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Smallholder goat breeding and flock management practices in the central rift valley of Ethiopia
The study was conducted in the central rift valley of Ethiopia to define Arsi-Bale goat keepers' breeding objectives and breeding practices and to describe flock management practices and rate of inbreeding in Arsi-Bale ...
Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas
Synthesis of contributions and policy dialogue at the International Conference on Policies for Water and Food Security in Dry Areas .
Toward a framework for countries and development partners for long-term investment in ...
Geoinformatics Options-by-Context Tool for Supporting Better Targeting and Scaling-out of Sustainable Livestock Management Options - 2018 Progress Report
Sustainable Livestock Management (SLiM) are required to obtain interrelated UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on poverty alleviation, achieved food security, improved nutrition, promoted sustainable agriculture and ...
Fighting poverty: Impact of improved faba bean technologies in Africa
Faba bean is a key crop and a major source of dietary protein throughout North and North-east Africa.
Demand is growing, fuelled by rapid population growth, and the gap between supply and demand continues to increase. ...
Genetic diversity study of Ethiopian Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) varieties based on phenotypic traits and inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is one of the earliest domesticated food legumes of the world. This study was designed to reveal the genetic diversity existing among 32 Ethiopian faba bean varieties grown at three locations ...
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 ...
Monitoring surface run-off and soil erosion processes
Within the ‘Unlocking the potential of rainfed agriculture in Ethiopia for improved rural livelihoods’ (UNPRA) project, the University of Natural
Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria (BOKU) research focuses ...
200098 CIAT Gap Funding Forage and Breeding Activities - Final Technical Report_ Jan. - Dec. 2017
Gap Funding Forage Selection and Breeding Activities Feeds & Forages Flagship, Livestock CRP Final technical report, and the innovation platform meeting report.
A Review of Variety Release Procedures and Related Issues with Recommendations for Good Practice
This working paper is a synthesis of experiences gained from studies carried out in Egypt, Ethiopia and Pakistan in 2011/12. The main purpose is to analyse the issues that arise in variety release and to make recommendations ...