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Tarawali, G.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Main-d'oeuvre requise pour la culture du mais sur des jacheres et sur des sols precedemment voues a Stylosanthes - zone subhumide du Nigeria]Main-d'oeuvre requise pour la culture du mais sur des jacheres et sur des sols precedemment voues a Stylosanthes - zone subhumide du Nigeria

The sub-Saharan Africa challenge programme is designed to address the problems of failures of agricultural markets, inappropriate policies and natural resource degradation, that contribute to the continuing deterioration of livelihoods and food security in the region. It is seeking to do this by ...


Thornton, Philip K.Stroud, A.Hatibu, N.Legg, C.Ly, S.Twomlow, StephenMolapong, K.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerKruska, R.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Site selection to test an integrated approach to agricultural research for development: combining expert knowledge and participatory geographic information system methods]Site selection to test an integrated approach to agricultural research for development: combining expert knowledge and participatory geographic information system methods

Studies different methods of growing sorghum in stylo fodder banks at ILCA, Kaduna. Includes ridging vs flat seedbed preparation, transplanting vs seeding, and suppressing or encouraging growth of forage legume during food crop growth.


Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Suleiman, H.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria]Tillage methods for the cropping of sorghum in legume fodder banks in the subhumid zone of Nigeria

Highlights the interactions between agronomy and economics in developing forage production techniques for the two main land-use situations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria, viz, cultivation and fallow. Presents break-even sorghum grain-stylo price ratios for different undersowing times, capital an...


Kaufmann, Ralph R. vonMohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Interactions between agronomy and economics in forage legume research]Interactions between agronomy and economics in forage legume research

Highlights the interactions between agronomy and economics in developing forage production techniques for the two main land-use situations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria, viz, cultivation and fallow. Presents break-even sorghum grain-stylo price ratios for different undersowing times, capital an...


Kaufmann, Ralph R. vonMohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Interactions entre parametres agronomiques et economiques dans la recherche agrostologique]Interactions entre parametres agronomiques et economiques dans la recherche agrostologique

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

A study was conducted to examine herd structure and cattle disposal patterns of Bunaji herds kept under traditional management at four locations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Sale for meat was the single most important disposal reason. Mean age of cattle sold for meat was 8 years but the age r...


Rege, J.E.O.Kaufmann, Ralph R. vonMani, R.I.[On-farm performance of Bunaji (White Fulani) cattle. 1. Herd structures and cattle disposal]On-farm performance of Bunaji (White Fulani) cattle. 1. Herd structures and cattle disposal

Outlines the major elements of pastoral resource use and examines strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid west Africa. Looks at cattle management, grazing resources, transhumant cattle, grazing reserves, and ranching.


Bayer, W.Suleiman, H.Kaufmann, Ralph R. vonWaters-Bayer, Ann[Resource use and strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid West Africa - The case of Nigeria]Resource use and strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid West Africa - The case of Nigeria

An on-farm study was conducted over a 12-year period (1979 through 1990) at four locations in the subhumid zone of Nigeria to estimate levels of performance of Bunaji cattle and to examine factors affecting productivity in these production systems. Average weight at birth, at 9 months and at 12 m...


Rege, J.E.O.Kaufmann, Ralph R. vonMwenya, W.N.M.Otchere, E.O.Mani, R.I.[On-farm performance of Bunaji (White Fulani) cattle. 2. Growth, reproductive performance, milk offtake and mortality]On-farm performance of Bunaji (White Fulani) cattle. 2. Growth, reproductive performance, milk offtake and mortality

Africa may be broadly characterized into five ecological zones; Arid, semi-arid, sub-humid, humid and highland. Each zone has characteristic socio-economic systems which are reflected in the livestock husbandry. The socio-economic systems of the arid zones have to be highly mobile and able to cop...


Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[African feed resources and ruminant production from the ecological and socio-economic viewpoint]African feed resources and ruminant production from the ecological and socio-economic viewpoint

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