Identifies some of the factors which affect decisions on the absolute level and structure of financing livestock services, on cost recovery and privatization as well as the direction policy is likely to take as a result. Explores instruments available to directors of veterinary services and hence...
Anteneh, A.
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[Financing livestock services: Do directors of veterinary services have a distinct role in policy-making?]
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Financing livestock services: Do directors of veterinary services have a distinct role in policy-making?
In Ethiopia smallholder livestock producers have adopted components of improved dairy technologies but the intensity of adoption remains low. It is hypothesized that credit-related constraints limit the ability of many smallholder farmers to make investments in crossbred cows and/or to purchase c...
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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Gebreselassie, N.
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[The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia]
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The role of credit in the uptake of improved dairy technologies in Ethiopia
Looks into the patterns of consumption of dairy products in West Africa. Discusses trends in production, imports. Examines factors influencing dairy consumption patterns, particularly population growth, urbanization, incomes, consumer preferences and prices.
Describes possible methods of allocating research resources based on different analytical models. Presents a brief review of models proposed; and some evidence about current agricultural and livestock reserch in sub-Saharan Africa. Also presents emperical tests of which variables might be importa...
McIntire, John M.
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[L'allocation des credits de recherche sur l'elevage en Afrique au sud du Sahara]
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L'allocation des credits de recherche sur l'elevage en Afrique au sud du Sahara
Examines how livestock services are financed in different African countries, analyses the factors which seem to determine the present pattern of government recurrent expenditure and staffing, the relationship between policy instruments employed by governments and the quantity and quality of servi...
Anteneh, A.
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[The financing and staffing of livestock services in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross country analysis]
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The financing and staffing of livestock services in sub-Saharan Africa: A cross country analysis
Examines the financing of livestock services in six East and Southern African countries, describing the contribution of the livestock sector to agricultural output and the size of the recurrent expenditure on livestock services. Compares the composition of expenditures in terms of staff and non-s...
Anteneh, A.
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[Financing livestock services in some countries of East and Southern Africa]
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Financing livestock services in some countries of East and Southern Africa
A survey was conducted of 982 indigene households and 203 Hausa/Fulani households in southern Nigeria between October 1988 and March 1989. Results show that 70 percent of the indigenes and 98 percent of the Hausa/Fulani consumed some dairy products. Prevalence and regularity of consumption of loc...
Nhemachena, Charles
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Matchaya, Greenwell C.
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Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso
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[Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Lesotho]
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Agricultural growth trends and outlook for Lesotho
Looks into the patterns of consumption of dairy products in West Africa. Discusses trends in production, imports. Examines factors influencing dairy consumption patterns, particularly population growth, urbanization, incomes, consumer preferences and prices.
Presents findings of a pilot household economy survey among 12 settled Fulani rugas (households) in Abet area, Kachia local government district, Nigeria, that dealt with household sturcture & its composition, types of economic activities pursued by dif. members, viz. animal husbandry, arable farm...
Taiwo, O.O.
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[A preliminary investigation of the household economy of the settled Fulani in the Abet area, Kachia local government district, Kaduna state, Nigeria]
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A preliminary investigation of the household economy of the settled Fulani in the Abet area, Kachia local government district, Kaduna state, Nigeria