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Principles of silage making in the subtropics
Brief on Principles of silage making in the subtropics
Performance of climbing variety DC80-263
The present work is focused on the performance of bush bean variety under different management practices. Breeding researchers in Malawi have not yet released any climbing bean variety. However, under the McKnight project ...
The agronomy and use of Mucuna pruriens in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Brief on The agronomy and use of Mucuna pruriens in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Turning the tide on pulses production in Ethiopia - Chickpea
Chickpea crop is the third most widely grown legume crop (after soybean and bean) and of
particular significance in developing countries, as providing an important source of farmer
income and nutrition to poor farmers. ...
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 ...
Market-oriented interventions and climate resilience in dryland agro-pastoralism
Policy Brief on Market-oriented interventions and climate resilience in dryland agro-pastoralism
Yield Gaps, Varietal Adoption, and Seed Commercial Behaviour: Barley Seed System Landscape in the Highlands of Ethiopia
Barley is among the major food security crops in the highlands and industrial commodity for the emerging brewery industry. This paper documents the current productivity levels, varietal adoption and seed commercial behaviors ...
Turning the tide on pulses production in Ethiopia - Faba Bean
Ethiopia is the second major faba bean producer worldwide after China, and it is the first in Africa.
However, in the past, the crop has suffered from biotic stresses such as foliar diseases, root rots and
Orobanche crenata ...
Sustainability transitions for smallholder farmers: How can government, research and development programs support profitable goat markets in Tete?
For Mozambique the goat sector provides huge opportunities for reducing rural poverty levels, improving food security and contributing
to the national economy. Mozambique has a huge demand for goat meat and products. Large ...
Building Resilient and Diversified Livelihoods for Ethiopia's Smallholders
In Ethiopia, barley is grown by over 4 million smallholder farmers on close to 1 million ha, producing 1,953,385 tonnes annually (2015). In 2015, domestic malt barley production in Ethiopia met only 35% of the demand. The ...