This paper presents and discusses the results of the IAR/ILRI (Institute of Agricultural Research/International Livestock Research Institute) Dairy-Draft Project study which was carried out to examine the performance of F1, Boran X Friesian crossbred cows both in terms of traction and milk, to ex...
Gebre-Wold, A.
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Mesgina, A.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Animal traction and the potential for use of dairy cows in the Ethiopian highlands
The threat of water scarcity in sub-Saharan Africa is real, due to the expanding agricultural needs, climate variability and inappropriate land use. Livestock keeping is the fastest growing agricultural sector, partly because of increasing and changing demands for adequate, quality and diverse fo...
Amede, Tilahun
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Peden, Donald G.
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Rooyen, Andre F. van
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[Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis]
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Harnessing benefits from improved livestock water productivity in crop-livestock systems of sub-Saharan Africa: synthesis
Michelsen, H
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[Análisis del desarrollo de la producción de leche en la zona tropical húmeda: el caso de Caquetá, Colombia]
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Análisis del desarrollo de la producción de leche en la zona tropical húmeda: el caso de Caquetá, Colombia
Torres González, Alba Marina
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Belalcázar, John
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Maass, Brigitte L.
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Schultze-Kraft, Rainer
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[Inventario de especies forrajeras tropicales mantenidas en el CIAT = Inventory of tropical forage species maintained at CIAT]
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Inventario de especies forrajeras tropicales mantenidas en el CIAT = Inventory of tropical forage species maintained at CIAT
Winslow, M.D.
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[Charting a new course: CIAT's initiative in resource management research for Latin America and the Caribbean: a review and status report, 1991 through 1994]
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Charting a new course: CIAT's initiative in resource management research for Latin America and the Caribbean: a review and status report, 1991 through 1994
Center for International Forestry Research
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[Rapport annuel 2004 de CIFOR: Forêts pour les populations et l’environnement]
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Rapport annuel 2004 de CIFOR: Forêts pour les populations et l’environnement
Center for International Forestry Research
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[CIFOR annual report 2008: Thinking beyond the canopy]
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CIFOR annual report 2008: Thinking beyond the canopy
This article discusses major issues that confront attempts to introduce participatory methodologies into livestock production research, based on experiences during two projects in East Africa, and interviews with researchers and others in the region.
The extent to which research can be participat...
Morton, J.
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Adolph, Barbara
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Ashley, S.
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Romney, D.L.
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[Conceptual, methodological and institutional issues in participatory livestock production research]
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Conceptual, methodological and institutional issues in participatory livestock production research
The following survey was undertaken in 2005 to assess the effectiveness of professional training activities in international agricultural research organizations that were undertaken between 1999 and 2002 at ICRAF (International Centre for Research in Agroforestry), now World Agroforestry Centre, ...
Wanjiku, J.
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Mairura, Franklin S.
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Place, Frank
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[Assessment of professional training programmes in international agricultural research institutions: The case of ICRAF]
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Assessment of professional training programmes in international agricultural research institutions: The case of ICRAF
Presently, research on goats is less developed than on cattle, sheep and pigs in spite of the world-wide significance of goat farming. In the year 2000, the countries with low levels of income produced 33% of all technical papers published on goats around the world, while having 81% of the world...
Morand-Fehr, P.
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Lebbie, S.H.B.
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[Proposals for improving the research efficiency in goats]
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Proposals for improving the research efficiency in goats