The presentation first guides to the challenges of water management. First are old challenges related poor conditions and physical deterioration of irrigation and drainage systems; while new ones such as the rising number of farming units not aligned with hydraulic boundaries; variety of crops gr...
Mukhamedova, Nozilakhon
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Anarbekov, Oyture
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[Water users' associations in Central Asia: opportunities and challenges for development [Abstract only]]
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Water users' associations in Central Asia: opportunities and challenges for development [Abstract only]
Summarises the results of on-farm research conducted by the Highlands Programme (ILCA) in order to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands. Outlines the farming system around Debre Berhan. Discusses on farm trials and research activities on the integration of crossbr...
Gryseels, Guido
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Anderson, F.M.
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Asamenew, G.
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Mesgina, A.
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Astatke, A.
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Wolde-Mariam, W.A.
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[On-farm research to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian highlands]
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On-farm research to improve smallholder livestock productivity in the Ethiopian highlands
Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Katic, Pamela G.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Abban, E.K.
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[Improving agriculture and food security in the Volta Basin]
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Improving agriculture and food security in the Volta Basin
Discusses the use of forage legumes in the contexts of seasonality of other feeds particularly natural pastures and crop residues, the seasonality in animal movements, the competitiveness for land and labour of forage legumes, and the complementarity of forage legumes with other feeds in smallhol...
McIntire, John M.
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Debrah, S.K.
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[Forage research in smallholder and pastoral production systems]
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Forage research in smallholder and pastoral production systems
Examines milk imports to Africa in the last decade and the present annual value, major constraints to increased milk output and management problems common to all dairy systems; discusses the complimentarity of crop and livestock production, different approaches to increase milk production, animal...
Brumby, P.J.
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Scholtens, R.G.
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[Management and health constraints for small scale dairy production in Africa]
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Management and health constraints for small scale dairy production in Africa
After Tajikistan emerged an independent country, major land reforms took place. Large collective farms were broken up into smaller (dekhan) private farms. This created a vacuum, because there was no provision to manage competing needs of water among private farms. Water user associations were cre...
Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Buisson, Marie-Charlotte
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Aslamy, Sohrob
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MacDonald, Katherine
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Saikia, Panchali
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Mitra, A.
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[Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges]
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Creating water user associations for improved agricultural productivity in Tajikistan: opportunities and challenges
Langan, Simon J.
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Kebede, H.
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Tadesse, Desalegne
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Terefe, B.
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[Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015]
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Proceedings of the Launching Workshop of the Agricultural Water Management Platform, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 15-16 January 2015
Presents papers on inventory of animal feed resources in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Burundi, Madagascar, Botswana, Swaziland and Mozambique, research and development experiences in Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi and Zimbabwe; socioeconomic aspects of feed resources; and regional/sub-r...
Kategile, J.A.
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Said, A.N.
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Dzowela, B.H.
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[Animal feed resources for small-scale livestock producers. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop]
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Animal feed resources for small-scale livestock producers. Proceedings of the second PANESA workshop
Tessema, S.
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Emojong, E.E.
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Maluti, M.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience]
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A strategy of livestock research adapted to semi-arid small-scale mixed farming system - The Katumani experience
Presents a study undertaken to measure the partial milk yields of cows, the composition of milk and some environmental factors that influence partial milk extracted under smallholder agropastoral management conditions on the Accra plains in Ghana. Daily partial milk yield of Sanga cows in 13 smal...
Okantah, S.A.
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[Partial milking of cattle in smallholder herds on the Accra plains. 1. some factors affecting daily partial milk yield and milk composition]
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Partial milking of cattle in smallholder herds on the Accra plains. 1. some factors affecting daily partial milk yield and milk composition