A framework for international action to support livestock development is presented and discussed. The goal is to help achieve increased and sustainable food production and generate revenue for improved food security in low income countries. This goal conforms to the global mandate of ILRI which, ...
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
[Research and technology transfer for livestock development]
,
Research and technology transfer for livestock development
Animal agriculture can add to agricultural development through income generation, intensification, foreign exchange earnings and non-agricultural development. The primary justification for being concerned with animal agricultural in sub-Saharan Africa at present is the need to increase farmer inc...
This paper examines the adoption of two herd health control programmes designed for dairy smallholders in Central Thailand - for mastitis and for reproductive disease. The impact of adoption on private and social welfare is measured using the Policy Analysis Matrix. For adopters of the mastitis a...
Hall, D.C.
,
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
[Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand]
,
Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand
This presentation deals with the prospects for technology transfer and specifically with the anthropological and cultural considerations related to this work. The anthropological work was done by Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Addis Ababa University. Some farmers are more innovative than others. Some farme...
Staal, Steven J.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
[Price deregulation and market failure in the Kenyan dairy system: A case study of Nyeri District]
,
Price deregulation and market failure in the Kenyan dairy system: A case study of Nyeri District
This paper addresses issues related to the roles and actions that the different partners in livestock research and Development can take to increase co-operation, ensure more effective technology transfer and increase impact. The focus is on Africa, because this region, while not being unique in f...
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
[Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries]
,
Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries
This study provides the economic analysis of on-farm strategic feed trials carried out by ILCA (International Livestock Centre for Africa) since 1985. There is the potential to increase farmers' incomes by strategic feeding to meet the increased demand created by holidays and other occasions. How...
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
,
Reynolds, L.
,
[Socio-economic constraints to strategic sheep fattening: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]
,
Socio-economic constraints to strategic sheep fattening: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands
Future research and technology transfer efforts will have to link more effectively to get the message across to grassroots level. In adition, more planning should be done in collaboration with the farming communities. Networks should be formed between government and non-governmental organizations...
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
[Modalities to improve livestock research and technology transfer]
,
Modalities to improve livestock research and technology transfer
The demand for livestock products in sub-Saharan Africa is increasing steadily. This demand is driven by human population, rural-urban demographic shifts and income growth. In sub-Saharan Africa, population is expected to increase from the present 500 million to nearly 1300 million in 2025. Urban...
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.
,
[Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities]
,
Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities
This paper addresses the constraints and opportunities to dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the role that international research can play to promote this process. It first discusses present and projected future demand and supply conditions, and on-going changes in international ...
Shapiro, Barry I.
,
Ehui, Simeon K.
,
Fitzhugh, H.A.
,
[Peri-urban dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of constraints and opportunities]
,
Peri-urban dairy Development in sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of constraints and opportunities