Smallholder Dairy Technology In Coastal Kenya
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Author |
: Charles F. Nicholson |
Publisher |
: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
Total Pages |
: 72 |
Release |
: 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9291460672 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789291460670 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Smallholder Dairy Technology in Coastal Kenya by : Charles F. Nicholson
This study examined the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assessed the impacts of dairy adoption on household income, employment generation and nutrition status of pre-school children. The technologies studied were adoption of grade and crossbred dairy animals, planting of the fodder Napier grass and use of the infection and treatment method of immunisation against East Coast fever. A series of household surveys was conducted from mid-1997 to mid-1998. The descriptive results from surveys of 202 households in Coast Province indicate that adoption of a grade or crossbred dairy animal may result in substantial increases in household income, can generate paid (secondary) employment, and may improve the nutritional status of pre-school-age children in the Household. Econometric analyses, which controlled for numerous confounding factos, provided less consistent support for the impact of adoption on household income and paid employment. It appears that neither the adoption nor productivity of dairying are constrained by poor availability of technology options. For dairy development activities on the coast, two areas merit atention: mechanisms for easing access to grade and crossbred dairy cattle, either through credit schemes or through self-help smallholder co-operatives, and reducing the disease risks associated with grade and corssbred dairy animals.
Author |
: C.F. Nicholson |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 68 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:709565748 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Synopsis Smallholder Dairy Technology in Coastal Kenya by : C.F. Nicholson
Author |
: Arild Angelsen |
Publisher |
: CABI |
Total Pages |
: 440 |
Release |
: 2001-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0851998992 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780851998992 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Synopsis Agricultural Technologies and Tropical Deforestation by : Arild Angelsen
This book has been developed from a workshop on Technological change in agriculture and tropical deforestation organised by the Center for International Forestry Research and held in Costa Rica in March, 1999. It explores how intensification of agriculture affects tropical deforestation using case studies from different geographical regions, using different agricultural products and technologies and in differing demographic situations and market conditions. Guidance is also given on future agricultural research and extension efforts.
Author |
: P. K. Thornton |
Publisher |
: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
Total Pages |
: 121 |
Release |
: 1998-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789291460410 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9291460419 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Compendium of ILRI research impacts and adoption, 1975-1998 by : P. K. Thornton
Impact of chemoprophylactic control of trypanosomosis in coastal Kenya; Economic impact of N'Dama cattle in tsetse-affected areas of Zaire, Togo, Ethiopia and The Gambia; Adoption of dairy feeding management in the Ethiopian highlands; Costs and benefits of alternative theileriosis control strategies in Zimbabwe; Impacts of east coast fever immunisation in coastal and highland Kenya; Fodder bank adoption in northern Nigeria; Impact of land tenure on adoption of alley farming in West Africa; Impact of crossbred dairy-draft technology in Ethiopia; Impact of livestock on alley farming systems in West Africa; Impact of dairy intensification on Africa peri-urban milk production systems; Constraints to use of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa; Impacts of dairy intensification on nutrition and health in coastal Kenya; Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa.
Author |
: J. Pender |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 502 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780896297579 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0896297578 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Strategies for Sustainable Land Management in the East African Highlands by : J. Pender
Deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable methods of cultivation are threatening agriculture and food security in the highlands of East Africa. In response, economists and other development professionals have turned their attention to combating the pr
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: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Proceedings: Workshop on Ecoregional Research at Ilri by :
Author |
: International Livestock Research Institute |
Publisher |
: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD) |
Total Pages |
: 90 |
Release |
: 2000-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 929146080X |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789291460809 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (0X Downloads) |
Synopsis ILRI 1999 by : International Livestock Research Institute
Author |
: Lee Sechrest |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 120 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: MINN:31951D022645409 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Synthesis of Findings Concerning CGIAR Case Studies on the Adoption of Technological Innovations by : Lee Sechrest
Author |
: Mara van den Bold |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 80 |
Release |
: 2013-11-01 |
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: |
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: |
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: 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Synopsis Womens Empowerment and Nutrition by : Mara van den Bold
Many development programs that aim to alleviate poverty and improve investments in human capital consider womens empowerment a key pathway by which to achieve impact and often target women as their main beneficiaries. Despite this, womens empowerment dimensions are often not rigorously measured and are at times merely assumed. This paper starts by reflecting on the concept and measurement of womens empowerment and then reviews some of the structural interventions that aim to influence underlying gender norms in society and eradicate gender discrimination. It then proceeds to review the evidence of the impact of three types of interventionscash transfer programs, agricultural interventions, and microfinance programson womens empowerment, nutrition, or both. Qualitative evidence on conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs generally points to positive impacts on womens empowerment, although quantitative research findings are more heterogenous. CCT programs produce mixed results on long-term nutritional status, and very limited evidence exists of their impacts on micronutrient status. The little evidence available on unconditional cash transters (UCT) indicates mixed impacts on womens empowerment and positive impacts on nutrition; however, recent reviews comparing CCT and UCT programs have found little difference in terms of their effects on stunting and they have found that conditionality is less important than other factors, such as access to healthcare and child age and sex. Evidence of cash transfer program impacts depending on the gender of the transfer recipient or on the conditionality is also mixed, although CCTs with non-health conditionalities seem to have negative impacts on nutritional status. The impacts of programs based on the gender of the transfer recipient show mixed results, but almost no experimental evidence exists of testing gender-differentiated impacts of a single program. Agricultural interventionsspecifically home gardening and dairy projectsshow mixed impacts on womens empowerment measures such as time, workload, and control over income; but they demonstrate very little impact on nutrition. Implementation modalities are shown to determine differential impacts in terms of empowerment and nutrition outcomes. With regard to the impact of microfinance on womens empowerment, evidence is also mixed, although more recent reviews do not find any impact on womens empowerment. The impact of microfinance on nutritional status is mixed, with no evidence of impact on micronutrient status. Across all three types of programs (cash transfer programs, agricultural interventions, and microfinance programs), very little evidence exists on pathways of impact, and evidence is often biased toward a particular region. The paper ends with a discussion of the findings and remaining evidence gaps and an outline of recommendations for research.
Author |
: Andre Bationo |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 1339 |
Release |
: 2011-08-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789048125432 |
ISBN-13 |
: 904812543X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Synopsis Innovations as Key to the Green Revolution in Africa by : Andre Bationo
Africa can achieve self sufficiency in food production through adoption of innovations in the agriculture sector. Numerous soil fertility and crop production technologies have been generated through research, however, wide adoption has been low. African farmers need better technologies, more sustainable practices, and fertilizers to improve and sustain their crop productivity and to prevent further degradation of agricultural lands. The agricultural sector also needs to be supported by functional institutions and policies that will be able to respond to emerging challenges of globalization and climate change.