[HTML][HTML] Contribution of small ruminants to food security for Ethiopian smallholder farmers

HD Wodajo, BA Gemeda, W Kinati, AA Mulem… - Small Ruminant …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates how and to what extent arguments related to food security influence
preference of livestock species for women and men. Data was collected in four regions of …

Determinants of livestock species ownership at household level: Evidence from rural OR Tambo District Municipality, South Africa

A Taruvinga, A Kambanje, A Mushunje… - Pastoralism, 2022 - Springer
An understanding of factors influencing smallholder farmers' livestock ownership at the
household level is vital in formulating pro-poor livestock production policies and …

Women's empowerment and intra-household gender dynamics and practices around sheep and goat production in South East Kenya

KO Ogolla, JK Chemuliti, M Ngutu, WW Kimani… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Small ruminant production facets like decision-making, ownership, labour allocation, access
to-and control over assets are gendered. This study investigates intra-household gender …

Analysis of goat production and marketing among smallholder farmers Zambia

T Namonje-Kapembwa, H Chiwawa, N Sitko - Small Ruminant Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Livestock is one of the fastest growing sectors in most develo** countries and has been
undergoing what has been termed as a Livestock Revolution (Delgado, 2003). The rapid …

Production objectives and breeding practices of urban goat and sheep keepers in West Africa: regional analysis and implications for the development of supportive …

LH Dossa, M Sangaré, A Buerkert, E Schlecht - SpringerPlus, 2015 - Springer
To better understand the relative importance of the multi-purpose functions of small
ruminants for their urban owners and related breeding practices including selection criteria …

Small ruminant farmers' feeding strategies to cope with climate change across five agroecological zones of Benin, West Africa

ELR Gninkplékpo, BI Koura, P Lesse, I Toko… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
This study aimed to understand feeding strategies used by small ruminant farmers to cope
with climatic change in the five contrasting agroecological zones (AEZ) of the Benin …

Household income improvement among Ghanaian livestock farmers: Does climate change adaptation strategies matter?

MA Twumasi, IO Asante, G Essilfie, G Ntim-Amo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The adverse effects of climate change on livestock farming and how to overcome such
effects is a situation that requires critical attention. In Ghana, livestock farming contributes to …

[PDF][PDF] Socio-economic characteristics of subsistent small ruminant farmers in three regions of northern Ghana

F Adams, K Ohene-Yankyera - Asian Journal of applied science and …, 2014 - academia.edu
The study seeks to characterise socio-economic and farm characteristics of small ruminant
farmers in three regions of northern Ghana. Two hundred and forty-nine (249) respondents …

Morphological variability within the indigenous sheep population of Benin

HRV Whannou, CU Afatondji, MC Ahozonlin… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Knowledge of both the genetic diversity and geographical distribution of animal genetic
resources is a prerequisite for their sustainable utilization, improvement and conservation …

Production systems and strategies of peri-urban goat and sheep farmers for dry season feeding: a case study from Benin (West-Africa)

BI Koura, FP Yassegoungbe… - Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study was conducted to understand the urban small ruminant production system in the
peri-urban area of southern Benin and investigate farmers' feeding strategies in the dry …