Discusses the need for a network approach to overcome productivity constraints in African livestock. Looks into the African Small Ruminant Research Network and discusses its intention, structure as well as training and research activities.
Wilson, R.T.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Collaborative research networks as means to increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep]
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Collaborative research networks as means to increasing the productivity of African goats and sheep
Today, about 800 million people experience hunger and malnutrition. The major underlying factors include inadequate food supply due to inadequate production and distribution, and low incomes. animal agriculture is crucial to the enhancement of food security and sustainable agricultural Developmen...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Livestock and food security in smallholder production systems in Africa: Beyond meat and milk]
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Livestock and food security in smallholder production systems in Africa: Beyond meat and milk
Survival of indigenous livestock of Kenya could be threatened by existing programmes that promote exotic breed importation or indiscriminate crossbreeding. Thus, there is a need for proper description of existing genetic resources with an aim of determining their Development, utilisation and cons...
Indetia, D.
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Karimi, S.
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Wandera, F.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Phenotypic characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characteristics of East African goats in Kajiado and Baringo districts of Kenya
Goat research is organised at various levels in Africa with divers key players, interests and approaches. The paper presents an overview of these levels, the forces that mitigate against goat research and Development and suggests some measures that can address these constraints.
Survival of indigenous goats in Kenya is at risk: due to exotic breed importation and indiscriminate crossbreeding. Phenotypic description of goats with an aim of determining their improvement, utilization and conservation is important. Phenotypic characteristics of 139 East African Goats were re...
Indetie, D.
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Karimi, S.
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Wandera, F.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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[Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya]
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Phenotypic characterization of East African goats in Baringo District of Kenya
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Production systems and environmental impact in dry areas: The African perspective]
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Production systems and environmental impact in dry areas: The African perspective
The importance of small ruminants as valuable renewable resources in the world in general and Africa in particular, is briefly reviewed. Opportunities for increasing their productivity and contribution to the national and/or household income are considerable. Research and Development programmes i...
The potential for goat research and Development (R & D) to impact the economic Development of developing countries, particularly in the smallholder sector, cannot be overemphasised. But goat (R & D) has been marginalised in most of these countries, unfortunately. Some of the major underlying reas...
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to an estimated 147 million goats representing about 80 indigenous breeds or strains distributed across all agro-ecological zones and ruminant livestock production systems. Goats are particularly important in marginal agricultural land, especially in arid and semi-arid ...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[The goat resources of Africa: Origin, distribution and contribution to the national economies]
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The goat resources of Africa: Origin, distribution and contribution to the national economies
SACCAR\92s strategy emphasizes that dynamic, productive and responsive agricultural research systems are essential to realizing the food security potential of the SADC region and the continuous Development of technologies for different sectors of agriculture will depend on a co-ordinated effort b...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[The framework for regional collaboration in animal agriculture: The SADC Animal Agriculture Network (SAARNET)]
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The framework for regional collaboration in animal agriculture: The SADC Animal Agriculture Network (SAARNET)