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Integrated soil fertility and Striga management
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the different sources of livestock manure and the rates on productivities of sorghum and millet in the Sudan savannah of Nigeria. The treatments include nine (9) different fertility ...
ICARDA Annual Report 2020
2020 was a year full of challenges. Between COVID-19 and the intensifying impact of the climate crisis, farmers faced unprecedented threats and obstacles to their livelihoods, particularly in vulnerable dry regions.
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Elaboration of Livestock R&D Scenarios and Assessment of the Impact of Alternative Investment Scenarios on Employment Generation: A Methodological Framework
As agriculture is the largest employment sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, and as the average contribution of agriculture to GDP is more than 17% (OECD/FAO, 2016; World Bank, 2017), the agricultural employment growth can be a ...
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 ...
Genetic trends in growth and reproductive Performance of indigenous sheep breeds managed under community-based breeding programs in the highlands of Ethiopia
This paper reports the biological performance of the sheep from three sheep community-based breeding programs (CBBPs) namely, Bonga, Horro and Menz from Ethiopia with the following objectives: i) Evaluate the growth and ...
“Sheep are Like Fast-Growing Cabbage": Gender Dimensions of Small Ruminant Health in Ethiopia
This project feeds into the gender-integrated research agenda with a focus on understanding how gender relations/dynamics affect disease control among small ruminants in Ethiopia. This is put in a broader context of wanting ...
A Fest for Women and Men: Genderizing a Feed-Assessment Tool
Over the last 7 years, scientists at ILRI, CIAT and ICARDA have developed a tool, known as the Feed Assessment Tool (FEAST), that consists of two parts: a rapid, participatory assessment using focus groups, and individual ...
Ethiopia Priority Country Program annual report
The Ethiopia priority country project focuses on Small Ruminant Value Chains (SRVCs) to supply a growing market in Ethiopia with quality products. Since 2013, ICARDA and ILRI, with partners, have been pilot-testing and ...
Determinants of success and intensity of livestock feed technologies use in Ethiopia: Evidence from a positive deviance perspective
This study explores factors associated with success and intensity of livestock feed technologies use among positive deviants in feed technology adoption in Ethiopia. We used a nation-wide dataset of over 603 farm households, ...
Practical Session of Training On-field Inspection in Guzara district of Herat province
On-farm capacity building is an effective method for farmers and PSEs members to learn new practices though in-detail discussion with expert staff about concrete field problems. ICARDA, under its seed certification project, ...