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
Although farmer participation is an important concept in farming systems programs, farmer participation is typically restricted to the management of on-farm trials and little information exists on alternative approaches. This paper evaluates three approaches to farmer participation differentiated...
Ashby, J.A.
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[Methodology for the participation of small farmers in the design of on-farm trials]
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Methodology for the participation of small farmers in the design of on-farm trials
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[Improved forage-based livestock feeding systems for smallholder livelihoods in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development triangle]
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Improved forage-based livestock feeding systems for smallholder livelihoods in the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development triangle
Martínez, L.
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Grote, U.
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Garming, H.
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[Analysis of marketing systems on traditional bananas and plantains in Peru]
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Analysis of marketing systems on traditional bananas and plantains in Peru
This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...
Machila, N.
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Emongor, Rosemary
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Shaw, A.P.
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Welburn, S.C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Maudlin, I.
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Eisler, M.C.
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[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
This presentation deals with the prospects for technology transfer and specifically with the anthropological and cultural considerations related to this work. The anthropological work was done by Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Addis Ababa University. Some farmers are more innovative than others. Some farme...
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
Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina
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[Using multi-site experimental data for seasonal forecasting and future conditions of crop yield]
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Using multi-site experimental data for seasonal forecasting and future conditions of crop yield
Thro, Ann Marie
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Roca, William M.
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Restrepo, J.
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Caballero, H.
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Poats, Susan V.
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Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt H.
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Mafla, G.
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Hernández, C.
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[Can in vitro biology have farm-level impact for small-scale cassava farmers in Latin America]
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Can in vitro biology have farm-level impact for small-scale cassava farmers in Latin America
Past research on smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa has generally focused on the technical challenges farmers face in producing, processing, and marketing their milk. An area which has been under-emphasized is the role that the policy environment plays in stimulating and facilita...
Mullins, G.R.
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[Market policy and market Development: A comparison of dairy product consumption in Mombasa, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania]
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Market policy and market Development: A comparison of dairy product consumption in Mombasa, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania