Rangeland resource monitoring and vegetation condition scoring
The environment is the basic determinant of the nature and productivity of rangeland eco-systems. Physical environmental factors, which include climate, topography and soil, determine the potential of rangeland to support certain types and levels of land use.
Characterization of milk production systems, marketing and on-farm evaluation of the effect of feed supplementation on milk yield and milk composition of cows at Bure District, Ethiopia
The study was conducted in Bure District of the Amhara National Regional State (ANRS) with objectives of characterizing the milk production & marketing systems and evaluating the effect of feed supplementation on milk yield & milk composition of local cows. A single-visitmultiple- subject survey was used to collect data on milk production & marketing systems.
A production system map for Africa
Effect of grazing land exclosure and feeding strategy on livestock water productivity in Lencha Dima Watershed, Guba Lafto Woreda, Amhara Region
The study aims to estimate the livestock water productivity (LWP) and to examine the effect of grazing area closure and feeding strategies on LWP at farm household level under wealth and intervention categories at Lencha Dima watershed. Results are based on survey of 120 sample households and focus group discussion.
Production and marketing systems of small ruminants in Goma District of Jimma Zone, Western Ethiopia
The study was conducted in Goma district of Jimma Zone of Ethiopia with objectives of generating baseline information and identifying challenges and opportunities of small ruminant production and marketing. Results are based on diagnostic survey of 160 sample households, group discussions, monitoring of 36 flocks and rapid appraisal of major sheep and goat markets.
Factors influencing beef cattle marketing behavior in pastoral areas of Kenya: the role of livestock market information
Marketing transactions take place in an environment where information is shared and exchanged among and between sellers, buyers and middlemen.
IPMS proposed program of work and budget year 5 (Period April 2009-March 2010)
Spatio-temporal analyses of primary production
Transhumance cattle production system in North Gondar, Amhara region, Ethiopia: is it sustainable?
The study was carried out in three highland woredas (districts) of Chilga, Dembia and Gondar Zuria in north Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. These woredas were purposively selected because of their long experience in transhumance cattle production system.
Land Use Planning Guidelines for Somaliland
Purpose of the guidelines The purpose of the present Guidelines is threefold: 1. to explain the basic principles of land use planning 2. indicate which land use planning activities could be carried out in Somaliland at different levels, and how 3.
Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increasing competition for water between various sectors is aggravated by growing demands for water, climate change and environmental degradation. One of the major consumers of water is livestock keeping, which is an important livelihood strategy for smallholder farmers in Africa.