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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    The main objective of this study was to analyze the economic roles played by the brokerage institutions in smallholder market linkages to the wholesalers in vegetable marketing and determinants of decisions on whether to use brokerage institutions or not under imperfect market condition in Fogera Woreda, North Western Amhara Region particularly focusing on onion and tomato. Both secondary and primary data were collected for the study. Primary data were collected from a very wide number of respondents at all stages of the market channel where brokers are expected to play role.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2012
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    This study was conducted to assess livestock feed sourcing and feeding strategies and their implications on livestock water productivity (LWP) in mixed crop-livestock production systems of the Blue Nile Basin (BNB) in Ethiopian Highlands. Three Woredas (Diga, Jeldu and Fogera) representing diverse agricultural farming systems were considered. One watershed in each Woreda, which is Dapo from Diga, Meja from Jeldu and Mizuwa from Fogera were selected. Each watershed further stratified to different farming systems depending on cropping pattern and landscape positions.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    October, 2008
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa

    Access to input / technology, information / knowledge, credit / finance is very decisive for the development of a given society in general and irrigation based high value crop production in particular. The identification of the contribution of social networks in facilitating access to these resources and services and thereby influence crop choice among irrigation user farmers is vital to identify the important actors contributing in irrigation based vegetable production.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2009
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa

    Sheep have multiple roles in the livelihood of resource poor farmers as source of income, meat, skin, manure, strong wool or long hairy fleece, and as buffer resources during crop failures. These important services and products of the sheep production sub-sector justify comprehensive look into the way sheep are marketed, as the services and products are the quality attributes that characterize sheep as such. Nonetheless, very few studies have been conducted so far to identify the determinants of indigenous sheep prices and performance of the marketing system.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    May, 2014
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Africa

    The objectives of this study were to describe the production systems, the morphological features, and growth and reproductive performances of Bati (Central Highland ecotype), Borena (Long eared Somali ecotype) and Short-eared Somali indigenous goat populations in their home tract, Ethiopia. The study covered Bati and Kalu districts for Bati goats in Oromiya and South Wollo zones (Amhara Region), respectively; Yabello for Borena goats in Borena zone (Oromia Region); and Shinille and Erer from Siti (the previous Shinille zone, in Somali Region) for Short-Eared Somali goats.

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