Five institutions including ILCA/ILRI, collaborated on the joint Vertisol Project (JVP) starting in 1986 for the sustainable use of Vertisol soils in Ethiopia. The improved soil drainage from the use of the broadbed maker (BBM) plough is one component of a technology package, that together with i...
Rutherford, A.S.
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Odero, A.N.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[The role of the broadbed maker plough in Ethiopian farming systems: an ex post impact assessment study]
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The role of the broadbed maker plough in Ethiopian farming systems: an ex post impact assessment study
This study produces a set of maps and tables that locate significant populations of poor livestock keepers and has broadly assessed how poor livestock keeping populations are likely to change over the next 3-5 decades. The outputs of the study are based on innovative analysis using new global dat...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Henninger, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Atieno, F.
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Odero, A.N.
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Ndegwa, T.
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[Mapping poverty and livestock in the developing world]
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Mapping poverty and livestock in the developing world
This report describes the development and application of a quantitative priority assessment framework that allows the linking of agreed research priorities and resultant resource allocations. The five primary criteria by which priorities are assessed in the framework reflecting the vision , missi...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Omamo, W.S.
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Odero, A.N.
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Ryan, J.G.
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[Assessment of priorities to 2010 for the poor and the environment]
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Assessment of priorities to 2010 for the poor and the environment
Priorities are assessed according to: the contribution of the proposed research to poverty alleviation; expected economic and environmental impacts; internationality of the problem and solution; and contribution to capacity building and improved research efficiency. A weighted composite index is ...
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Omamo, S.W.
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Odero, A.N.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Ryan, J.G.
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[A framework for priority setting in international livestock research]
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A framework for priority setting in international livestock research
The major objectives of this workshop are to sharpen the focus of ILRI's ecoregional research, to further identify commonalities in tools and new methods that can enable ILRI to do effective transregional research, and to identify improvements to the way in which ILRI does ecoregional research. P...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Odero, A.N.
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[Ecoregional research at ILRI: Proceedings of a workshop]
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Ecoregional research at ILRI: Proceedings of a workshop
This document lists and summarises studies by ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) and its predecessors, ILCA (International Livestock Centre for Africa) and ILRAD (International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases), on the adoption and impact of their research output. It will...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Odero, A.N.
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[Compendium of ILRI research impacts and adoption, 1975-1998]
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Compendium of ILRI research impacts and adoption, 1975-1998