Improving Livestock Production In Africa

Author : International Livestock Centre for Africa
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Animal industry
ISBN : 9290532823

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Improving Livestock Production in Africa by International Livestock Centre for Africa Pdf

Agro-ecological zones of sub-Saharan Africa; ILCA in Africa; Important mile-stones in ILCA's history; Origins and mandate; The proposed shape of the Centre; Location of the Centre; Task forces and their reports; The early years: focus on systems descriptions; Systems research; Agro-ecological zones; Zonal research programmes; Studies in the highlands; Studies in the humid zone; Studies in the subhumid zone; Studies in the semi-arid zone; Monitoring development projects; Complementary studies; Training and information; First quinquennial review of ILCA; Systems description and component research: ILCA's programme matures; Highlands; Humid zone; Subhumid zone; Semi-arid zone; Ethiopian rangelands; Kenyan rangelands; Central research and support units; Training and information; A new focus to ILCA's research; ILCA's strategy and long-term plan; From strategy to medium-term plan; ILCA's programme, 1987-93; Cattle milk and meat thrust; Small ruminant meat and milk thrust; Animal traction thrust; Animal feed resources thrust; Trypanotolerance thrust; Livestock policy and resource use thrust; ILCA's second medium-term plan, 1994-98; Factors influencing ILCA's second medium-term plan; Developing the programme; ILCA's seven programme themes; MTP reviewed and approved; Moves towards a global livestock research institute; Livestock steering committee; Moves towards a new shape; Benefits for livestock producers world-wide.

Author : Descheemaeker, Katrien,Amede, Tilahun,Haileslassie, A.
Publisher : IWMI
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-25
Category : Livestock
ISBN : 9789290907022

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Livestock and water interactions in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of Sub-Saharan Africa: interventions for improved productivity by Descheemaeker, Katrien,Amede, Tilahun,Haileslassie, A. Pdf

Focusing on mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa, this review brings together the available knowledge in the various components of the livestock and water sectors. Through an analysis of livestock-water interactions, promising strategies and interventions to improve Livestock Water Productivity are proposed. In the biophysical domain, the numerous interventions relate to feed, water and animal management. These are interlinked with interventions in the socio-political-economic domain. The paper identifies critical research and development gaps in terms of methodologies for quantifying water productivity and integrating different scales, and also in terms of institutions and policies.

Author : Frans Swanepoel,Aldo Stroebel,Siboniso Moyo
Publisher : UJ Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781928424819

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The Role of Livestock in Developing Communities by Frans Swanepoel,Aldo Stroebel,Siboniso Moyo Pdf

The book provides critical information and knowledge on the importance of livestock in the global effort to alleviate poverty and promote human health. It describes and evaluates case studies, examines theoretical frameworks, and discusses key global policy development issues, challenges and constraints related to smallholder livestock-production systems around the globe. The book is written for academic professionals, industry experts, government officials and other scholars interested in the facts and issues concerning the contribution of livestock to the social and economic progress of developing countries.

Author : Malabo Montpellier Panel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Meat, milk and more: Policy innovations to shepherd inclusive and sustainable livestock systems in Africa by Malabo Montpellier Panel Pdf

Meat, Milk & More: Policy Innovations to Shepherd Inclusive and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Africa highlights options for sustainably promoting growth in the livestock sector, drawing from what four African countries—Ethiopia, Mali, South Africa, and Uganda—have done successfully in terms of institutional and policy innovation as well as programmatic interventions. By adapting these lessons to countries’ specific contexts and scaling them up across the continent, African governments can meet their national and international commitments to agricultural growth and transformation.

Author : Sungno Niggol Seo,Robert O. Mendelsohn
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Impact of Climate Change on Livestock Management in Africa by Sungno Niggol Seo,Robert O. Mendelsohn Pdf

This paper develops the structural Ricardian method, a new approach to modeling agricultural performance using cross-sectional evidence, and uses the method to study animal husbandry in Africa. The model is intended to estimate the structure beneath Ricardian results in order to understand how farmers change their behavior in response to climate. A survey of over 5,000 livestock farmers in 10 countries reveals that the selection of species, the net income per animal, and the number of animals are all highly dependent on climate. As climate warms, net income across all animals will fall, especially across beef cattle. The fall in net income causes African farmers to reduce the number of animals on their farms. The fall in relative revenues also causes them to shift away from beef cattle and toward sheep and goats. All farmers will lose income but the most vulnerable farms are large African farms that currently specialize in beef cattle. Small livestock and large livestock farms respond to climates differently. Small farms are diversified, relying on dairy cattle, goats, sheep, and chickens. Large farms specialize in dairy and beef cattle. Estimating a separate multinomial logit selection model for small and large farms reveals that the two types of farm choose species differently and specifically have different climate response functions. The regressions of the number of animals also reveal that large farms are more responsive to climate. The results indicate that warming will be harmful to commercial livestock owners, especially cattle owners. Owners of commercial livestock farms have few alternatives either in crops or other animal species. In contrast, small livestock farms are better able to adapt to warming or precipitation increases by switching to heat tolerant animals or crops. Livestock operations will be a safety valve for small farmers if warming or drought causes their crops to fail.

Author : Williams, Timothy O.
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Sustainable Crop-Livestock Production for Improved Livelihoods and Natural Resource Management in West Africa by Williams, Timothy O. Pdf

Author : International Livestock Centre for Africa
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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International Livestock Centre for Africa by International Livestock Centre for Africa Pdf

Author : Hans E. Jahnke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : WISC:89031125131

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Livestock Production Systems and Livestock Development in Tropical Africa by Hans E. Jahnke Pdf

Author : James R Simpson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429716430

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Livestock Development In Subsaharan Africa by James R Simpson Pdf

The nations of Subsaharan Africa experienced declining levels of food production per capita throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, particularly in the area of livestock production. Addressing that problem, the authors of this book assess in a systems context the environmental, biological, and social constraints on future African livestock development and consider prospects for improving productivity, They focus especially on changes needed in production and marketing systems, pointing to important policy considerations . The book is divided into four parts containing twenty-one chapters, each authored by one or more respective authorities in his or her field. Each section in its own way addresses the entire set of questions; topics include aspects of animal breeding and nutrition, anthropology, economics, ecology, farming systems, governmental policy, land tenure, marketing, modelling, and veterinary medicine.

Author : Philip Lawrence Raikes
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9171061827

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Livestock Development and Policy in East Africa by Philip Lawrence Raikes Pdf

Author : Cornelis de Haan
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464808395

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Prospects for Livestock-Based Livelihoods in Africa's Drylands by Cornelis de Haan Pdf

Prospects for Livestock-Based Livelihoods in Africa's Drylands examines the challenges and opportunities facing the livestock sector and the people who depend on livestock in the dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. It presents a novel way of thinking about pastoral development, grounded in a conceptual framework that focuses on the multiple shocks that drylands livestock keepers face and how those shocks can be addressed, drawing on a state-of-the-art literature review carried out by scientists of leading research institutes and development organizations, and integrating the results of an innovative approach to modeling development options for the drylands livestock sector. Looking to the future, the picture is mixed. On the positive side, demand for red meat is expected to strengthen in domestic and regional markets, suggesting that livestock keepers will have good market opportunities. On the negative side, a large majority of livestock keepers are classifi ed as poor, and the natural (feed) resource base is likely to be suffi cient to enable improved meat and milk production for the growing human population. Prospects for the livestock sector through 2030 vary by aridity zone. In arid and semi-arid zones, a reasonable goal for 2030 is to have land use, training, and microfi nance systems established that promote an appropriate balance between human and livestock carrying capacities, featuring mainly grassland/pastoral systems that reliably and sustainably satisfy the minimum income needs of herder households, produce at least a signifi cant part of the demand in local markets for animal source food, and provide environmental services for which livestock keepers receive compensation. The goal includes signifi cant employment generation outside the sector. In the higher rainfall zones of the semi-arid areas, and in the subhumid zones, a reasonable goal for 2030 is to have intensifi ed production systems established, featuring mainly mixed livestock/arable farming or agro-pastoral systems that are closely linked to nearby grassland/pastoral systems and that consistently generate marketable surpluses of differentiated red meat and livestock products that can compete not only in the expanding domestic market but also in selected regional markets.

Author : International Livestock Centre for Africa
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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International Livestock Center for Africa by International Livestock Centre for Africa Pdf

Author : International Livestock Centre for Africa
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Livestock Production in the Subhumid Zone of West Africa by International Livestock Centre for Africa Pdf

Author : Henning Steinfeld,Pierre Gerber,T. D. Wassenaar,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Vincent Castel,Cees de Haan
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9251055718

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Livestock's Long Shadow by Henning Steinfeld,Pierre Gerber,T. D. Wassenaar,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,Vincent Castel,Cees de Haan Pdf

"The assessment builds on the work of the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative"--Pref.

Author : Williams, T.O.,Boris Spycher,Okike, I.
Publisher : ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Animal industry
ISBN : 9789291461875

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Improving livestock marketing and intra-regional trade in West Africa: determining appropriate economic incentives and policy framework by Williams, T.O.,Boris Spycher,Okike, I. Pdf

This document analyses the economic, institutional and policy constraints to livestock marketing and trade to provide a basis for new policy interventions to improve market efficiency and intra-regional livestock trade.