This conference was conducted to review the development of crop-livestock farming systems in West Africa over the preceding two decades with particular reference to the constraints, productivity, livelihood and environmental impacts; to assess future trends and determine new opportunities for sus...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Sustainable crop-livestock production for improved livelihoods and natural resource management in West Africa. Proceedings of an international conference]
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Sustainable crop-livestock production for improved livelihoods and natural resource management in West Africa. Proceedings of an international conference
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Schlecht, E.
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[Les roles de l'elevage dans l'intensification des modes de production agricole au Sahel: Options socio-economiques et techniques]
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Les roles de l'elevage dans l'intensification des modes de production agricole au Sahel: Options socio-economiques et techniques
Reviews, analyses and presents evidence concerning the effects of livestock pricing policies on production incentives in a sample of sub-Saharan countries including Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Sudan and Zimbabwe - selected on the basis of their livestock population, production, trade ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries]
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Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries
Mixed farming systems, combining crop and livestock activities, hold considerable promise for improved agricultural productivity and environmental conservation in semi-arid West Africa. Increasing population pressure and climatic changes have combined to render long-fallow periods less feasible a...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Turner, M.
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[Livestock production and sustainable agricultural Development in semi-arid West Africa]
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Livestock production and sustainable agricultural Development in semi-arid West Africa
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Henninger, N.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Niezen, J.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Mapping livestock systems and changes to 2050: Implications for West Africa]
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Mapping livestock systems and changes to 2050: Implications for West Africa
This chapter investigates the options for improving the performance of small ruminants interms of their contribution to household incomes. The characteristics of the existing production system are first sketched in order to identify the resource requirements and constraints of the system. Based o...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Scope for improvement of small ruminant production in the Sahel]
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Scope for improvement of small ruminant production in the Sahel
A classification of the major ruminant livestock production systems in West Africa is proposed. The proposed typology has two major classes of systems-sole livestock and crop-livestock. The sole livestock class has two systems (rangeland-based and landless) and the crop-livestock class has three ...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Okike, I.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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[Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa]
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Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa
Animal manure is of vital importance to soil-fertility maintenance in semi-arid West Africa due to its intrinsic value as a soil amendment and because of the low level of inorganic fertiliser use. This paper provides a regional overview of manure utilisation for food crop production. Results of e...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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[Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity]
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Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity
Livestock pricing policies in many developing countries are often instituted without a good appreciation of the consequences of such policies for allocative efficiency, output, trade and consumption. This paper evaluates, in a comparative cross-country context, the objectives and instruments of l...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries]
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Impact of livestock pricing policies on meat and milk output in selected sub-Saharan African countries
The livestock subsector (LSS) has always been an important component of the Nigerian economy. Despite the importance of the sector, growth in livestock output has been slow. In the face of constraints posed by disease and ecological problems, government policies have not been totally successful i...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock development in Nigeria: A survey of the policy issues and options]
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Livestock development in Nigeria: A survey of the policy issues and options