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 that started with disciplinary research and component technologies...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Li Pun, H.H.
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[From component technology to integrated resource management: Evolution toward trandisciplinary research in a project in Ethiopia]
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From component technology to integrated resource management: Evolution toward trandisciplinary research in a project in Ethiopia
Staal, Steven J.
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Pratt, A.N.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[A comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa]
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A comparison of dairy policies and development in South Asia and East Africa
Jabbar, M.A.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Pun, H.
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[Agro-ecosystems, natural resources management and human health related research in East Africa]
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Agro-ecosystems, natural resources management and human health related research in East Africa
A year-long survey of rural small ruminant markets in southern Nigeria shows that supplies from local sources fail to keep pace with increased demand, particularly at festival times, and the gap is filled by supplies from the northern part of the country. Subsistence oriented southern producers s...
Jabbar, M.A.
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[Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria]
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Market niches for increased small ruminant production in southern Nigeria
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Toan, N.N.
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Que, N.N.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Tisdell, C.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam]
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Market outlet choices in the context of changing demand for fresh meat: implications for smallholder inclusion in pork supply chain in Vietnam
This study is conducted to contribute to the formulation of a strategy for the development of the livestock sector as a key element of rural development in Vietnam. It describes the structure of the livestock system including the key characteristics of the production and marketing system, the mea...
Jabbar, M.A.
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[Livestock to promote rural income diversification and growth in Vietnam: finding appropriate policy options]
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Livestock to promote rural income diversification and growth in Vietnam: finding appropriate policy options
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Vu, T.B.
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Nguyen, T.S.
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Tiongco, M.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[The role of collective action in overcoming barriers to market access by smallholder producers: some empirical evidence from Northern Vietnam]
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The role of collective action in overcoming barriers to market access by smallholder producers: some empirical evidence from Northern Vietnam
Negassa, A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Commercial off-take of cattle under smallholder mixed crop-livestock production system in Ethiopia, its determinants and implications for improving live animal supply for export abattoirs]
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Commercial off-take of cattle under smallholder mixed crop-livestock production system in Ethiopia, its determinants and implications for improving live animal supply for export abattoirs
This paper compares the conclusions drawn from ILCA's work on single-ox and cow traction in Africa with those drawn from surveys and farmers' experience in South East Asia especially Thailand and Bangladesh. The ILCA work shows cow traction to be apparently more profitable than single-ox ploughin...
Considering leguminous trees Leucaena and Gliricidia as good sources of quality food, on-station and on-farm studies were conducted in the humid zone of West Africa to establish animal responses to levels, times and forms of browse supplementation, to develop alternative feeding strategies for ut...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Reynolds, L.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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Smith, Jimmy W.
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[Nutritional and economic benefits of leucaena and gliricidia as feed supplements for small ruminants in humid West Africa]
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Nutritional and economic benefits of leucaena and gliricidia as feed supplements for small ruminants in humid West Africa