Efficient input supply and service delivery may call for a hub approach where all the necessary inputs and services are supplied in a coordinated manner, either by a single supplier or by several and separate entities in a given geographical location accessible to beneficiaries. Based on experien...
Jaleta, Moti
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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Jemaneh, S.
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Lemma, T.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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[Evolution of input supply and service hubs in dairy development at Ada'a milk shed in Ethiopia]
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Evolution of input supply and service hubs in dairy development at Ada'a milk shed in Ethiopia
This study was conducted in Alaba district of Southern Ethiopia to describe smallholder sheep and goats marketing systems, identify marketing constraints and suggest improvement options to enhance incomes of smallholder producers. Informal and formal study tools of focused group discussion, key i...
Kocho, T.
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Abebe, G.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Marketing value-chain of smallholder sheep and goats in crop-livestock mixed farming system of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia]
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Marketing value-chain of smallholder sheep and goats in crop-livestock mixed farming system of Alaba, Southern Ethiopia
In many developing countries like Ethiopia village poultry makes up a large part of the national poultry meat and egg production and plays important roles economically, nutritionally, and socio-culturally. Households in Ethiopia have not fully benefitted from the potential of village poultry as l...
Hailemichael, A.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Status and drivers of village poultry production and its efficiency in Ethiopia]
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Status and drivers of village poultry production and its efficiency in Ethiopia
Smallholder dairy production represents a promising income generating activity for poor farmers in the developing world. Because of the perishable nature of milk, marketing arrangements for collection, distribution and sale are important for enhanced livelihoods in the smallholder dairy sector. I...
Duncan, Alan J.
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Teufel, Nils
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Mekonnen, Kindu
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Singh, V.K.
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Bitew, A.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Dairy intensification in developing countries: Effects of market quality on farm-level feeding and breeding practices]
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Dairy intensification in developing countries: Effects of market quality on farm-level feeding and breeding practices
Jaleta, Moti
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Interdependence of smallholders’ net market positions in mixed crop-livestock systems of Ethiopian highlands]
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Interdependence of smallholders’ net market positions in mixed crop-livestock systems of Ethiopian highlands
This paper examines the role of market price information dissemination on the co-integration of grain market prices in Northern Ethiopia. Results are based on bi-monthly retail price data on wheat and teff commodities collected from six markets in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. The data ...
Jaleta, Moti
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Price co-integration analyses of food crop markets: The case of wheat and teff commodities in Northern Ethiopia]
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Price co-integration analyses of food crop markets: The case of wheat and teff commodities in Northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia is one of the top five avocado producers in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite increasing recognition for its nutritional value and economic importance, information on smallholder avocado production systems across agro-climatic zones and determinants for tree productivity are literally lacking....
Biazin, B.
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Zewdie, T.
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Mekasha, Yoseph
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Fekadu, A.
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Shewage, T.
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[Smallholders’ avocado production systems and tree productivity in the southern highlands of Ethiopia]
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Smallholders’ avocado production systems and tree productivity in the southern highlands of Ethiopia
This paper estimates technical inefficiency in milk production of smallholder dairy farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia and identified factors associated with the observed inefficiency using a stochastic frontier production function approach. The analysis utilizes a cross-section data collected ...
Adane, Z.
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Shiferaw, K.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia]
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Sources of technical inefficiency of smallholder farmers in milk production in Ethiopia