This paper assesses factors that influence livestock holding, livestock population mix and dynamics and how they relate to land use, management and land degradation. It discusses factors that influence different economic functions of livestock, especially income, saving and expenditure and the im...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Ahmed, M.
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Benin, S.E.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Livestock, livelihood and land management issues in the highlands of Ethiopia]
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Livestock, livelihood and land management issues in the highlands of Ethiopia
This paper reviews recent research, first to present a picture of coming trends in livestock product consumption and production in developing countries, in general, and second to derive some of the market implications of these for smallholders in the highlands. Evidence is also presented concerni...
Staal, Steven J.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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[Markets and livestock in the coming decades: Implications for smallholder highland producers]
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Markets and livestock in the coming decades: Implications for smallholder highland producers
Previous economic analysis found alley cropping more profitable than coventional farming. One study that also compared alley farming with small ruminants found it less profitable than alley cropping. The present study shows, on the basis of more recent experimental data, that crop response to mul...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Cobbina, J.
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[Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria]
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Optimum fodder-mulch allocation of tree foliage under alley farming in southwest Nigeria
There are large economics of scale in processing and retailing livestock-origin food products, but much less in production once market distortions favouring large producers are either removed or otherwise balanced for smaller farmers through market-oriented means. In order to understand these und...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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[Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh]
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Policies and institutions for poultry and dairy development in Bangladesh
Lapar, Ma. Lucila
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Nguyen, T.B. vu
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Tiongco, T.S.
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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
A Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - based analysis of livestock population dynamics in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region conducted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development) and the International Livestock Re...
Tulachan, P.M.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities]
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An overview of smallholder dairy farming in mixed mountain farming systems of the HKH: Issues and priorities
Smith, Jimmy W.
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Adebowale, E.A.
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Akpanil, S.O.
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Ogunlola, F.
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Taiwo, B.T.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Larbi, Asamoah
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[Geophagia among cattle in the derived savannas]
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Geophagia among cattle in the derived savannas
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
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