This paper presents a step-wise appraisal of livestock that takes into account the viewpoint of the livestock keepers. The first step in the appraisal is the quantification of the resources used for a livestock system and the physical production obtained. The second step is the valuation of physi...
Moll, H.A.J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M.
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[From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets]
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From meat to milk: Smallholders livelihoods and markets
This study investigates the intra-household consequences of market-oriented dairy production (MODP) based on the introduction of crossbred cows and complementary feed and management technologies. These technologies are being tested on-farm in a collaborative dairy technology project involving the...
Shapiro, Barry I.
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Haider, J.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Misgina, A.
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Alemayehu, M.
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[Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands]
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Impact of market-oriented dairy production on women and children: Evidence from the Ethiopian highlands
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Lessons from a changing world: Implications for livestock research and development]
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Lessons from a changing world: Implications for livestock research and development
This study is conducted to contribute to the formulation of a strategy for the development of the livestock sector as a key element of rural development in Vietnam. It describes the structure of the livestock system including the key characteristics of the production and marketing system, the mea...
Jabbar, M.A.
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[Livestock to promote rural income diversification and growth in Vietnam: finding appropriate policy options]
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Livestock to promote rural income diversification and growth in Vietnam: finding appropriate policy options
This study describes the patterns and levels of consumption of locally produced, factory-manufactured and directly imported, and readily usable dairy products in the city of Bamako, Mali. It covers a sample of 240 urban households stratified by wealth category (rich, medium income and poor). Taki...
Sissoko, K.
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Debrah, S.K.
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Soumare, S.
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[Patterns of acquisition and consumption of milk and other dairy products in Bamako, Mali]
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Patterns of acquisition and consumption of milk and other dairy products in Bamako, Mali
Discusses ways of studying economics of household level activities in pastoral production systems, with particular reference to the collection and analysis of data on household income and expenditure as well as resources inventory.
Stoian, D.
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Rodas, A.
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[Optimizing synergies between livelihoods development and forest conservation: evidence from Community Forest Enterprise Development in Peten, Guatemala.]
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Optimizing synergies between livelihoods development and forest conservation: evidence from Community Forest Enterprise Development in Peten, Guatemala.
Rietveld, Anne M.
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Ajambo, S.
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Kikulwe, E.
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[Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda]
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Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda
Over the past decades cooking-banana (Matooke) has become increasingly important
as food and especially as cash crop for farm households in Isingiro district in the western
region of Uganda. High urban and regional demand for Matooke and dwindling Matooke
productivity in other areas, drove expand...
Rietveld, Anne M.
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Ajambo, S.
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Kikulwe, E.
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[Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda]
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Economic gain and other losses? Gender relations and matooke production in Western Uganda