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This study unravels the implications of outmigration for farm labour availability, managerial feminization, women’s agency, and farm production. Findings suggest that migration contributes to increased off-farm income, with higher income from international migration. While men’s labour contributi...


Bacud, Eva SalvePuskur, RanjithaDuyen, Tran Nhat LamSander, Bjoern OleLuis, Joyce[Rural outmigration – feminization – agricultural production nexus: Case of Vietnam]Rural outmigration – feminization – agricultural production nexus: Case of Vietnam

Forage development is one of the strategies to address feed scarcity and low livestock productivity in Ethiopia. In line with government strategy, multiple actors took part in a forage development programme for six years (2004–09) in Alaba Special District, in southern Ethiopia. This paper analys...


Shiferaw, A.Puskur, RanjithaTegegne, AzageHoekstra, Dirk[Innovation in forage development: Empirical evidence from Alaba Special District, southern Ethiopia]Innovation in forage development: Empirical evidence from Alaba Special District, southern Ethiopia

Watershed development programmes while exhibiting significant impacts in terms of Increased crop production and productivity, appear to have accentuated the inter- household inequities, by ignoring or sometimes negatively affecting landless and livestock, especially small-ruminant, owning househo...


Puskur, RanjithaBouma, JetskeScott, Christopher A.[Sustainable livestock production in semi-arid watersheds]Sustainable livestock production in semi-arid watersheds

Uno de los cambios más notables en materia de desarrollo agrícola ha sido la creciente aceptación de las teorías de sistemas innovadores, en lugar de limitarse a la investigación. Persiste el antiguo problema de la escasez de forraje: ganado en Nigeria septentrional. Una persistente crítica de ...


Hall, A.Sulaiman, R.Beshah, T.Madzudzo, E.Puskur, Ranjitha[Desarrollo de la capacidad de sistemas de innovación agrícola : ¿Instrumentos, principios o políticas?]Desarrollo de la capacidad de sistemas de innovación agrícola : ¿Instrumentos, principios o políticas?

L’une des évolutions les plus notables en matière de développement agricole est la manière dont la réflexion dans ce domaine s’intéresse davantage aux systèmes d’innovation plutôt qu’à la recherche en elle-même. Le problème récurrent de la pénurie de fourrage : bétail dans le nord du Nigeria. U...


Hall, A.Sulaiman, R.Beshah, T.Madzudzo, E.Puskur, Ranjitha[Renforcement des capacités des systèmes d’innovation agricoles : Des outils, des principes ou des politiques ?]Renforcement des capacités des systèmes d’innovation agricoles : Des outils, des principes ou des politiques ?

One of the most notable changes in the field of agricultural development has been the growing popularity of thinking in terms of innovation systems rather than just focusing on research. Addressing the scarcity of fodder: livestock in northern Nigeria. A persistent criticism of agricultural res...


Hall, A.Sulaiman, R.Beshah, T.Madzudzo, E.Puskur, Ranjitha[Agricultural innovation system capacity development: Tools, principles or policies?]Agricultural innovation system capacity development: Tools, principles or policies?

Though beekeeping is a common farming enterprise and income generating activity in Atsbi Wemberta, and promotional efforts were made to improve it, no systematic study has been undertaken to evaluate the promotional efforts and people’s response to it. The objectives of the study were to identify...


Abebe, W.Puskur, Ranjitha[Beekeeping sub sector challenges and constraints in Atsbi Wemberta District of eastern zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia]Beekeeping sub sector challenges and constraints in Atsbi Wemberta District of eastern zone, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

This paper uses household and key informant survey data from Ethiopia to: (1) understand the organizational structures that influence change in dairy production systems; (2) explore how local-level innovation system networks are functioning in the smallholder dairy production and (3) identify int...


Asres, A.Sölkner, J.Puskur, RanjithaWurzinger, Maria[Livestock innovation systems and networks: Findings from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia]Livestock innovation systems and networks: Findings from smallholder dairy farmers in Ethiopia

We applied an innovation framework to sustainable livestock development research projects in Africa and Asia. The focus of these projects ranged from pastoral systems to poverty and ecosystems services mapping to market access by the poor to fodder and natural resource management to livestock par...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Reid, Robin S.Dickson, N.Clark, W.C.Romney, D.L.Puskur, RanjithaMacMillan, SusanGrace, Delia[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development]Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development

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