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Conference Paper 2006

Autor: Oluoch-Kosura, W. Odhiambo, M.O.

The livestock sector continues to play a major role in the economies of many sub-Saharan African countries. Predictions indicate that demand for livestock products will increase in the coming decades due to increasing human population and urbanisation. This calls for enhanced livestock production...

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Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  Odhiambo, M.O. ,  [Technology-policy gap and impact on application of animal biotechnology in sub-Saharan African countries] ,  Technology-policy gap and impact on application of animal biotechnology in sub-Saharan African countries
Journal Article 2006-02-15

Autor: Barrett, Christopher B. Marenya, P.P. McPeak, J.G. Minten, Bart Murithi, F. Oluoch-Kosura, W. Place, Frank Randrianarisoa, J.C. Rasambainarivo, J. Wangila, J.

This paper presents comparative qualitative and quantitative evidence from rural Kenya and Madagascar in an attempt to untangle the causality behind persistent poverty. We find striking differences in welfare dynamics depending on whether one uses total income, including stochastic terms and inev...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/930

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Barrett, Christopher B. ,  Marenya, P.P. ,  McPeak, J.G. ,  Minten, Bart ,  Murithi, F. ,  Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  Place, Frank ,  Randrianarisoa, J.C. ,  Rasambainarivo, J. ,  Wangila, J. ,  [Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar] ,  Welfare dynamics in rural Kenya and Madagascar
Conference Paper 2008-11-15

Autor: Makokha, S.N. Karugia, Joseph T. Staal, Steven J. Oluoch-Kosura, W.

Indicators of poverty in western Kenya show high poverty levels. The area has low dairy development yet the potential for dairy development is quite high. Dairy farming has the potential to reduce poverty by increasing incomes and reducing unemployment. This paper reports factor interrelationship...

Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/2660

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Makokha, S.N. ,  Karugia, Joseph T. ,  Staal, Steven J. ,  Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  [Analysis of factors influencing adoption of dairy technologies in western Kenya] ,  Analysis of factors influencing adoption of dairy technologies in western Kenya
Journal Article 2007-09-15

Autor: Makokha, S.N. Karugia, Joseph T. Staal, Steven J. Oluoch-Kosura, W.

Better dairy production could reduce poverty and improve nutrition in western Kenya, but the requisite technologies have not been widely adopted. This study collected dairy cow attributes from 630 households to evaluate what factors influence smallholder farmers to adopt technologies. Conjoint an...

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Makokha, S.N. ,  Karugia, Joseph T. ,  Staal, Steven J. ,  Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  [Valuation of cow attributes by conjoint analysis: A case study of Western Kenya] ,  Valuation of cow attributes by conjoint analysis: A case study of Western Kenya
Poster 2004-11-08

Autor: Mulinge, W.M. Oluoch-Kosura, W. Staal, Steven J. Mbogoh, S.

As farm sizes decline due to population pressure in the central highlands, smallholder farmers find it difficult to intensify dairying due to competition for resources by alternative crop and other enterprise. However, very little is known the nature of trade-offs the smallholder farmers experien...

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Mulinge, W.M. ,  Oluoch-Kosura, W. ,  Staal, Steven J. ,  Mbogoh, S. ,  [Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification] ,  Multiobjective optimization of the trade-offs in smallholder dairy farming intensification

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