The paper is divided into two parts. The first part deals with the maitenance of soil productivity under population pressure, and the second part covers research themes and approaches for maintaining soil productivity in crop-livestock systems. Part one discusses project activities including char...
Haque, I.
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[Soil resource management in mixed crop-livestock systems of East and Central African highlands: Research agenda and approaches]
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Soil resource management in mixed crop-livestock systems of East and Central African highlands: Research agenda and approaches
Using simultaneous-equation models, this paper examines whether there is interdependence between smallholder’s net market positions in crop and live animals
markets under mixed crop–livestock system. Household level data collected in 2009
from 1075 sample households in 10 districts of Ethiopia ar...
Jaleta, Moti
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Interdependence of smallholders’ net market positions in crop and livestock markets: Evidence from Ethiopia]
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Interdependence of smallholders’ net market positions in crop and livestock markets: Evidence from Ethiopia
This study was conducted to characterize the traditional milk production and marketing system, and to identify constraints and opportunities for further development. It was conducted in Mieso District of Oromia Regional State, located 300 km east of Addis Ababa and at about 200 km east of Adama. ...
Hussen, K.
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Tegegne, Azage
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Kurtu, M.Y.
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Gebremedhin, Berhanu
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[Traditional cow and camel milk production and marketing in agropastoral and mixed crop-livestock systems: the case of Mieso District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia]
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Traditional cow and camel milk production and marketing in agropastoral and mixed crop-livestock systems: the case of Mieso District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Information is scanty on seasonal changes in the yield and quality of forage legumes adapted to the West African savannas. Two experiments were conducted from 1992-1994 in the derived savanna zone of West Africa to determine the dry matter (DM) yield and 48-h in sacco DM digestibility of 17 acces...
Larbi, Asamoah
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Adekunle, I.O.
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Awojide, A.A.
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Akinlade, J.
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[Identifying Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions and Centrosema species for bridging seasonal feed gaps in smallholder mixed farms in the West African derived savanna]
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Identifying Chamaecrista rotundifolia accessions and Centrosema species for bridging seasonal feed gaps in smallholder mixed farms in the West African derived savanna
On a global basis, livestock products - meat, milk, eggs and fibre - account for 40 percent of the value of total marketed agricultural product. Animal products provide essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals to help ensure nutritionally balanced diets. In developing countries, livestock tra...
Fitzhugh, H.A.
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[Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries]
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Contribution of livestock to food production in developing countries
Agricultural production in Northern Ghana is dominated by smallholder farm systems, which are characterized by low inputs and low outputs, declining soil fertility, large yield gaps and limited adoption of agricultural technologies. There is an urgent need for alternative farm designs that are mo...
Michalscheck, M.
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Kotu, Bekele Hundie
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Hoeschle-Zeledon, Irmgard
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Kuivanen, K.
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Descheemaeker, Katrien
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages]
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Model results versus farmer realities: Operationalizing diversity within and among smallholder farm systems for a nuanced impact assessment of technology packages
Subudhi, H.N.
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Prasad, K.V.S.V.
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Ramakrishna, Ch
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Rameswar, P.S.
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Pathak, H.
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Ravi, D.
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Khan, A.A.
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Padmakumar, V.P.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Genetic variation for grain yield, straw yield and straw quality traits in 132 diverse rice varieties released for different ecologies such as upland, lowland, irrigated and salinity prone areas in India]
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Genetic variation for grain yield, straw yield and straw quality traits in 132 diverse rice varieties released for different ecologies such as upland, lowland, irrigated and salinity prone areas in India
Dwivedi, S.L.
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Siddique, K.H.M.
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Farooq, M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Ortiz, R.
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[Using biotechnology-led approaches to uplift cereal and food legume yields in dryland environments]
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Using biotechnology-led approaches to uplift cereal and food legume yields in dryland environments
Jia, C.
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Zhao, F.
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Wang, X.
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Han Jianlin
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Zhao, H.
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Liu, G.
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Wang, Z.
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[Genomic prediction for 25 agronomic and quality traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)]
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Genomic prediction for 25 agronomic and quality traits in alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Tedla, A.
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Astatke, A.
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[Some methods for introducing forage legumes into the smallholder mixed farms in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Some methods for introducing forage legumes into the smallholder mixed farms in the Ethiopian highlands