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This document is divided in eight parts, viz, global framework; background; ILRI-CIP; natural resource management; operational framework; issues and themes; integrating results at farm level, and reference. The first part presents the Earth Summit's agenda for change-chapter 13 of agenda 21. The ...


International Livestock Research InstituteInternational Potato Center[Livestock ecoregional research in the Andean Region]Livestock ecoregional research in the Andean Region

Animal manure is of vital importance to soil-fertility maintenance in semi-arid West Africa due to its intrinsic value as a soil amendment and because of the low level of inorganic fertiliser use. This paper provides a regional overview of manure utilisation for food crop production. Results of e...


Williams, Timothy O.Powell, J.M.Fernández Rivera, S.[Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity]Manure utilisation, drought cycles and herd dynamics in the Sahel: implications for cropland productivity
Autor: Wilson, R.T.

The production performance of indigenous goats under sedentary and transhumant management systems in Sudan, Mali and Kenya are investigated. Age at first parturition was 15.5 months in Mali but was delayed to 18 months in Kenya where management was better. Kidding intervals were 7.8, 10.6 and 9 m...


Wilson, R.T.[Indigenous goats: Productivity in traditional livestock systems of semi-arid Africa]Indigenous goats: Productivity in traditional livestock systems of semi-arid Africa

From ancient times people have depended on domesticated animals and the crops needed to feed them. But modern pressures are destroying ancient breeds whose irreplaceable genes are a unique resource in an uncertain world. These three films (length about 12 minutes) outlines the issues and suggest ...


International Livestock Research Institute[Managing genetic resources]Managing genetic resources

The study reports the effect of incorporating risk in the derivation of economic values for traits of the breeding goal of Small East African goats under the pastoral production system. A model previously used to derive conventional economic values was revised ...


Mbuku, S.M.Kosgey, I.S.Okeyo Mwai, AllyKahi, A.K.[Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions]Risk-rated economic values for production and functional traits of Small East African goat using profit functions

Dessie, TadelleDana, N.Esatu, W.Waaij, E.H. van derArendonk, Johan A.M. van[Improving village chicken production to elevate livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia]Improving village chicken production to elevate livelihoods of poor people in Ethiopia

Economic aspects of agricultural production, particularly animal production, and price indicators of agricultural products in Mali.


International Livestock Centre for Africa[Regional economies - Mali]Regional economies - Mali

Study of sheep and goat production in tropical Africa, particularly animal numbers and production systems and regional geographic distribution & productivity potentials, w. outline of the need for future research on their potential performance under improved systems; data on adult body weight & p...


International Livestock Centre for Africa[Small ruminant production in tropical Africa]Small ruminant production in tropical Africa

Toledo, José M.[Experiencias de una visita a ILCA en Nigeria y Etiopía]Experiencias de una visita a ILCA en Nigeria y Etiopía

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