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Business Model: Supply of Livestock Inputs - Shaya Women's Sheep Fattening Youth Cooperative
In most countries, agricultural inputs are mainly sold by private sector businesses. Lack of livestock production inputs is a core problem particularly for livestock farmers in Ethiopia. This is due to the limited number ...
Gender Empowerment in Sheep Fattening for Youth & Women’s Groups in Ethiopia
A training report on gender empowerment for sheep fattening youth and women groups.
Youth Groups breaking gender barriers in market-oriented sheep fattening in Ethiopia
The approach on scaling sheep fattening using youth groups is breaking gender barriers
Strengthening Sheep fattening Communities of Practice in Ethiopia: Laying down revised strategies
ICARDA launched CoPs in 2019 with the intention to engage diverse stakeholders in livestock activities to sustainability support scaling of improved market-oriented sheep fattening (SF) practices and technologies in the ...
Analysis of crop residue use in small holder mixed farms in Ethiopia
Determinants of the use of cereal and pulse residue for livestock feeding and soil mulching among smallholder farmers in the mixed farming system were analyzed. Crop residue (CR) is dual purpose resources in the mixed ...
Entrepreneurial Skills for Smallholder Livestock Keepers: A Training Manual (Amharic)
A Training Manual (Amharic) on the Development of Entrepreneurial Skills for Smallholder Livestock Keepers.
SmaRT-Ethiopia Program: Partners and actors landscaping report
For the implementation of the Ethiopia priority country program on Small Ruminant Value Chain Transformation (SmaRT-Ethiopia), national partners play a key role in all research and development activities. The Theory of ...
Effect of processed sweet lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) grain supplementation on growth performance and socioeconomic feasibility of Doyogena sheep in Ethiopia
Background
The experiment evaluated the effect of supplementing sheep fed natural pasture hay with processed sweet lupin grain on growth performance and its economic feasibility. The finding revealed that use of steamed ...
Determinants of the utilization of desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) by farmers in Ethiopia
A study was conducted to document how smallholder farmers in Ethiopia utilize desho grass (Pennisetum pedicellatum) and explain the determinants of alternative and competing uses of the grass. The study was conducted using ...
Barley Straw Use for Animal Feed and Soil Mulch in Ethiopian Highlands Mixed Crop-Livestock Systems
Barley straw serves as livestock feed and mulch for soil and water conservation in the mixed barley-livestock systems of the Ethiopian highlands. High demand for barley straw biomass in the system creates competition between ...