Farmer field schools (FFS) are based on an innovative, participatory and interactive learning approach. The FFS approach was developed by FAO in South East Asia as a way for small-scale rice farmers to investigate and learn for themselves the skills required for, and the benefits to be obtained f...
Minjauw, B.
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Romney, D.L.
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[Integrated livestock management using participatory methodology: The example of livestock farmer field schools]
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Integrated livestock management using participatory methodology: The example of livestock farmer field schools
This paper describes the history of the destruction of the sustainable crop-livestock systems of the high altitude areas of Bolivia. One result of this is the shortage of forage for livestock. One possible solution to the soil degradation on sloping lands is the establishment of live barriers wit...
Sims, B.
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Romney, D.L.
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Rodríguez, F.
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[La importancia de las barreras vivas en los sistemas agropecuarios de los valles]
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La importancia de las barreras vivas en los sistemas agropecuarios de los valles
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.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Dickson, N.
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Clark, W.C.
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Romney, D.L.
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Puskur, Ranjitha
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MacMillan, Susan
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Grace, Delia
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[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development]
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Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Dickson, N.
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Clark, W.
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Prasad, V.L.
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Romney, D.L.
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Bezkorowajnyj, P.G.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Kaelo, D.
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Makui, O.
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Nkedianye, D.
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Nyangaga, J.
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Okwi, P.
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Puskur, Ranjitha
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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MacMillan, Susan
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Grace, Delia
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Randolph, Thomas F.
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable poverty alleviation: what works?]
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Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable poverty alleviation: what works?
Maize provides an important source of forage for the maize–dairy farmers in Kenya. However, due to small farm size, maize cannot supply all the feed needed for dairy cattle and forage is in short supply in the dry seasons. This paper examines practices to increase the health and use of maize and ...
Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Murdoch, A.J.
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Romney, D.L.
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Mwangi, D.M.
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Njuguna, J.G.M.
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McLeod, A.
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Jama, A.N.
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[Integrated maize management options to improve forage yield and quality on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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Integrated maize management options to improve forage yield and quality on smallholder farms in Kenya
Adoption studies on fodders legume technologies have shown that spread of the
technology is significantly enhanced by informal methods of dissemination especially
farmer-to-farmer extension. It is not known which type of farmers are involved in this
dissemination. The objective of this study was ...
Sinja, J.
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Karugia, Joseph T.
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Mwangi, D.M.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Romney, D.L.
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[Fodder legumes technology and farmer to farmer extension: a case of Desmodium and Calliandra in central Kenya]
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Fodder legumes technology and farmer to farmer extension: a case of Desmodium and Calliandra in central Kenya
Traditional studies of agricultural technology adoption have long been constrained by a limited ability to include spatially-differentiated data. Typically, crude proxies or location dummy variables are used to approximate spatial effects. GIS tools, however, now allow spatially explicit data t...
Staal, Steven J.
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Wolff, T. de
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Romney, D.L.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Njoroge, L.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Wokabi, A.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms]
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Combined household and GIS analysis of farmer strategies: an application to feeding practices on smallholder Kenyan dairy farms
Although soil fertility is recognized as a primary constraint to agricultural production in developing countries, use of fertilizer in Sub-Saharan Africa is declining. Smallholder farmers still rely heavily on livestock manure for soil fertility management. To explore the determinants of soil fer...
Staal, Steven J.
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Romney, D.L.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Muriuki, H.
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Njoroge, L.
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[Spatial analysis of soil fertility management using integrated household and GIS data from smallholder Kenyan farms]
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Spatial analysis of soil fertility management using integrated household and GIS data from smallholder Kenyan farms
Romney, D.L.
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Wambugu, M.
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Kaitho, R.
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Biwott, J.
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Chege, L.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Wanjohi, P.
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Njubi, D.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Improving the efficacy of concentrate usage by smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya]
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Improving the efficacy of concentrate usage by smallholder dairy farmers in Kenya
Bezkorowajnyj, P.G.
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Prasad, V.L.
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Reddy, K.G.
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Mahesh, V.K.
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Romney, D.L.
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[Institutional innovation in small farmer dairying: A case study of scaling-up of Napier for fodder, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh]
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Institutional innovation in small farmer dairying: A case study of scaling-up of Napier for fodder, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh