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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1983
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Africa

    Describes the Ethiopian highlands assessing their potential for improved agricultural production; reports ILCA's studies on the traditional smallholder production system of the highlands; and analyzes productivity aspects of the system's crop and livestock components. Discusses the approach to farming systems research (FSR) along with the implications for adoption of the approach and its results by a national agency, some research experiences and the outlook for future research.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1983
    Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, Guatemala, South America, Central America
  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1983

    Selection of presentations made at the workshop on "Pastoral systems research in sub-Saharan Africa", describing the framework used by ILCA for pastoral systems research (PSR), examining methods used in the descriptive and diagnostic stage of PSR, and showing how the design and testing procedures are followed in practice; with particular reference to low-altitude aerial surveys, livestock surveys & household studies.

  4. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1983
    Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Presents a collection of conference papers defining pastoral systems research; the survey and diagnostic phase of pastoral systems research; ILCA's experience in remote sensing techniques and aerial surveys; survey of vegetation resources; livestock productivity and animal nutrition; pastoral production strategies, wealth effects, household studies, and labour data collection as well as livestock marketing studies.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1983
    Colombia, South America, Central America

    Durante la decada pasada, varias enfermedades de plantas forrajeras tropicales ocasionan perdidas considerables en America del Sur. Casi todas lasenfermedades han ocurrido en praderas de leguminosas nativas promisorias, en regiones de produccion de pastos, mientras que las gramineas introducidas de Africa han tenido pocos problemas de enfermedades. El significado de esta diferencia es discutible. El posible manejo de enfermedades en praderas tropicales incluye control quimico y biologico, control natural a traves de saneamiento, asociacion estrategica, manejo de praderas y resistencia.

  6. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1983

    Examines the need and methods for studying livestock markets and routinely collect time series data on prices of livestock at local, regional and terminal markets, outlining a method for setting up a systematic collection and analysis of livestock market information. Presents a simplifed livestock marketing systems model; illustrated suggestions for data analysis; and recommendations for a national organizational framework for collecting & analyzing livestock market data.

  7. Library Resource
    Conference Papers & Reports
    December, 1983

    Discusses ways of collecting livestock data, mentioning the usefulness and techniques of low-level aerial surveys to gather information on animal numbers; and methods of recording weight changes and milk yields.

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