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Identification of strategies to improve goat marketing in the lowlands of Ethiopia: a hedonic price analysis
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Combining revealed and stated preferences to define goat breeding objectives in Ethiopia
Presentation on Combining revealed and stated preferences to define goat breeding objectives in Ethiopia.
Business Model: Community-Based Breeding Programs
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Boku University of Austria came up with the idea of community-based breeding program (CBBP) ...
Community-Based Breeding Program is an attractive option for genetic improvement of small ruminants
In small ruminants, centralized breeding schemes, entirely managed and controlled by governments – with minimal, if any, participation by farmers – were developed and implemented in many developing countries. Such programs ...
Understanding farmers’ preference for traits of chickens in rural Ethiopia
Traditional poultry production plays an irreplaceable role in the sustenance of liveli-
hoods in rural Ethiopia. Ironically, however, much has been done to replace indigenous
poultry breeds with exotic genetic resources ...
Developing marketing models for fattened and breeding small ruminants: Report of a Scoping study report
One important intervention in the Small Ruminant value chain Transformation Project in Ethiopia (SmaRT Ethiopia) under the CGIAR Research Program (CRP) Livestock is developing marketing models for major products. This ...
Valuation of Goat Traits in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Livelihood Systems in Southern Ethiopia
Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists depend heavily on their livestock. The animals serve as source of food, cash income, inputs for crop production, security, store of value, and social recognition. Ethiopia is endowed with ...
Policy-induced price distortions along the small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
The purpose of this paper is to identify sources and quantifying distortions to agricultural incentives to produce along the small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia.
Design/methodology/approach
National and district level ...
Would Market Sheds Improve Market Participation and Earnings of Small Ruminant Keepers?
Livestock in general and small ruminant in particular play crucial role in the livelihoods of rural communities of Ethiopia. a)It contributes a lot to the GDP and Export earning of the country.
b) Despite the its pronounced ...
Lessons learned from WTP studies on livestock traits and livestock services – the way forward
Presentation on Lessons learned from WTP studies on livestock traits and livestock services – the way forward.