Despite population pressure and the urgent need for dairy production to be doubled by 2050, there is still a significant deficit in milk production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Lack of quantity and quality feed is one of the major factors causing unsatisfactory milk yields. This Working Paper ass...
Ndah, Hycenth T.
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Schuler, Johannes
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Nkwain, Vandoline N.
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Nzogela, Beatus
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Mangesho, Walter E
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Mollel, Richard
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Loina, Rose
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Paul, Birthe K.
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[Factors Affecting the Adoption of Forage Technologies in Smallholder Dairy Production Systems in Lushoto, Tanzania]
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Factors Affecting the Adoption of Forage Technologies in Smallholder Dairy Production Systems in Lushoto, Tanzania
The second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) envisions comprehensive global food security and improved nutrition by 2030. This is a major challenge, with persisting undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in multiple regions, and the increase in excessive consumption of macronutrients cont...
Mockshell, Jonathan
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Martey, Edward
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Etwire, Prince M.
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Khoury, Colin K.
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Prager, Steven D.
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[Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers]
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Transforming food environments to deliver healthy diet options: Economic rationale and policy drivers
The study described in the report was conducted to increase understanding of the role of markets in the maintenance of tropical fruit diversity on farm. The field study was conducted in southwest India and comprised three fruit species; mango, Garcinia indica (kokum) and Garcinia cambogia (uppage...
Kruijssen, S.
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Mysore, S.
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[Integrating biodiversity and livelihood improvement: The role of markets for mango varieties and garcinia species in India]
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Integrating biodiversity and livelihood improvement: The role of markets for mango varieties and garcinia species in India
The goal of WorldFish’s research on markets and value chains is to increase the benefits to resource-poor people from fisheries and aquaculture value chains by researching (1) key barriers to resource-poor men, women and other marginalized groups gaining greater benefits from participation in val...
Kruijssen, Froukje
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Audet-Belanger, G.
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Choudhury, A.
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Crissman, C.C.
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Dalsgaard, Jens Peter T.
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Dawson, C.
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Dickson, M.
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Genschick, S.
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Islam, M.M.
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Kaminski, A.
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Keus, H.J.
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McDougall, C.
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Banda, L.E.
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Muyaule, C.
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Rajaratnam, S.
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[Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets]
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Value chain transformation: Taking stock of WorldFish research on value chains and markets
This paper looks into one of the key policy questions - understanding of how rural grain markets function in the context of market liberalization and how the emerging architecture of marketing channels determines the distribution of costs, margins and prices for different participants in the mark...
Shiferaw, B.
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Teklewold, H.
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[Structure and functioning of chickpea markets in Ethiopia: evidence based on analyses of value chains linking smallholders and markets]
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Structure and functioning of chickpea markets in Ethiopia: evidence based on analyses of value chains linking smallholders and markets
Ahmed, M.M.
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Bezabih, E.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Tangka, F.K.L.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands
Nweke, F.
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Lynam, J.
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Prudencio, C.
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[Status of data on cassava in major producing countries of Africa: Cameroon, Cote d lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire]
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Status of data on cassava in major producing countries of Africa: Cameroon, Cote d lvoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zaire
This paper uses trade data from the COMESA statistical database covering 19 countries covering the period 1997 to 2013 to analyze the trade competitiveness of selected agricultural commodities traded among COMESA member states using the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) methodology. The comput...
Guthiga, Paul M.
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Ogada, Maurice
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Karugia, Joseph T.
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Ongudi, Silas
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Mugweru, Lydiah
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[Trade competitiveness among COMESA countries in agricultural commodity exports]
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Trade competitiveness among COMESA countries in agricultural commodity exports
The paper draws on findings from research in South Sulawesi and Jambi Provinces, Indonesia, looking at the role of collective action in helping two local community groups enhance their bargaining power vis a vis other market players (such as collectors, small- and large-scale industries) and prom...
Komarudin, H.
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Siagian, Y.
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Oka, N.P.
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[Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods: challenges and opportunities]
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Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods: challenges and opportunities
Ndoye, O.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Eyebe, A.
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[Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún]
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Los Mercados de Productos Forestales No Maderables en la Zona de Bosques Húmedos de Camerún