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Since the 1980s, along with many other countries, Sri Lanka rapidly embraced groundwater irrigation. At the same time, the government, externally funded projects and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) made bold efforts to promote water-saving technologies, such as drip and sprinkler irrigation ...


Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.Manthrithilake, HerathPathmarajah, S.[Drivers of the adoption of farmer-innovated sprinkler irrigation systems: evidence from Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka]Drivers of the adoption of farmer-innovated sprinkler irrigation systems: evidence from Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
Omore, Amos O.McDermott, John J.Kilungo, J.Gitau, T.Staal, Steven J.[A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya]A comparison of the relative returns to different enterprises on mixed smallholder crop-dairy systems in central Kenya

Describes the small ruminant production systems in Java, Indonesia and in the humid zone of West Africa. Highlights key feautures of small farm systems which should determine on-farm research design.


Okali, C.Knipscheer, H.C.[Small ruminant production in mixed farming systems: Case studies in research design]Small ruminant production in mixed farming systems: Case studies in research design
Li Pun, H.H.León Velarde, C.U.[Research and Development on mixed systems in the Andean eco-region: An overview and institutional approach]Research and Development on mixed systems in the Andean eco-region: An overview and institutional approach
Tarawali, G.Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.Kaufmann, Ralph R. von[Legume-based cropping. A possible remedy to land tenure constraint to ruminant production in the subhumid zone of central Nigeria]Legume-based cropping. A possible remedy to land tenure constraint to ruminant production in the subhumid zone of central Nigeria

Increased population, low agricultural productivity, pressure on land and overexploitation of natural resources, are current problems in the Andean ecoregion. Knowledge of the region is vast, but results from site-specific research have seldom been integrated. A holistic ecoregional research appr...


León Velarde, C.U.Quiróz, R.[Crop-livestock systems research in the Andean region: ecoregional approach, methods and procedures]Crop-livestock systems research in the Andean region: ecoregional approach, methods and procedures
Lascano, Carlos E.Maass, Brigitte L.Argel M., Pedro J.Viquez L, E[Potential for development and priorities for research into Leucaena in Central and South America]Potential for development and priorities for research into Leucaena in Central and South America

Using a household bioeconomic modelling approach, this paper analyses the impact of advancing in-kind credit in the form of fertilizer and seed on smallholder farmers with different levels of wealth in the Ethiopian highlands. Cropland allocation and household consumption patterns are examined in...


Ahmed, M.M.Preckel, P.Ehui, Simeon K.[Credit policy and intensification in mixed crop-livestock systems: A modelling perspective]Credit policy and intensification in mixed crop-livestock systems: A modelling perspective
Autor: Mullins, G.R.

Past research on smallholder dairy production in Sub-Saharan Africa has generally focused on the technical challenges farmers face in producing, processing, and marketing their milk. An area which has been under-emphasized is the role that the policy environment plays in stimulating and facilita...


Mullins, G.R.[Market policy and market Development: A comparison of dairy product consumption in Mombasa, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania]Market policy and market Development: A comparison of dairy product consumption in Mombasa, Kenya and Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania

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