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Cash transfers and index insurance have become popular interventions by development agencies worldwide, yet surprisingly little is known about these programs' comparative impacts on participant behavior or well-being. This paper exploits exogenous variation in program participation and panel data...


Jensen, Nathaniel D.Barrett, Christopher B.Mude, Andrew G.[Cash transfers and index insurance: A comparative impact analysis from northern Kenya]Cash transfers and index insurance: A comparative impact analysis from northern Kenya
Lutta, H.O.Mather, A.Maina, T.W.Odongo, D.Ndiwa, Nicholas N.Wesonga, H.O.Naessens, Jan[Preliminary findings of lipoprotein B in detecting cattle chronically infected with contagious bovine pleuropneumonia]Preliminary findings of lipoprotein B in detecting cattle chronically infected with contagious bovine pleuropneumonia

A survey was conducted in Ginchi watershed area in Dandi district of Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia. The objective of the study was to assess livestock production system, productive and reproductive performance of animals and to identify constraints to livestock production. Cross-section...


Duguma, B.Tegegne, AzageHegde, B.P.[Smallholder livestock production system in Dandi district, Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia]Smallholder livestock production system in Dandi district, Oromia Regional State, central Ethiopia

The objective of this study was to compare the growth performance of two Nguni ecotypes and its crosses (Nguni x Landim) raised under the same feedlot conditions at the Posto Fomento do Impaputo, in southern Mozambique. Live weight feedlot data, from entry to marketing, were collected every fortn...


Maciel, S.M.A.Amimo, Joshua O.Martins, M.Okeyo Mwai, AllyScholtz, M.M.Neser, F.W.C.[Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique]Feedlot Performance of the Nguni in southern Mozambique

The agricultural innovation systems approach emphasizes the collective nature of innovation and stresses that innovation is a co-evolutionary process, resulting from alignment of technical, social, institutional and organizational dimensions. These insights are increasingly informing intervention...


Kilelu, C.W.Klerkx, LaurensLeeuwis, C.[Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme]Unravelling the role of innovation platforms in supporting co-evolution of innovation: Contributions and tensions in a smallholder dairy development programme

This article measures and explains the technical efficiency (TE) of 371 dairy farms located in 17 districts in East African countries. Three output and 10 input types were used to calculate the efficiency score for each farm. A two-stage analysis was conducted to measure and explain the efficienc...


Gelan, A.Muriithi, B.W.[Measuring and explaining technical efficiency of dairy farms: A case of smallholder dairy farms in East Africa]Measuring and explaining technical efficiency of dairy farms: A case of smallholder dairy farms in East Africa

Proximate nutrient composition (crude protein, non-fiber carbohydrates, crude fiber, and ash), fiber fractions (neutral detergent fiber (NDF), acid detergent fiber (ADF), lignin), and both macro (calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), sodium (Na), and sulfur (S)) and trace (...


Dierenfeld, E.S.Lukuyu, Ben A.Nyagaka, D.[Nutrient composition of pastures in Kayunga District, Uganda: A preliminary investigation with implications for seasonal supplementation in grazing Ruminants]Nutrient composition of pastures in Kayunga District, Uganda: A preliminary investigation with implications for seasonal supplementation in grazing Ruminants

Les études sur la transhumance ont souvent ciblé les pasteurs – notamment peuls – des zones sahéliennes. Pour en donner une autre perspective, la présente étude a été centrée sur les pratiques de la transhumance dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Mali en intégrant la perception des agriculteurs e...


Umutoni, ClarisseAyantunde, Augustine A.Sawadogo, G.J.[Connaissance locale des pratiques de la transhumance dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Mali]Connaissance locale des pratiques de la transhumance dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Mali

Despite emerging public and donor attention on women and agriculture, relatively few studies are based on gender analysis of sex-disaggregated quantitative data, particularly on women's involvement in marketing of livestock products. The objective of this article is therefore to investigate gende...


Boogaard, B.K.Waithanji, Elizabeth M.Poole, Elizabeth J.Cadilhon, Joseph J.[Smallholder goat production and marketing: A gendered baseline study from Inhassoro District Mozambique]Smallholder goat production and marketing: A gendered baseline study from Inhassoro District Mozambique

Various authors have identified the potential relevance of innovation system approaches for inclusive innovation, that is, the means by which new goods and services are developed for and by the poor. However, it is still a question how best to operationalize this. Innovation platforms (IPs) repre...


Swaans, K.Boogaard, B.K.Bendapudi, R.Taye, H.Hendrickx, Saskia C.J.Klerkx, Laurens[Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique]Operationalizing inclusive innovation: Lessons from innovation platforms in livestock value chains in India and Mozambique

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