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Agricultural commodity production in a changing climate scenario is undergoing sustainability challenges due to degradation of soil fertility, water and biodiversity resources. In Africa, yields for important cereals (e.g., maize) have stagnated at 1 t ha−1 due to land degradation, low fertilizer...


Carsan, S.Stroebel ADawson, I.Kindt, RoelandMowo JGJamnadass, Ramni H.[Can agroforestry enhance the resilience of agricultural commodity production systems?]Can agroforestry enhance the resilience of agricultural commodity production systems?

Productivity enhancement has traditionally been the main focus of agricultural research to alleviate poverty and enhance food security of poor farmers in the developing world. Recently, the harmful impact of climate change, economic volatility, and other external shocks on poor farmers has led to...


Walker BSayer, Jeffrey A.Andrew NLCampbell, Bruce M.[Should enhanced resilience be an objective of natural resource management research in developing countries?]Should enhanced resilience be an objective of natural resource management research in developing countries?

The Kuri cattle breeds of Lake Chad were investigated. Descriptions of rearing environment, animal morphology and breed improvement included. Data on body measurements of oxen, cows and bulls included with discussions of their exploitation, protection, improvement, selection and multiplication.


Malbrant, R.Receveur, P.Sabin, R.[Le boeuf du lac Tchad]Le boeuf du lac Tchad

The influence of strain and sex on body weight (BW) and linear body measurements [body length (BL), height-at-withers (HW), and heart girth (HG)] and their relationships in sex groups (1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, 25-30, and 31-36 months) were studied in 720 smallholder Maradi goats of Nigeria. Sex s...


Akpa, G.N.Duru, S.Amos, T.T.[Influence of strain and sex on estimation of within-age-group body weight of Nigerian Maradi goats from their linear body measurements]Influence of strain and sex on estimation of within-age-group body weight of Nigerian Maradi goats from their linear body measurements

The potential economic impact of the adoption of new Brachiaria cultivars, resistant to cercopids (spittlebugs), on livestock production systems of Colombia’s northern coast and Eastern Plains areas, the Mexican tropics, and Central America was evaluated using the MODEXC economic model (Rivas et ...


Rivas Ríos, LibardoHolmann, Federico J.[Impacto económico potencial de la adopción de nuevas Brachiarias resistentes a cercópidos.]Impacto económico potencial de la adopción de nuevas Brachiarias resistentes a cercópidos.
Lautze, JonathanMcCartney, Matthew P.Kirshen, P.Olana, D.Jayasinghe, G.Spielman, A.[Effect of a large dam on malaria risk: The Koka reservoir in Ethiopia]Effect of a large dam on malaria risk: The Koka reservoir in Ethiopia

Se describen las principales caracteristicas morfologicas de Centrosema brasilianum, una leguminosa forrajera que se adapta bien a las condiciones edaficas y climaticas en los tropicos de America, y se hace una evaluacion agronomica de 7 ecotipos seleccionados. C. brasilianum es una leguminosa en...


Belalcázar, JohnSchultze-Kraft, Rainer[Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.: Descripcion de la especie y evaluacion agronomica de siete ecotipos]Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.: Descripcion de la especie y evaluacion agronomica de siete ecotipos

A trial was conducted on 26 male twin lambs to study the effect of creep feeding on lamb development and growth Creep feeding started when the lamb’s average age was 43 days. Lambs were weaned at an average age of 93 days. The creep feed group was fed ad libitum until the age of six months while ...


Galal, E.S.E.Gojam, Y.Wolde-Gabriel, K.[Creep-feeding young lambs]Creep-feeding young lambs
Herring, A.D.Sanders, J.O.Knutson, R.E.Lunt, D.K.[Evaluation of F1 calves sired by Brahman, Boran, and Tuli bulls for birth, growth, size, and carcass characteristics]Evaluation of F1 calves sired by Brahman, Boran, and Tuli bulls for birth, growth, size, and carcass characteristics
Garbach, K.Milder, Jeffrey C.DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.Montenegro de Wit, M.Driscoll, L.Gemmill-Herren, B.[Examining multi-functionality for crop yield and ecosystem services in five systems of agroecological intensification]Examining multi-functionality for crop yield and ecosystem services in five systems of agroecological intensification

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