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Lepoint, P.C.E.Sibomana, R.Niyongere, C.Blomme, Guy[Cultural practices for banana bunchy top disease management: a sustainable option for Burundian smallholders?]Cultural practices for banana bunchy top disease management: a sustainable option for Burundian smallholders?

This study investigates the household-level impacts of market-oriented dairy technologies (crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies) on in-comes, food and non-food expenditures, nutrient intakes, and health of pre-school children. A recursive econometric model was employe...


Ahmed, M.Ehui, Simeon K.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands]Adoption of crossbred cow technologies and increased food security among smallholder dairy farmers in the East African highlands

It is argued that dairying is vital to future viability of many small farms in East Africa and that high transactions costs for dairy production and marketing limit participation by asset- and information-poor smalholders. Case studies from Kenya and Ethiopia illustrate the role of dairy cooperat...


Staal, Steven J.Delgado, Christopher L.Nicholson, C.[Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa]Smallholder dairying under transactions costs in East Africa
Autor: Ashby, J.A.

Although farmer participation is an important concept in farming systems programs, farmer participation is typically restricted to the management of on-farm trials and little information exists on alternative approaches. This paper evaluates three approaches to farmer participation differentiated...


Ashby, J.A.[Methodology for the participation of small farmers in the design of on-farm trials]Methodology for the participation of small farmers in the design of on-farm trials

This paper describes the development, design, dissemination and evaluation of a communication intervention designed to promote appropriate usage of trypanocidal drugs in trypanosomiasis endemic areas of western and coastal Kenya. Following a baseline study on current trypanosomiasis knowledge, at...


Machila, N.Emongor, RosemaryShaw, A.P.Welburn, S.C.McDermott, John J.Maudlin, I.Eisler, M.C.[A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya]A community education intervention to improve bovine trypanosomiasis knowledge and appropriate use of trypanocidal drugs on smallholder farms in Kenya
Thro, Ann MarieRoca, William M.Restrepo, J.Caballero, H.Poats, Susan V.Escobar Pérez, Roosevelt H.Mafla, G.Hernández, C.[Can in vitro biology have farm-level impact for small-scale cassava farmers in Latin America]Can in vitro biology have farm-level impact for small-scale cassava farmers in Latin America

Kenya is recognized among developing countries for its success in integrating dairy into smallholder farming systems, particularly in the highland areas. The major determinants of this success were colonial history, its favourable agroecology and supportive agricultural policies, and the importan...


Bebe, B.O.Udo, H.M.J.Thorpe, W.R.[Development of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands]Development of smallholder dairy systems in the Kenya highlands

The most important tick-borne disease of cattle in eastern, central and southern Africa is East Coast fever (ECF) caused by Theileria parva and transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Other less-important tick-borne diseases in cattle are benign theileriosis caused by Theileria muta...


Gitau, G.K.Perry, Brian D.Katende, J.M.McDermott, John J.Morzaria, S.P.Young, A.S.[The prevalence of serum antibodies to tick-borne infections in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya; a cross-sectional study]The prevalence of serum antibodies to tick-borne infections in cattle in smallholder dairy farms in Murang'a District, Kenya; a cross-sectional study

The majority of 22 free roaming goat herds in a 2-yr study in southwest Nigeria had no adult males. In a mean herd of seven to nine animals. 78 percent were female, and 43 percent were below 12 mo of age. Birth was the predominant reason for entry, accounting for 94 percent of new animals. Deaths...


Reynolds, L.Adediran, S.[Composition of village goat herds in southwest Nigeria]Composition of village goat herds in southwest Nigeria

Maize was planted at two, three or four seeds per hole with uniform spacing and either the smallest plant (S) or the second largest plant (L) was thinned from each hole after 8 and 14 weeks from the four seed plots and after 14 weeks for the three seed plots. Two plants per hole were left to matu...


Methu, J.N.Owen, E.Tanner, J.C.Abate, A.L.[The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings]The effect of increasing planting density and thinning on forage and grain yield of maize in Kenyan smallholdings

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