Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia

This study was conducted to understand the roles and interactions of maize and livestock in meeting livelihoods requirement of Ethiopian households in the maize belt. Emphasis was given to the factors that determine the use patterns of maize in order to identify options for improving the use of maiz...

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Autores principales: Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Fernández Rivera, S., Hassena, M., Mwangi, W., Ahmed, S.
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/220
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author Gebremedhin, Berhanu
Fernández Rivera, S.
Hassena, M.
Mwangi, W.
Ahmed, S.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
Gebremedhin, Berhanu
Hassena, M.
Mwangi, W.
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description This study was conducted to understand the roles and interactions of maize and livestock in meeting livelihoods requirement of Ethiopian households in the maize belt. Emphasis was given to the factors that determine the use patterns of maize in order to identify options for improving the use of maize as livestock feed. The specific objectives were to characterize the maize-livestock production system; to assess the availability and use of livestock feed in the system; to analyse the role of maize as food and feed; and to analyse the factors that affect the use of maize as livestock feed. The report is organized as follows. The first section is introduction. The following section presents methods of study. Section three describes the study area. Section four presents crop production in the maize belt area. Sections five and six deal with maize and livestock production in the maize belt, respectively. Section seven presents the multiple roles of maize, while section eight describes the feed marketing situation in the study area. Section nine concludes the paper and draws implications.
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spelling CGSpace2202025-12-08T10:11:39Z Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia Gebremedhin, Berhanu Fernández Rivera, S. Hassena, M. Mwangi, W. Ahmed, S. zea mays feeds This study was conducted to understand the roles and interactions of maize and livestock in meeting livelihoods requirement of Ethiopian households in the maize belt. Emphasis was given to the factors that determine the use patterns of maize in order to identify options for improving the use of maize as livestock feed. The specific objectives were to characterize the maize-livestock production system; to assess the availability and use of livestock feed in the system; to analyse the role of maize as food and feed; and to analyse the factors that affect the use of maize as livestock feed. The report is organized as follows. The first section is introduction. The following section presents methods of study. Section three describes the study area. Section four presents crop production in the maize belt area. Sections five and six deal with maize and livestock production in the maize belt, respectively. Section seven presents the multiple roles of maize, while section eight describes the feed marketing situation in the study area. Section nine concludes the paper and draws implications. 2008-02-21 2009-12-22T14:27:56Z 2009-12-22T14:27:56Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/220 en application/pdf International Livestock Research Institute Gebremedhin, B.; Fernandez-Rivera, S.; Hassena, M.; Mwangi, W.; Ahmed, S. 2007. Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia. ILRI Research Report 6. Nairobi (Kenya): ILRI.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
Hassena, M.
Mwangi, W.
Ahmed, S.
Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia
title Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia
title_full Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia
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title_full_unstemmed Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia
title_short Maize and livestock: their inter-linked roles in meeting human needs in Ethiopia
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