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.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand]
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Interventions in animal health: economic analysis of the adoption of herd health risk management programmes in smallholder dairy farms in central Thailand
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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Modalities to improve livestock research and technology transfer]
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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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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Yapi-Gnoare, C.V.
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[Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities]
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Peri-urban livestock production and Development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the constraints and opportunities
This paper addresses the problem - with increasing values of land, crops and livestock in the semi-arid region, what happens to the livestock component? The conventional wisdom is that abundant land in more remote areas is more conductive to livestock Development than where human population densi...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Sanders, J.H.
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[Evolution of livestock production systems in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger]
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Evolution of livestock production systems in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger