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The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite...


Katic, Pamela G.Lautze, JonathanNamara, Regassa E.[Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?]Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice?

Mwendia, Solomon W.Mwungu, Chris MiyinziKaranja Ng'ang'a, StanleyNjenga, David G.Notenbaert, An Maria Omer[Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya]Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya

Trypanosomiasis, a disease transmitted by the tsetse fly, is a major constraint to livestock production and mixed farming in Africa. Due to the prevalence of trypanosomiasis and skin diseases in much of Zaire, it was concluded that cattle production was only feasible through the introduction of t...


Itty, P.Rowlands, G.J.Minengu, M.Ngamuna, S.Winkel, F. vanD'Ieteren, G.D.M.[The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area. (I): Trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle in Zaire]The economics of recently introduced village cattle production in a tsetse affected area. (I): Trypanotolerant N'Dama cattle in Zaire
Autor: Upton, M.

Presents estimates of the returns from production of Dwarf sheep & goats under traditional systems and the variability in returns in south west Nigeria. Discusses alternative approaches to raising productivity esdisease control to reduce mortality and improved nutrition; assesses suitability of p...


Upton, M.[Returns from small ruminant production in southwest Nigeria]Returns from small ruminant production in southwest Nigeria

In West Africa, crop-livestock mixed farming is emerging from the currently predominant nomadic pastoralism. It is hypothesized that competitiveness between crop and livestock enterprises may be an important determinant of the pace of this evolution. A field study in the derived savanna of southw...


Okoruwa, V.Jabbar, M.A.Akinwumi, J.A.[Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model]Crop-livestock competition in the West African derived savanna: Application of a multi-objective programming model

Discusses the cultivation/cattle complex in Western Darfur, Sudan by giving greater emphasis on traditional rainfed agriculture, small-scale irrigation and animal husbandry. Presents data on agronomy and yield of traditional rainfed crops, on climatology, on livestock population and on livestock ...


Wilson, R.T.Bailey, L.Hales, J.Moles, D.Watkins, A.E.[The cultivation - cattle complex in western Darfur]The cultivation - cattle complex in western Darfur

A choice experiment was used to assess households’ willingness-to-pay (WTP) for informational attributes (sources of water used to rear sh, and certi cation) of sh products in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study showed that households’ purchasing decisions are in uenced by their access to information of ...


Danso, George K.Otoo, MiriamDuy Linh, N.Madurangi, Ganesha[Households’ willingness-to-pay for fish product attributes and implications for market feasibility of wastewater-based aquaculture businesses in Hanoi, Vietnam]Households’ willingness-to-pay for fish product attributes and implications for market feasibility of wastewater-based aquaculture businesses in Hanoi, Vietnam

Discusses the historical context of ILCA's research, the principal types of animal production systems and the stages in ILCA's farming systems research. Describes the smallholder farming in the Ethiopian highlands & humid zone, the agropastoralists of the sub-humid zone, systems research in pasto...


Gryseels, GuidoMcIntire, John M.Anderson, F.M.[La recherche sur les systemes agraires ("RSA") au CIPEA]La recherche sur les systemes agraires ("RSA") au CIPEA

The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within...


Holmann, Federico J.Argel M., Pedro J.Rivas Ríos, LibardoWhite, D.Estrada, R.D.Burgos, C.Pérez, E.Ramírez, G.Medina, A.[Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras]Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras

The authors evaluate the impact of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and control of the disease in the Philippines using cost-benefit analysis. A scenario in which FMD control is maintained at recent levels with continued presence of the disease is compared to scenarios in which a publicly funded prog...


Randolph, Thomas F.Perry, Brian D.Benigno, C.C.Santos , I.J.Agbayani, A.L.Coleman, P.Webb, R.Gleeson, L.J.[The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines]The economic impact of foot and mouth disease control and eradication in the Philippines

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