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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Research and technology transfer for livestock development]
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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 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...
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.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries]
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Improving livestock research and technology transfer in developing countries
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
This paper addresses issues related to the role that livestock research can play in strategies that make up this framework for action, and especially its effective linkage with technology transfer efforts. The experience that ILRI brings to these discussions is mainly from Africa. Topics covered ...