Livestock form key components of the livelihood strategies of many of the world's poorest people. However, despite the potential to alleviate poverty and improve food security through livestock development interventions, the lack of smallholders' participation in the planning and design of breedi...
Roessler, R.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Scarpa, R.
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Markemann, A.
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Lemke, U.
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Thuy, T.Le
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Zárate, Anne Valle
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[Using choice experiments to assess smallholder farmers' preferences for pig breeding traits in different production systems in North-West Vietnam. Analysis]
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Using choice experiments to assess smallholder farmers' preferences for pig breeding traits in different production systems in North-West Vietnam. Analysis
In this study we compare revealed and stated-preference approaches to value traits of cattle in Kenya. The premise is that much can be learnt about non-market values of indigenous animal genetic resources (AnGR) from the use of multi-attribute stated-preference methods, if these compare well with...
Scarpa, R.
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Ruto, E.S.K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Valuing indigenous cattle breeds in Kenya: An empirical comparison of stated and revealed preference value estimates]
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Valuing indigenous cattle breeds in Kenya: An empirical comparison of stated and revealed preference value estimates
We report the results of a choice-experiment study to model preferences over a selection of breed traits of ‘creole’ pigs. The study was conducted amongst households of backyard producers and small farmers rearing this local breed in Yucatan, Mexico. Hypothetical choice data were collected to est...
Scarpa, R.
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Drucker, A.G.
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Anderson, S.
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Ferraes-Ehuan, N.
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Gómez, V.
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Risopatron, C.
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Rubio-Leonel, O.
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[Valuing genetic resources in peasant economies: the case of ‘hairless’ creole pigs in Yucatan]
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Valuing genetic resources in peasant economies: the case of ‘hairless’ creole pigs in Yucatan
Drucker, A.G.
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Scarpa, R.
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[Introduction and overview to the special issue on animal genetic resources]
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Introduction and overview to the special issue on animal genetic resources
This paper examines the bio-physical, marketing and environmental determinants of purchase price of cattle traded in pastoralists' markets in the southern rangelands of Kenya. Market -level survey data based on observed market transactions from seven livestock markets in Kajiado District in south...
Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ruto, E.S.K.
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Scarpa, R.
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Wakhungu, Judi W.
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[Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies]
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Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies