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Community-based breeding programs for small ruminants in pastoral production systems
The small ruminant production system in Ethiopia is predominantly at the subsistence level
with very low productivity despite a huge potential due to the large animal numbers and
genetic diversity. Growing market demand ...
Technical and institutional certification of breeding rams in Ethiopia
This report is a preliminary attempt to describe the technical and institutional requirements for certification of improved rams selected in the framework of the community-based breeding programs in Ethiopia.
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 ...
Confined field evaluation of GE Potato for resistance to potato blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans and developing Ugandan adapted varieties
Confined field evaluation of GE Potato for resistance to potato blight disease caused by Phytophthora infestans and developing Ugandan adapted varieties
Preliminary Gendered Analysis of Household Survey Conducted in the Lentil-Chickpea Zones of North-Shewa Amhara Region
Preliminary Gendered Analysis of Household Survey Conducted in the Lentil-Chickpea Zones of North-Shewa Amhara Region.
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 ...
Application of Ultrasonography in Sheep and Goat Reproduction
The advanced course on the applications of ultrasonography in sheep and goats was targeted towards site-level coordinators of the different community-based breeding programs in Ethiopia. The training was aimed at capacitating ...
A Gender Analysis of the Challenges to adoption of improved lentil and chickpea varieties in Eth
Timely availability of information, inputs and credit are key to sustainable adoption of improved agricultural practices. While there are advantages in using different technology dissemination strategies to reach different ...
Market Linkage between Community-Based Goat Breeding Cooperatives in Konso Woreda and Export Abattoirs
The major objective of this study is to identify challenges in marketing of small ruminant and develop methodologies for linking producers to lucrative markets for Konso goat producers.