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Minutes of a workshop on Developing Small Ruminant Breeding programs
In Ethiopia there has been different attempts at developing breeding programs either for selective breeding or crossbreeding. Different institutions also follow varying approaches including nucleus and community-based ...
Community gender profiles help target small ruminant value chain interventions in Ethiopia
The design of research and development interventions in Ethiopia has long been hampered by a lack of gender disaggregated data. Working to overcome these data shortages, a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) exercise was ...
Milk processing in East Africa
This booklet explains the milk processing methods in East Africa.
Community gender profiles across livestock production systems in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention design
The design of research and development interventions promoting gender-responsive value chains is hampered by the lack of gender disaggregated data. Data shortages in the livestock sector span multiple issues including ...
Some Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors Influencing Fertility of Different Sheep Breeds In Highland of North-Shewa, Ethiopia
Small ruminant specially, sheep are important for the subsistence, economic and social
livelihood of small holder farmers in the developing countries and those residing in highlands
of Ethiopia are no exception (Solomon ...
Genetic parameters, productivity indices and breeding plans for designing community-based goat breeding programs in Ethiopia
The overall objectives of this dissertation were to improve access to improved/selected bucks by farmers of the research sites and to contribute to their food security and income improvements. The specific objectives were: ...
Animal milking and milk hygiene in East Africa
This booklet provides guidance for milk producers to ensure they produce quality milk products that are safe and hygienic. The issues covered include: the characteristics of good milk, sources of milk contamination, milk ...
Advancing the gender agenda in small ruminant value chains in Ethiopia
A recent gender capacity assessment study by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) revealed that low or lack of gender ...
Gender capacity assessment feedback and validation report for the small ruminant value chain in Ethiopia
Gender Capacity Assessment (GCA) was conducted in April - May, 2015 with six research and development partners of ILRI/ICARDA to give momentum to the implementation of strategic interventions that will directly address the ...
Community-based sheep breeding in Ethiopia: Attractive approach to low input systems
In developing countries and low input production systems, livestock keepers have limited access to improved breeding stock; the cost involved to acquire improved stock is very high; and the availability of the appropriate ...