Increased participation in agricultural markets may alleviate poverty among rural households in Africa. Thus, understanding
the determinants of market participation is important for the design and evaluation of development policies. The study
described in this brief makes an institutional analysi...
Coulibaly, Jeanne Y.
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Balagtas, J.V.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Negassa, A.
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[Promoting participation of agricultural households in the milk market: evidence from northern Cote d’Ivoire]
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Promoting participation of agricultural households in the milk market: evidence from northern Cote d’Ivoire
Discusses the conditions under which draft oxen have been adopted in Mpika District, Zambia, their impact on resource use and productivity, and the implications for further agricultural change. Assesses the effect of oxenization on labour allocation and the timeliness of key operations.
Francis, P.A.
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[Ox draught power and agricultural transformation in northern Zambia]
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Ox draught power and agricultural transformation in northern Zambia
Rivera, M.
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Amézquita Collazos, Edgar
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Bernal Riobo, Jaime Humberto
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Rao, Idupulapati M.
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[Las sabanas de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia: caracterización biofísica e importancia para la producción agropecuaria]
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Las sabanas de los Llanos Orientales de Colombia: caracterización biofísica e importancia para la producción agropecuaria
Land degradation is a severe problem in the Ethiopian highlands. Factors that may be important in influencing land management and its impacts on resources and human welfare include low and uncertain rainfall in much of the highlands, limited market access and market development, land tenure insec...
Pender, J.L.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Benin, S.E.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Strategies for sustainable agricultural development in the Ethiopian highlands
The study uses field level data from Niger to investigate whether traditional land tenure systems are an impediment to allocative efficiency in agriculture. The paper begins with a brief review of the emperical evidence available on African and other parts of the world and then describes the land...
Agriculture is the largest contributor to the economies of many African countries, generating
more than half of the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for many of these countries. The
livelihoods of most rural and low-income communities in these countries are to a large extent
based on agricultu...
Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Rege, J.E.O.
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[Agricultural biotechnology for poverty alleviation: one more arrow in the quiver!]
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Agricultural biotechnology for poverty alleviation: one more arrow in the quiver!
Holmann, Federico J.
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Lascano, Carlos E.
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Ramírez, A.
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[Taller de trabajo sobre avances de investigación en el consorcio tropileche]
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Taller de trabajo sobre avances de investigación en el consorcio tropileche
Discusses the changing perceptions on the potentials of the subhumid zone of Nigeria for livestock production and includes an overview of livestock production systems in this area, with particular reference to the broad characteristic of the traditional system, constraints imposed by management, ...
Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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[Livestock production systems in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria, and ILCA's sub-humid research programme]
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Livestock production systems in the sub-humid zone of Nigeria, and ILCA's sub-humid research programme
Michelsen, H
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[Análisis del desarrollo de la producción de leche en la zona tropical húmeda: el caso de Caquetá, Colombia]
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Análisis del desarrollo de la producción de leche en la zona tropical húmeda: el caso de Caquetá, Colombia