Traditionally, Indian farmers kept bovines, especially cattle, for draught purposes in agriculture and transportation with milk as an adjunct. However, with increasing farm mechanization and rising demand for milk, the bovine functions have shifted more towards dairying. While bovine population h...
Kishore, A.
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Birthal, P.S.
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Joshi, Pramod K.
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Shah, Tushaar
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Saini, A.
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[Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data]
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Patterns and drivers of dairy development in India: insights from analysis of household and district-level data
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
This publication is intended to serve researchers and teachers as well as development practitioners. It was prepared based on requests from CIFOR’s national partners in Ethiopia and the region to compile existing information and help address the lack of documents available for teaching graduate a...
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and marketing of gums and resins in Ethiopia]
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Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and marketing of gums and resins in Ethiopia
Despite extensive literature on the complex nature of empowerment, current efforts to measure women’s empowerment in the agricultural development sector are largely limited to assessing visible forms of agency. We take a critical look at current efforts to measure women’s empowerment at the indiv...
O'Hara, C.
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Clement, Floriane
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[Power as agency: a critical reflection on the measurement of women’s empowerment in the development sector]
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Power as agency: a critical reflection on the measurement of women’s empowerment in the development sector
Los estudios sobre desigualdades de género en el análisis de la pobreza tienden a utilizar el sexo de quien ocupa la jefatura del hogar como el indicador principal de dichas desigualdades. Este artículo argumenta que el análisis basado en el sexo de quien tiene la jefatura del hogar da una visión...
Deere, Carmen Diana
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Alvarado, Gina E.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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[¿Dueñas o jefas de hogar? analizando la desigualdad de género en la propiedad de activos en américa latina = ¿Female owners or household heads? Analyzing gender inequality in assets ownership in Latin America]
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¿Dueñas o jefas de hogar? analizando la desigualdad de género en la propiedad de activos en américa latina = ¿Female owners or household heads? Analyzing gender inequality in assets ownership in Latin America
Kariuki Kamunye, Kelvin
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[An analysis of determinants of market participation among smallholder common bean farmers in Rwanda, a gendered approach]
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An analysis of determinants of market participation among smallholder common bean farmers in Rwanda, a gendered approach
Katungi, Enid
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Magreta, Ruth
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Letaa, Emmanuel
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Chirwa, Rowland
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Dambuleni, Kelvin
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Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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[Adoption and impact of improved bean varieties on food security in Malawi]
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Adoption and impact of improved bean varieties on food security in Malawi
In this paper, a broader perspective on the causes of environmental degradation is taken and issues for policy analysis are examined. Causes of natural resource degradation, property arrangements, capital markets, commodity prices, monetary policy, and marketing are discussed. Highlights issues f...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Environmental degradation in sub-Saharan Africa: issues for policy analysis]
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Environmental degradation in sub-Saharan Africa: issues for policy analysis