smallholder farms
Preliminary investigation of the transmission of tuberculosis between farmers and their cattle in smallholder farms in northwestern Ethiopia: a cross sectional study
... where BTB is endemic in cattle [5] and high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus [8]. In Ethiopia, the presence of BTB in cattle [9–18] and human due to M. bovis [9, 19, 20] were reported previously. After isolat- ...
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Complementary effects of organic and mineral fertilizers on maize production in the smallholder farms of Meru South District, Kenya
... Soil fertility depletion in the smallholder farms is the fundamental biophysical root cause for declining per capita food production in sub-Saharan Africa. The soils in the central highlands of Kenya are ...
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Characteristics of Lactation Curves of the Kenya Alpine Dairy Goats in Smallholder Farms
... The smallholder environment did not thus adversely affect milk productiv- ...the smallholder farmers not keeping records on individual animal milk production, but rather they tended to pool together in- ...
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Effects of selected limiting nutrients on growth and yield of maize and their variability in smallholder farms of Kandara, Murang’a County.
... Smallholder farms in SSA are highly diverse often operating in complex natural and social economic ...in smallholder farms (Sanchez and Swaminathan, 2005a, b; Martens, ...
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Important Variables Influencing Milk Yields on Smallholder Farms in Western Kenya
... Eleven potential predictors from the value chain system were selected from a review of secondary data, six focus group discussions and six key informant interviews with livestock department (Morgan, 2002). These ...
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Factors Affecting Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Grain Yield of Summer Maize on Smallholder Farms in the North China Plain
... on smallholder farms in China are low, and differ between farms due to complex, sub-optimal management ...from smallholder farms in three major summer maize-producing sites—Laoling, ...
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Serological survey of Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti in cattle and goats from smallholder farms in Angónia, Tete Province, Mozambique
... Serum samples. The study was conducted with a non-probabilistic sample of convenience because of the absence of any data on Caprine neosporosis, and on Bovine besnoitiosis in Angónia district. Cattle blood samples (n= ...
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Dispersed trees on smallholder farms enhance soil fertility in semi-arid Ethiopia
... holder farms improve soil ...on farms in the study area and elsewhere having similar bio- physical profile is of paramount importance for soil fertility enhancement so as to improve food security of small ...
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Decision Modelling for the Integration of Woody Plants in Smallholder Farms in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia
... Accordingly, the objectives of this study are (1) to analyse farmers’ decisions in making use of woody plants under perceived constraints and (2) to analyse influencing factors that deter[r] ...
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Empirical Proof on Benefits of Integrated Farming System in Smallholder Farms in Odisha
... adopted farms by analyzing three cases promoted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Khordha under ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture mandated to work on technology assessment, refinement and ...model ...
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Assessment of farmers' perceptions of soil quality indicators within smallholder farms in the central highlands of Kenya
... This study aims at evaluating soil quality indicators and variability by relating soil analysis and farmer soil quality perceptions within village enclaves that were sampled in Central K[r] ...
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Evaluation of the Potential of using Nitrogen Fixing Legumes in Smallholder Farms of Meru South District, Kenya
... Booker Tropical Soil Manual: A handbook of soil survey and agricultural and evaluation in the tropics and sub- tropics.. Booker Tate Essex: J ongman Scientific and Techrtical Publishers [r] ...
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Communicating complexity: Integrated assessment of trade-offs concerning soil fertility management within African farming systems to support innovation and development
... four smallholder farms owning livestock but differing in the number and type of animals and feeding/stalling strategies shows that higher stocking rates were associated with greater primary productivity on ...
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Factors Associated with Body Weight Attainment in Calves on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Tanzania
... growth is limited because of insufficient energy supplies [12]. These conditions force the microbes to use peptides to meet energy needs instead of for protein synthesis. When the microbial growth rate is low, the amine ...
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Characterization of some Brucella species from Zimbabwe by biochemical profiling and AMOS PCR
... between farms. Some farms often purchase cattle from other farms for the pur- pose of improving the genetics of their herds [9] or in the case of smallholder farms, to restock their ...
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Typological characterisation of farms in a smallholder food-cash crop production system in Zimbabwe – opportunities for livelihood sustainability
... of smallholder farms in space, resource endowment, production and consumption decisions are often a hindrance to the design, targeting, implementation and scaling out of agricultural development ...
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Pre Feasibility Study of Sarawak West Kalimantan Cross Border Value Chains
... 36.1 Cost Effectiveness of Organic Fruits and Vegetables as High Value-Added Activity for Smallholder Farms 37.1 Cost Effectiveness of Multi-Destination Tourism in Sarawak and West Kalim[r] ...
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Cattle management practices and milk production on mixed smallholder organic pineapple farms in Central Uganda
... 30 smallholder farms keeping dairy cattle and certified organic pineapple production in Luwero and Kayunga districts, based on questionnaire and on-farm col- lected ...existing farms was ...Most ...
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The analysis of labour utilization in smallholder tea farms in Kenya
... Kisii farms, tea and overhead activities had a relatively high proportion of hired labour compared with other ...in smallholder tea farms to gain experience in tea plucking and then takes off to the ...
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Herd Characteristics on Smallholder Dairy Farms in Western Kenya
... the farms producing less than 5 litres of milk/cow/day, while ...the farms produced more than 15 litres / cow/day (Table ...the farms relied on Napier grass as the main roughage (Table ...on ...
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