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Autor: Jabbar, M.A.

Cattle rearing in humid West Africa was nearly impossible in the past owing to the prevalence of trypanosomiasis. However in recent times, with population pressure, jungle clearance, crop cultivation and tsetse control measures, the challenge has been reduced. Consequently there has been an influ...


Jabbar, M.A.[Evolving crop-livestock farming systems in the humid zone of West Africa]Evolving crop-livestock farming systems in the humid zone of West Africa

Dry matter (DM) production, crude protein, phosphorus fibre contents and goat preference for eight indigenous browse species, Alchornea cordifolia, Diallum guineense, Ficus capensis, Baphia nitida, Manniophytum fulvum, Homalium aylmeri, Glyphaea brevis and Rauwolifia vomitoria, and for two exotic...


Larbi, AsamoahJabbar, M.A.Orok, E.J.Idiong, N.B.Cobbina, J.[Alchornea cordifolia, a promising indigenous browse species adapted to acid soils in southeastern Nigeria for integrated crop-livestock agroforestry production systems]Alchornea cordifolia, a promising indigenous browse species adapted to acid soils in southeastern Nigeria for integrated crop-livestock agroforestry production systems

The policy analysis matrix (PAM) approach was applied to assess the competitiveness of poultry and pig production (using local, crossbred and exotic breeds) in North and South Vietnam using data collected in 1999 from a stratified sample of 2213 farms. Results show that poultry meat and egg produ...


Akter, S.Jabbar, M.A.Ehui, Simeon K.[Competitiveness of pig and poultry production in Vietnam: Outcome of policy analysis matrix]Competitiveness of pig and poultry production in Vietnam: Outcome of policy analysis matrix

Based on analysis of credit supply in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, it is shown that public credit institutions do not have sufficient funds to meet the demand for livestock credit and cannot mobilize savings from their clients or other commercial sources for one reason or another. In addi...


Jabbar, M.A.Ehui, Simeon K.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes]Supply and demand for livestock credit in sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for designing new credit schemes

Past attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the dev...


Li Pun, H.H.Baumgaertner, J.U.Greiling, J.Gopalan, H.Jabbar, M.A.Mares, V.McDermott, John J.Odiit, M.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa]Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa

In Bangladesh, a science based systematically organized pragmatic breeding policy has never been formulated and adopted. In breeding research and development projects, perspectives of stakeholders like researchers, extension agents and farmers on criteria for selection of breeds for adaptation in...


Jabbar, M.A.Husain, S.S.Islam, S.M.F.Amin, M.RKhandaker, M.A.M.Y.Bhuiyan, A.K.F.H.Ali, S.Z.Faruque, O.[Stakeholder perspectives on breeding strategy and choice of breeds for livestock development in Bangladesh]Stakeholder perspectives on breeding strategy and choice of breeds for livestock development in Bangladesh

Agricultural intensification involving greater crop-livestock interactions and integration is emerging as the most promising strategy for improving agricultural production and productivity in much of sub-Saharan Africa. In West Africa, where this process is at various stages of evolution, 559 far...


Okike, I.Jabbar, M.A.Manyong, Victor M.Smith, Jimmy W.Ehui, Simeon K.[Factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in the Savanna zones of West Africa]Factors affecting farm-specific production efficiency in the Savanna zones of West Africa
Jabbar, M.A.Swallow, B.M.D'Ieteren, G.D.M.Busari, A.A.[Farmer preferences and market values of cattle breeds of West and Central africa]Farmer preferences and market values of cattle breeds of West and Central africa

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