Presents results of studies to characterize & define the 'Mouton de Case' intensive sheep fattening system in Central Mali, viz. ownership patterns, management and feeds & feeding systems in two agro-pastoral subsystems in Niono area; growth rates & weights of sheep; costs, benefits, motivation &...
Kolff, H.E.
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Wilson, R.T.
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[Livestock production in central Mali: The "Mouton de Case" system of smallholder sheep fattening]
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Livestock production in central Mali: The "Mouton de Case" system of smallholder sheep fattening
Examines the influence of breed, sex, live-weight and time & place of sale on small ruminant prices in six southwest Nigerian markets. Assesses the relationship of prices between markets and the degree of integration between them. Includes a brief description of the structure of small-ruminant ma...
L’agriculture dans la région des Grands Lacs a longtemps pâti de l’insécurité, de la dégradation de l’environnement et du manque d’investissement. La plupart des Congolais, Burundais et Rwandais sont démunis de tout et l’insécurité alimentaire y règne en maitre. Il était primordial de mettre en p...
Aid agencies are increasingly advocating for cash transfers as a substitute or complement to food transfers when responding to both emergency and chronic food insecurity. Yet, cash is not always optimal. In this article, we demonstrate how a newly developed response analysis tool, the Marketing I...
Mude, Andrew G.
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Ouma, R.
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Lentz, Erin
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[Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya]
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Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya
Findings: Result revealed that the market actors of supply chain are taking significant benefit of value addition due to more investment in value creation. Vertical coordination is completely absent and the existence of horizontal coordination is in fragile form. The functional strategies in the ...
A tomato variety known as ‘Srijana’ developed by Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) has been substantially popular among Nepalese farmers and entrepreneurs. To understand the seed value chain of the Srijana hybrid tomato, a survey was conducted in 2014/15 with public research and extensio...
Magar, D.B.T.
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Gauchan, D.
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[Production, marketing and value chain mapping of 'Srijana' tomato hybrid seed in Nepal]
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Production, marketing and value chain mapping of 'Srijana' tomato hybrid seed in Nepal
International Livestock Centre for Africa
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[Livestock development projects. Planning and evaluation. Report of a course]
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Livestock development projects. Planning and evaluation. Report of a course
Unlike many other Sub-Saharan African countries, for many years Kenya had comparative advantages in the manufacturing of processed bean products. However, for new competitors intending to join the bean processing industry, little is known about marketing strategies for value added bean products. ...
Nakazi, Florence
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Babirye, Immaculate
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Ugen, Michael Adrogu
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[Exploring retailer marketing strategies for value added bean products in Kenya]
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Exploring retailer marketing strategies for value added bean products in Kenya
Increasing demands for meat and milk in developing countries and the associated production growth are driving the expansion of agriculture at the expense of environmental conservation and other land uses. While considerable attention has been directed at improving crop yields to alleviate the pre...
Bosire, Caroline K.
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Krol, M.S.
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Mekonnen, M.M.
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Ogutu, Joseph O.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Lannerstad, Mats
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Hoekstra, A.Y.
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[Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya]
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Meat and milk production scenarios and the associated land footprint in Kenya