This papers examines the trade and price trends for livestock products emerging for the 1990s in sub-Saharan Africa, the issues that these trends present for policy research, the potential impact of research that addresses the identified issues, and wheather ILCA have a comparative advantage in u...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Trade and pricing policies in the context of sustainable livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Trade and pricing policies in the context of sustainable livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa
Cet ouvrage rassemble les comptes-rendus d'un atelier d'Abidjan sur le theme "Quelles politiques pour ameliorer la competitivite des petits eleveurs dans la corridor central de l'Afrique de l'ouest: implications pour le commerce et l'integration regionale". L'objectif de I'atelier s'inscrivait da...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Barry, M.B.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Koffi-Koumi, M.
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Paulos, Z.
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[Policies for improving the competitiveness of smallholder livestock producers in the central corridor of West Africa: implications for trade and regional integration]
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[Quelles politiques pour ameliorer la competitivite des petits eleveurs dans le corridor central de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: implications pour le commerce et l'integration regionale]
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Quelles politiques pour ameliorer la competitivite des petits eleveurs dans le corridor central de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: implications pour le commerce et l'integration regionale
Williams, Timothy O.
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Spycher, B.
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Okike, I.
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[Final Report for Component 2: The determination of appropriate economic incentives and policy framework to improve livestock and intra regional trade]
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Final Report for Component 2: The determination of appropriate economic incentives and policy framework to improve livestock and intra regional trade
As institutions that facilitate the conversion of livestock to grain and adjust livestock populations to local forage availabilities, livestock markets play important economic and ecological roles in dryland Africa. Using a comprehensive database of 1,580 sales of livestock owned by members of 54...
Turner, M.D.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel]
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Livestock market dynamics and local vulnerabilities in the Sahel
Livestock manure is an important source of nutrients for crop production in semi-arid West Africa. An assessment of the potential of manure to sustain crop production calls for an estimation of the amounts of manure that could be produced and captured and the feed resources required to maintain l...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Powell, J.M.
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[Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa]
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Faecal excretion by ruminants and manure availability for crop production in semi-arid West Africa
Economic and agricultural policies in West Africa have evolved progressively over the last 20 years. Since the early 1980s, most countries in the region have implemented macroeconomic stabilisation and structural reforms to reverse balance of payments deficits, improve economic growth and reduce ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Kormawa, P.M.
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[Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa]
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Implications of changing domestic policies and globalisation for crop-livestock systems Development in West africa
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
This document summarises the major discussions, findings and recommendations of the conference convened by ILCA and its cosponsors to bring together national and international experts in livestock nutrition and management, ecology, agronomy, soil science and socio-economics to address fundamental...
Powell, J.M.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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Renard, C.
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[Livestock and sustainable nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Volume I: Conference summary]
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Livestock and sustainable nutrient cycling in mixed farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa. Volume I: Conference summary
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
Night corralling of livestock directly in crop fields during the dry season contributes to nutrient cycling for the benefit of crops. Rangeland grazing and corralling livestock on selected croplands result in a spatial transfer of organic matter and nutrients from rangelands to the corralling sit...
Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Schlecht, E.
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Turner, M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Livestock-mediated nutrient transfers in Sahelian agro-ecosystems]
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Livestock-mediated nutrient transfers in Sahelian agro-ecosystems