Describes some milk products that are suitable for manufacture at the smallholder level, the technologies required for small-scale manufacture of these products, and the product options available to smallholders.
O'Mahony, F.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Sub-Saharan Africa: Options for smallholder milk processing]
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Sub-Saharan Africa: Options for smallholder milk processing
Discusses the considerations relating to economic policy, supporting institutions and marketing and consumer demand. Classifies and discusses market functions and analyses market organization and institutions of marketing. Looks into the purpose of marketing studies. Discusses some lessons from p...
Brokken, R.F.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Economic considerations for smallholder cattle milk and meat production and marketing. I. Economic policies, supporting institutions, marketing and demand]
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Economic considerations for smallholder cattle milk and meat production and marketing. I. Economic policies, supporting institutions, marketing and demand
Reports results of a study carried out in Niono, Mali to collect data on ownership patterns, management strategies and objectives of poultry kept under social and environmental conditions typical of much of Africa.
Kuit, H.G.
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Traoré, A.
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Wilson, R.T.
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[La production animale au Mali central: Enquete preliminaire sur la production avicole villageoise dans la region de Niono]
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La production animale au Mali central: Enquete preliminaire sur la production avicole villageoise dans la region de Niono
Generally discusses policy and institutional issues related to the topic in post-revolution Ethiopia. The first part of the paper summarizes the physical resource base and the farming systems of the central highlands. Part two highlights the performance of the livestock sector and provides a very...
Assefa, T.
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[Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications]
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Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications
International Water Management Institute
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[Community Engagement in Small Scale Irrigation, River Diversion, and Reservoir Systems Training Curriculum: facilitator manual. Manual prepared under the project “Improving Sustainability of Impacts of Agricultural Water Management Interventions in Challenging Contexts”]
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Community Engagement in Small Scale Irrigation, River Diversion, and Reservoir Systems Training Curriculum: facilitator manual. Manual prepared under the project “Improving Sustainability of Impacts of Agricultural Water Management Interventions in Challenging Contexts”
International Water Management Institute
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[Community Engagement in Small Scale Irrigation, River Diversion, and Reservoir Systems Training Curriculum: facilitator manual. Manual prepared under the project “Improving Sustainability of Impacts of Agricultural Water Management Interventions in Challenging Contexts”]
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Community Engagement in Small Scale Irrigation, River Diversion, and Reservoir Systems Training Curriculum: facilitator manual. Manual prepared under the project “Improving Sustainability of Impacts of Agricultural Water Management Interventions in Challenging Contexts”
Discusses the programme of the animal traction research project at ILCA-Niger. Presents results of a study undertaken to assess time saved in soil preparation by using donkeys and a pair of oxen instead of using manual labour.
Discusses inter-institutional collaboration undertaken in order to overcome the waterlogging constraint on vertisols of highland Ethiopia. Presents vertisol technology package for increasing crop and livestock productivity, and implemented by the joint project; good seedbed preparation, an animal...
A study on smallholder dairy development in the East African highlands. Looks into the production systems and development constraints and priorities. Discusses genetic factors, nutrition, disease, management, labour, marketing and pricing policies. Summarises research and development experiences.
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Developpement de la production laitiere. Compte-rendu d'un atelier]
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Developpement de la production laitiere. Compte-rendu d'un atelier
Presents examples of collaborative studies between the International Livestock Center for Africa and national research organizations to describe some of the genetic resources available for improving milk production in sub-Saharan Africa. Describes the performance of zebu breeds indigenous to the ...
Thorpe, W.R.
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Trail, J.C.M.
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[Availability of genetic resources for milk production in developing countries, with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa]
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Availability of genetic resources for milk production in developing countries, with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa