Presents papers that discusses results of research conducted so far on browse use and small ruminant production in southeast Nigeria. Examines sheep and goat production in humid Cross River state. Presents results of surveys on small ruminant population and farming systems in Cross Rivers State; ...
Reynolds, L.
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Atta-Krah, A.N.
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[Browse use and small ruminant production in Southeast Nigeria. Proceedings of a symposium]
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Browse use and small ruminant production in Southeast Nigeria. Proceedings of a symposium
Generally discusses policy and institutional issues related to the topic in post-revolution Ethiopia. The first part of the paper summarizes the physical resource base and the farming systems of the central highlands. Part two highlights the performance of the livestock sector and provides a very...
Assefa, T.
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[Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications]
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Livestock development in the peasant sector of highland Ethiopia: Some policy issues and implications
Summarizes information on small ruminant production in Nigeria & analyzes the farming system in the Badeku & Eruwa areas of the Oyo State in Nigeria, estimating household size, farm size, crop distribution, degree of involvment in the cash economy, farm income & importance of non-farm income. Rel...
Okali, C.
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[Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria]
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Socio-economic information for ILCA's small ruminant programme in the Badeku and Eruwa areas, Oyo state, Nigeria
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Kruska, R.L.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[A production system map for Africa]
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A production system map for Africa
Small ruminants production in Nigeria was examined to determine their socio-economic contribution. Data on household size, farm size, crop distribution, degree of involvement in the cash economy, farm income and importance of non-farm income; in relation to the number of types of small ruminants ...
Okali, C.
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[A review of results of breeding for milk production in the tropics and application of these results to Nigerian conditions]
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A review of results of breeding for milk production in the tropics and application of these results to Nigerian conditions
The report summarizes key results from surveys carried out on urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) in 2013. The aim was to provide a broad overview of the state of UPA in the study cities and a basis for future research endeavors. The randomized ...
Bellwood-Howard, I.
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Haring, V.
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Karg, Hanna
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Roessler, R.
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Schlesinger, J.
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Shakya, M.
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[Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)]
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Characteristics of urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: results of an exploratory survey conducted in Tamale (Ghana) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
Examines decision making models formulated to guide the allocation of funds between alternative lines of research, issues emerging from the survey to the formation of ILCA's research policy, and various theories that account for the direction that research has taken in different contexts and revi...
Gizaw, Solomon
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Abera, M.
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Muluye, M.
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Hoekstra, Dirk
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia: System-specific constraints and intervention options]
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Smallholder dairy farming systems in the highlands of Ethiopia: System-specific constraints and intervention options
Rural household economies dependent on rainfed agriculture are increasingly turning to irrigation technology solutions to reduce the effects of weather variability and guard against inconsistent and low crop output. Organizations are increasingly using market-based approaches to disseminate techn...
Njuki, Jemimah
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Waithanji, Elizabeth M.
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Sakwa, B.
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Kariuki, Juliet B.
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Mukewa, E.
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Ngige, J.
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[Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, and use of irrigation pumps in Kenya and Tanzania]
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Can market-based approaches to technology development and dissemination benefit women smallholder farmers? A qualitative assessment of gender dynamics in the ownership, purchase, and use of irrigation pumps in Kenya and Tanzania
Beef cattle have high market demand in Vietnam and the Dak Lak local government encourages the development of beef value chains. Household surveys were carried out in Cu Jut and Ea Kar districts and farming systems and production specialization were found to differ in each district. Ea Kar farmer...
Birnholz, Celine A.
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Bolliger, Adrian M.
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Tan Khanh, Truong
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Paul, Birthe K.
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[Bio-economic evaluation and optimization of livestock intensification in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.]
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Bio-economic evaluation and optimization of livestock intensification in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.