convened to...
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
Since 1991, there have been significant changes in utilisation of feed resources in the Ethiopian highlands: while use of communal grazing lands and private pastures has declined, use of crop residues and purchased feed has increased. In addition, although use of animal health services, and adopt...
Benin, S.E.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Pender, J.L.
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[Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands
Factors driving the demand for livestock products in the developing countries are primarily population growth, urbanisation and income growth. These factors are expected to continue to fuel the increase in milk and meat consumption in the next millennium, creating a veritable livestock revolution...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Paulos, Z.
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Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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[Livestock to 2020 in South-East Asia: implications for policies and development strategies]
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Livestock to 2020 in South-East Asia: implications for policies and development strategies
The authors started the discussion with the fundamental question: why are property rights important? The central hypothesis of this collaborative venture is that inappropriate property rights institutions lead to resource degradation. Two cases were distinguished: single-user resources and multip...
Hazell, P.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Relevant policy questions related to property rights and resource management]
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Relevant policy questions related to property rights and resource management
Prior to 1975, agriculture in Ethiopia was organized largely under feudalistic/imperial arrangements, The Ethiopian military government (1974-1991) issued the Land Reform Proclamation in 1975 which nationalized and redistributed most of the agricultural land among rural households. Land redistrib...
Omiti, J.M.
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Parton, K.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Sinden, J.A.
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[Some policy implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia]
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Some policy implications of the resurfacing of rural factor markets following agrarian de-collectivization in Ethiopia
Since 1975, agricultural land tenure arrangements in Ethiopia have changed from a feudal system, to a socialist model with semi-collectivist villages and, from 1991, to a small-holder system based on private (freehold) ownershiBy surveying a random sample of 94 households in the Ethiopian highlan...
Omiti, J.M.
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Parton, K.A.
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Sinden, J.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Monitoring changes in land-use practices following agrarian de-collectivisation in Ethiopia]
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Monitoring changes in land-use practices following agrarian de-collectivisation in Ethiopia
Concerns about the generation of greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss, overgrazing and desertification of dry lands and the maintainance of soil and water quality are increasing as human populations grow. This paper discusses what the role livestock can contribute to these problems. Studies showed...
Since 1991, there have been significant changes in utilisation of feed resources in the Ethiopian highlands: while use of communal grazing lands and private pastures has declined, use of crop residues and purchased feed has increased. In addition, although use of animal health services, and adopt...
Benin, S.E.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Pender, J.L.
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[Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands
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