Examines the role and importance of the livestock subsector of Africas' agricultural sector, its performance over the last two decades, the constraints which limit its development and the progress being made in solving theese constraints.
Anteneh, A.
,
Anteneh, B.
,
[Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: Some critical issues]
,
Policy, finance and technology in livestock development in sub-Saharan Africa: Some critical issues
The major concern of this study was to assess the relative efficiency of alternative marketing systems for dairy products. A number of partial efficiency criteria were developed. These partial efficiency criteria formed the basis from which the merit and demerits of the alternative marketing syst...
Mbogoh, S.G.
,
[The concept of marketing efficiency, applications and policy implications: A case of dairy marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia]
,
The concept of marketing efficiency, applications and policy implications: A case of dairy marketing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Peri-urban dairy producers in West Africa face major production constraints including inadequate and poor quality feeds. In view of the high cost of traditional supplementary feeds such as oilseed cakes, the production of forage, especially legumes, is increasingly being advocated. However, it ha...
Agyemang, K.
,
Dogoo, D.L.
,
Makun, H.J.
,
[Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems]
,
Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems
Liberalisation in the dairy industry in Kenya is currently under way in several forms. The urban milk market monopoly of the Kenya Co-operative Creameries has been lifted. Clinical veterinary and artificial insemination (AI) services are no longer publicly supported in many areas. Private sector ...
Owango, M.O.
,
Lukuyu, Ben A.
,
Staal, Steven J.
,
Kenyanjui, M.
,
Njubi, D.
,
Thorpe, W.R.
,
[Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation]
,
Dairy co-operatives and policy reform in Kenya: Effects of livestock service and milk market liberalisation
Climate variability with unexpected droughts and floods causes serious production losses and worsens food security, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study applies stochastic bioeconomic modeling to analyze smallholder adaptation to climate and price variability in Ethiopia. It uses the agen...
Berger, T.
,
Troost, C.
,
Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal
,
Latynskiy, E.
,
Tesfaye, K.
,
Gbegbelegbe, Sika
,
[Can smallholder farmers adapt to climate variability, and how effective are policy interventions? Agent-based simulation results for Ethiopia]
,
Can smallholder farmers adapt to climate variability, and how effective are policy interventions? Agent-based simulation results for Ethiopia
Studies were done in order to assess variation in fruit size and weight, nut size and weight and determinate relationships between these characteristics and price using 149 samples of Dacryodes edulis fruits from three markets at the peak of season in Cameroon. 50 samples per market in two market...
Atangana, A.R.
,
Asaah, E.
,
Tchoundjeu, Z.
,
Awono, A.
,
Schreckenberg, Kate
,
Leakey, R.R.B.
,
[Biophysical characterisation of Dacryodes edulis fruits from three markets in Cameroon]
,
Biophysical characterisation of Dacryodes edulis fruits from three markets in Cameroon
Beginning in 1997, international prices for black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) boomed for about three years, coinciding with the Asian economic crisis. Smallholders throughout Southeast Asia responded to the price rises by investing more labor into existing pepper gardens as well as planting new gard...
Wadley, R.L.
,
Sissman, K.
,
[Pepper in a time of crisis: price booms, government subsidies and smallholder response during and after the Asian economic crisis]
,
Pepper in a time of crisis: price booms, government subsidies and smallholder response during and after the Asian economic crisis
In situ conservation of tropical forests often requires restricting human use and occupancy within protected areas by enforcing regulations. However, law enforcement interventions that seek to prevent deforestation rarely have been evaluated. Conservationists increasingly recognize the need to me...
Gaveau, D.L.A.
,
Linkie, M.
,
Suyadi
,
Levang, P.
,
Leader-Williams, N.
,
[Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty]
,
Three decades of deforestation in southwest Sumatra: effects of coffee prices, law enforcement and rural poverty
Deforestation and woodland degradation are issues of great concern in Zimbabwe. Debate on these issues has identified a number of causes including expansion of arable land, demand for fuel-wood and construction poles, and urban expansion. This paper examined how some policies aimed at improving a...
Chipika, J.T.
,
Kowero, G.S.
,
[Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?]
,
Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?
Several environmental changes have occurred in the Sudan in the past; several are ongoing; and others are projected to happen in the future. The Sudan has witnessed increases in temperature, floods, rainfall variability, and concurrent droughts. In a country where agriculture, which is mainly rai...
Siddig, Khalid
,
Stepanyan, Davit
,
Wiebelt, Manfred
,
Zhu, Tingju
,
Grethe, Harald
,
[Climate change and agriculture in the Sudan: Impact pathways beyond changes in mean rainfall and temperature]
,
Climate change and agriculture in the Sudan: Impact pathways beyond changes in mean rainfall and temperature