Africa / Animal Production / Ethiopia / Goats / ILRI / IPMS / Livestock / Markets / Report / Sheep / Small Ruminants

Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: characteristics and strategies for improvement

This working paper by Solomon Gizaw, Azage Tegegne, Berhanu Gebremedhin and Dirk Hoekstra on Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: characteristics and strategies for improvement was released on 12 August, 2010. Ethiopia is home for a large and diverse livestock resources and favourable production environments. The vast majority of the rural population’s … Continue reading

Drought / East Africa / Food Security / ILRI / Kenya / Report

Why is it some households fall into poverty while others do not? Evidence from Kenya

This Discussion Paper by Nelson Mango, Patti Kristjanson, Maren Radeny, Abisalom Omolo and Michael Arunga of  ILRI and Anirudh Krishna on Why is it some households fall into poverty at the same time others are escaping poverty? Evidence from Kenya was released on 11 August, 2009. It presents study carried out to evaluate how different … Continue reading