Voluntary certification programs are one type of intervention used to incentivize the commodity agricultural sector in tropical forest landscapes to reduce deforestation and improve sustainability. These programs encourage supply-chain actors to produce and source products according to agreed sta...
Winters, P.
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Kuo HW
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Niljinda C
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Chen, B.
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Ongun M
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Alves-Pinto, H.N.
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Daryanto, S.
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Newton, Peter
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[Designing for value: Structuring voluntary certification programs to increase stakeholder acceptance]
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Designing for value: Structuring voluntary certification programs to increase stakeholder acceptance
The report describes and discusses results of forage work conducted in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia between 1985 and 1986 with the aim of identifying legume species that perform well under the prevailing climatic conditions and that is then considered for introduction into pasture and crop...
Migongo-Bake, W.
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[Forage and crop trials in the southern rangelands, 1985 and 1986]
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Forage and crop trials in the southern rangelands, 1985 and 1986
Presents results of a field data collection as to the age & sex wise herd structure of settled Fulani cattle herds at Abet in Nigeria. Includes a discussion on herd sizes, sex ratio at various ages & factors affecting it i.e. losses, sales/purchases, percentage of milking cows and calf: cow ratio...
This paper looks at African livestock herds in Zimbabwe over the period 1890-1980. The focus is on the livestock system in the tribal areas where, under communal land use, there has been long-term concern with environmental deterioration Zimbabwe was chosen because it is one of the few African co...
Jarvis, L.
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Erickson, R.
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[Livestock herds, overgrazing and range degradation in Zimbabwe: How and why do the herds keep growing?]
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Livestock herds, overgrazing and range degradation in Zimbabwe: How and why do the herds keep growing?
Discusses water requirements & intake and renal physiology in cattle, esp. those kept by Borana pastoralists in Ethiopia, in relation to some of the issues raised by JEPSS Research Memorandum no. 1.
Rivas Ríos, Libardo
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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[Análisis de precios de productos e insumos ganaderos, 1988]
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Análisis de precios de productos e insumos ganaderos, 1988
Pérez, E.
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Holmann, Federico J.
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Schuetz, P.
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[Evolución de la ganadería bovina en países de América Central : Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua]
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Evolución de la ganadería bovina en países de América Central : Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua
Pérez, E.
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Holmann, Federico J.
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Schuetz, P.
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Fajardo, E.
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[Evolución de la ganadería bovina en países de América Central: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua]
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Evolución de la ganadería bovina en países de América Central: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras y Nicaragua
World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are particularl...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Swallow, B.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Busari, A.A.
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[Farmer preferences and market vaues of cattle breeds of west and central Africa]
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Farmer preferences and market vaues of cattle breeds of west and central Africa
Presents results of a former survey conducted to establish a baseline understanding of the production system at Elangat Wuas group ranches in Kajiado district, Kenya. Describes the ranch in relation to rainfall, infrastructure, vegetation & land units and nutritional value of the range. Discusses...
Bille, Jean-Claude
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Anderson, F.M.
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[A synthesis of observations on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado District]
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A synthesis of observations on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado District