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The paper first discusses the need for moving from disciplinary to transdisciplinary research in addressing problems of human development and environmental management. Then the experience of a research project in highland Ethiopia is described. This started with disciplinary research and componen...


Jabbar, M.A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Li-Pun, H.[Towards transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: A project in Ethiopia]Towards transdisciplinarity in technology and resource management research: A project in Ethiopia

A cross-sectional survey was carried out in Ghinchi farming community, central Ethiopia during October and November 2001 to assess the level of association between children's nutritional status, families' socio-economic gradient, and degree of maternal attention and cognitive development. Ninety ...


Ketema, L.Abate, G.Jabbar, M.A.[Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia]Correlates of children's cognitive skills in an agrarian community with mixed crop-livestock production systems, Ghinchi, central Ethiopia
Autor: Jabbar, M.A.

In sub-Saharan Africa, animal traction is well developed in the Ethiopian highlands and common in the highlands of Kenya and Madagascar, but it is abscent in other highland areas. The technique is also well develop in areas of the semi-arid tropics and is emerging in some parts of the subhumid zo...


Jabbar, M.A.[Research on cow traction in Africa: Some lessons to be learned]Research on cow traction in Africa: Some lessons to be learned

The logic of voluntary contributions to an indivisible public good is studied, firstly in a simple game-theoretical framework, then in an empirical investigation of a case of watershed development in the Ethiopian Highlands. The former approach emphasises the difference between the problem under ...


Gaspart, F.Jabbar, M.A.Melard, C.Platteau, J.P.[Participation in the construction of a local public good with indivisibilities: An application to watershed development in Ethiopia]Participation in the construction of a local public good with indivisibilities: An application to watershed development in Ethiopia

World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are particularl...


Jabbar, M.A.Diedhiou, M.L.[Does breed matter to cattle farmers and buyers? Evidence from West Africa]Does breed matter to cattle farmers and buyers? Evidence from West Africa

The costs, returns, and profitability of dairy farming under the livestock credit programme of the Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) were assessed. The amount of loan disbursed and its repayment were also examined. Data for the year 1997-98 were obtained from a total of 40 dairy farms (consisting of...


Mian, M.R.U.Halim, M.A.Jabbar, M.A.[Economics of dairy farming under livestock credit programme of BKB in a selected area of Mymensingh District]Economics of dairy farming under livestock credit programme of BKB in a selected area of Mymensingh District
Autor: Jabbar, M.A.

The humid zone of southern Nigeria has an estimated 9 million small ruminants, largely consisting of trypanotolerant dwarf goats and sheep. In spite of this, aggregate demand for small ruminant meat in the zone exceeds supply from local sources and the gap is met by supplies from the subhumid and...


Jabbar, M.A.[Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria]Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria

The process of dairy development that this study addresses is driven by underlying fundamental changes in economic growth, the value of resources and consumer demand. However, it is also shaped by public policies, interventions and investment decisions and will be accompanied by changes in impact...


Staal, Steven J.Pratt, A.N.Jabbar, M.A.[Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 1: a comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa]Dairy development for the resource poor. Part 1: a comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa

Jabbar, M.A.Benin, S.E.Gabre-Madhin, E.Z.Paulos, Z.[Trader behaviour and performance in live animal marketing in rural Ethiopian markets]Trader behaviour and performance in live animal marketing in rural Ethiopian markets
Gebremedhin, BerhanuJabbar, M.A.[Household market participation in live animals and livestock products in Ethiopia]Household market participation in live animals and livestock products in Ethiopia

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