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Kassa, T.Tegegne, AzageShenkoru, T.[Factors affecting postpartum reproductive performance of cows under smallholder management in Ethiopia]Factors affecting postpartum reproductive performance of cows under smallholder management in Ethiopia

Summarises available information on the P status of soils, effect of P application on nodulation, dry-matter and seed production, crude-protein and dry-matter digestibility; use of slow release sources of P; differences among species and varieties in their response to P ; assessment of P status o...


Haque, I.Nnadi, L.A.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.[Phosphorus management with special reference to forage legumes in sub-Saharan Africa]Phosphorus management with special reference to forage legumes in sub-Saharan Africa

Concerns about the generation of greenhouse gases, biodiversity loss, overgrazing and desertification of dry lands and the maintainance of soil and water quality are increasing as human populations grow. This paper discusses what the role livestock can contribute to these problems. Studies showed...


Ehui, Simeon K.[The green impact of livestock-based nutrient management]The green impact of livestock-based nutrient management

Livestock are an important component of farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa. They are raised mainly for meat, milk and skin and provide a flexible financial reserve in years of crop failure. They also play a critical role in the agricultural intensification process by providing draft power and ...


Ehui, Simeon K.Jabbar, M.A.[Measuring the sustainability of crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and data requirements]Measuring the sustainability of crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: methods and data requirements
Cissé, G.Medlicott, K.Stenstrom, T.A.Winkler, M.Strande, L.Drechsel, Pay[Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge.]Sanitation safety plans for safe management and valorization of faecal sludge.

Fragmentation of farm lands and depletion of soil fertility are among the top most important limiting factors constraining subsistence farmers in maintaining sustainable crop production in the central highlands of Ethiopia. More than sixty and over a third of the total farm households in the coun...


Kumsa, T.Madsen, J.O.Tegegne, Azage[Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center]Manure production, handling and use around Holetta Agricultural Research Center

Africa's demand for food and Development means added pressure on natural resources that are already threatened. There is therefore, and urgent need for technical innovations that will raise productivity of livestosk and crops without causing further environmental degradation. But technical innova...


Kategile, J.A.[Multipurpose trees in livestock-production systems]Multipurpose trees in livestock-production systems

The question of whether the contentious situation at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, engendered by human population growth, agricultural intensification and perceptions of proper and sustainable land use, is a prevalent problem on a broader continental scale is addressed.


Ellis, J.Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.Kruska, R.L.[Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster]Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster

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