Publications and Resources

Food legume crops are cultivated since the earliest days of agriculture for human food and animal feed.Today these crops are grown globally, providing food and nutritional
security. In particular, they are the main source of protein, macro and...

Village- and central nucleus-based schemes were simulated and evaluated
for their relative bio-economic efficiencies, using Ethiopia’s Menz sheep as
example. The schemes were: village-based 2-tier (Scheme-1) and 1-tier
(Scheme-2) cooperative village...

A simulation study was conducted to optimize a cooperative village-based
sheep breeding scheme for Menz sheep of Ethiopia. Genetic gains and
profits were estimated under nine levels of farmers’ participation and
three scenarios of controlled breeding...

Periploca laevigata is an important shrub for grazing in the dry season. Although it contains tannins, it is palatable and is grazed mainly by camels, sheep, and goats. As this plant is able to grow in dry and rocky conditions in the poorest of soils...

Retama is noted as an important multi-purpose species in need of conservation. It is a drought-tolerant legume species native to the Mediterranean, which is beneficial for dune stabilization and rangeland rehabilitation. Retama can also establish...

The Indus basin of Pakistan is vulnerable to climate change which would directly affect the livelihoods of poor people engaged in irrigated agriculture. The situation could be worse in middle and lower part of this basin which occupies 90% of the...

Goat livestock is generally considered as an efficient activity for smallholders to eradicate
poverty in many situations. More and more projects are submitted for donors who have
still few references and data to evaluate if these proposals could be...