As ILRI developed its programmes for the year 2000 and beyond, the principles and choices set out in the strategic plan and the medium-term plan for 1998-2000 were reviewed with respect to new Developments in science, alternative suppliers, ILRI's comparative advantage and financing strategy. ILR...
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[ILRI medium-term plan 2000-2002. Improving the productivity of smallholder livestock systems and protecting the natural resources that support them]
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ILRI medium-term plan 2000-2002. Improving the productivity of smallholder livestock systems and protecting the natural resources that support them
ILRI's medium-term plan (2001-2003) addresses the recommendations of ILRI's first EPMR and follows the directions and priorities set out in the Board approved ILRI strategy to 2010. This document highlights characteristics of ILRI's MTP for 2001-2003, and describes ILRI's strategic choices, prior...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[ILRI medium-term plan 2001-2003. Making the livestock revolution work for the poor]
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ILRI medium-term plan 2001-2003. Making the livestock revolution work for the poor
ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) together with IDRC, World Bank and FAO were requested to organize and conduct a global electronic conference and face to face consultations which would address the issue of finding a balance between the positive roles of livestock in human affairs...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Mwendera, E.J.
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Mares, V.
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Hart, B.
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Steinfeld, H.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Haan, C. de
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[Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs]
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Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs
Prospective longitudinal study of major diseases of dairy cattle in Addis Ababa milk shed was conducted for a period of two years. A total of 33 dairy herds with an average of 906 animals were sampled and represented the intra-urban (IU), intra-urban in secondary towns(IUST) and the peri urban (P...
Lema, M.
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Kassa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Major health problems of dairy cattle in market-oriented urban and peri-urban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia]
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Major health problems of dairy cattle in market-oriented urban and peri-urban production systems in the central highlands of Ethiopia
Today, about 800 million people experience hunger and malnutrition. The major underlying factors include inadequate food supply due to inadequate production and distribution, and low incomes. animal agriculture is crucial to the enhancement of food security and sustainable agricultural Developmen...
Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Livestock and food security in smallholder production systems in Africa: Beyond meat and milk]
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Livestock and food security in smallholder production systems in Africa: Beyond meat and milk
The biological productivity of cow-calf units in low-input production systems in tropical Africa is reviewed. Four production systems (pastoralists agropastoralists, crop-livestock farmers and smallholder farmers) are identified. Fifty-five data sets from monitoring and systems research conducted...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Low input cattle production systems in tropical Africa: An analysis of actual and potential cow-calf productivity]
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Low input cattle production systems in tropical Africa: An analysis of actual and potential cow-calf productivity
Milk yield, milk composition and body weight change of crossbred dairy cows (Holstein Friesian X Zebu) were studied in the urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in the Addis Ababa milk shed between December 1997 and November 1998. Ninety-seven cows, with parities above two and at the begi...
Mekasha, Yoseph
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Tegegne, Azage
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Yami, A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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[Milk production, milk composition and body weight change of crossbred dairy cows in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia]
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Milk production, milk composition and body weight change of crossbred dairy cows in urban and peri-urban dairy production systems in Ethiopia
An overview of integrated animals-crops-fish production systems is discussed with reference to the relevance, achievements and future potential of these systems. The relevance of these systems is reflected in the nature of traditional mixed farming systems in Asia, from where over 90 percent of t...
Devendra, C.
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[Overview of integrated animals-crops-fish production systems: Achievements and future potential]
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Overview of integrated animals-crops-fish production systems: Achievements and future potential
An overview of research in the Asia and Pacific region is presented with reference to its features and direction. Much of the research has been undertaken along disciplinary lines. The overriding emphasis is on feeding and nutrition, genetic improvement and animal health with little reference to ...
Discusses some methods of growing cereal Crops in association with Stylosanthes in traditional Crop-livestock production systems in the subhumid zone of Nigeria. Examines effects of undersowing Stylo on sorghum yield and total fodder; land preparation on grain & fodder production; land history on...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
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Otsyina, R.M.
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Suleiman, H.
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[Potential role for Stylo in traditional crop and livestock production systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone]
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Potential role for Stylo in traditional crop and livestock production systems in the Nigerian subhumid zone