This paper reviews the empirical evidence on the contribution of livestock to aggregate food supply, farm income, human nutrition, and to the environmental sustainability. It is divided in sections. The first section examines trends in livestock demand and supply and their projections to 2020. Th...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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[A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of the contribution of livestock to food security, poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa
The objectives of the study were twofold: to prove that participatory risk assessment can be applied to informally-marketed foods, and to assess the risk of staphylococcal poisoning through consumption of raw milk and home-made yoghurt in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia. Rapid urban appraisals were combined...
Makita, K.
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Desissa, F.
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Teklu, A.
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Zewde, G.
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Grace, Delia
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[Risk assessment of staphylococcal poisoning due to consumption of informally-marketed milk and home-made yoghurt in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia]
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Risk assessment of staphylococcal poisoning due to consumption of informally-marketed milk and home-made yoghurt in Debre Zeit, Ethiopia
Discusses the advantages of small ruminant production in Africa, outlining their contribution to milk, meat & wool production; special attributes of small ruminants vis-a-vis larger stock in meeting production objectives, with particular reference to attributes such as small size, reproductive & ...
This paper summarises the physical economic, cultural, and political diversity of the South-East Asian countries which are the 10 member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), viz, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapo...
It is argued that dairying is vital to future viability of many small farms in East Africa and that high transactions costs for dairy production and marketing limit participation by asset- and information-poor smalholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperat...
Staal, Steven J.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Nicholson, C.
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[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]
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Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
Smallholder dairy production is a widespread and growing activity in the Kenyan highlands, and a potentially important source of livelihood for many poor farmers with road access to urban areas of East and Southern Africa. Yet both market participation and net prices received vary widely across ...
Staal, Steven J.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Spatial aspects of producer milk price formation in Kenya: a joint household-GIS approach]
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Spatial aspects of producer milk price formation in Kenya: a joint household-GIS approach
Livestock production is a major contributor to economic development, both driving economic growth and benefiting from it. As an engine of growth, it provides increased income, employment, food and foreign exchange earnings, as well as better nutrition. As income increases with economic developmen...
In peri-urban areas of the world where cattle are present, dairy farming has typically been part of the adjustment in production patterns of smallholders faced with shrinking arable land, higher population density and rising wage rates. In sub-Saharan Africa, where the economic viability of small...
Staal, Steven J.
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Delgado, Christopher L.
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Nicholson, C.
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[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]
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Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
Competition for milk between calves and pastoral herders may reduce weaning weights, retard growth, and delay puberty in cattle. Calf supplementation could over-ride such effects and improve pastoral economies. To examine these issues in semiarid Ethiopia, 266 Boran calves (Bos indicus) were used...
Coppock, D.L.
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Sovani, S.
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[Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?]
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Is supplementation justified to compensate pastoral calves for milk restriction?