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Livelihoods and basic service support in the drylands of the Horn of Africa
This technical brief was commissioned by the Technical Consortium for Building Resilience to Drought in the Horn of
Africa as one of a series of briefs. The Technical Consortium was established to support the Intergovernmental ...
Strategic recommendations for livestock market development in Ethiopia
This note summarizes the key recommendations for livestock market development we are making based on the scientific evidence generated by ICARDA and its partners over the last decade. This note is to be submitted to the ...
Investment in livestock market sheds improves market participation and income from small ruminants: Evidence from Ethiopia
The livestock marketing system in Ethiopia hardly receives any attention from policy makers and rural development practitioners. However, investments in livestock market developments need to be part of the rural development ...
Livestock keepers in rural Ethiopia are willing to pay for livestock market facilities
This brief summarizes the key policy findings of a recent
article published by ICARDA scientists. Based on stated
preferences elicited from a sample of 360 randomly selected
farm householders, the study revealed that ...
East African herders insure against drought: An impact narrative from Kenya and Ethiopia
Brief of East African herders insure against drought: An impact narrative from Kenya and Ethiopia
Delivering animal breeding programs in developing countries: Some lessons from the Livestock and Fish program
Implementing sustainable breeding programs requires careful consideration of the species in question, their specific biological constraints, the production environment and the trait preferences of farmers, as well as a ...
Characterization of smallholder goat production and marketing systems in Inhassoro District, Mozambique: Results of a baseline study.
This research brief presents a summary of the results of a baseline study carried out in August 2011 in Inhassoro District, Mozambique, as part of the imGoats project, to characterize goat production and marketing systems ...
Improving food security and nutrition in Africa
Few regions present bigger development challenges than the African drylands – home to nearly 300 million people, and the vast majority of Africa’s poor. Food security and rural welfare in these areas are limited by a range ...