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Micro-finance for Livestock Development in the Aid/Semi-Arid Areas of Kenya: Investment Opportunities and Credit Supply Mechanisms

Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2002

This paper is written in the context of a development bank funding for livestock development in the arid/semi-arid areas of Kenya. A number of activities in the funding proposal will be supported by credit. They include beekeeping in small units, small scale honey refineries, a mini dairy plant...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246209

Policy and scale factors influencing efficiency in dairy and poultry production in Bangladesh

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Islam, S.M.F.; Delgado, C.; Ehui, S.; … - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2005

Stochastic frontier functions were used to assess the impact of a set of policy and scale factors on the efficiency of …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246240

CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND SMALLHOLDER DAIRY PRODUCTION IN THE EAST AFRICAN HIGHLANDS: APPLICATION OF A SWITCHING REGRESSION MODEL

Freeman, H Ade; Ehui, Simeon K; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1998

Accurate assessment of farmers’ credit constraint condition is important in order to understand the circumstances under which credit would have its greatest impact. In this study a switching regression model was used to determine the impact of credit on smallholder dairy farms in the East...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246192

Supply and Demand for Livestock Credit in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons for Designing New Credit Schemes

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Ehui, S K; Von Kaufmann, R - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2002

Based on analysis of credit supply in Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, it is shown that public credit institutions do not have sufficient funds to meet the demand for livestock credit and cannot mobilize savings from their clients or other commercial sources for one reason or another. In...

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A framework for evaluating the sustainability and economic viability of crop livestock systems in sub Saharan Africa

Ehui, S K; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1997

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Livestock marketing, food security and related issues in Ethipia

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Ayele, Gezahegn - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2004

Ethiopia has a large livestock population that performs multiple functions and contributes to food security both directly and indirectly. However, the contribution of the sector to the economy is much less than its potential due to various reasons, one of the important reason lies in the...

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A Rapid Appraisal of Institutions Supporting Somali Livestock Export

Mugunieri, Lawrence; Costagli, Riccardo; Osman, I O; … - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2008

This report presents finding of a rapid appraisal of institutions supporting livestock trade and marketing in Somalia. Institutions were conceptualised to encompass the organisations (formal and informal) as well as rules, procedures, and practices either formal or informal that govern the...

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Seasonal and inter-market differences in prices of small ruminants in Ethiopia

Ayele, Gezahegn; Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Teklewold, Hailemariam - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2006

Hedonic price models were fitted to a sample of 1397 sheep and 1293 goats respectively for which data were collected from nine markets in Ethiopia over a 12 month period. The objective was to determine seasonal and inter-market differences in prices after controlling for the effects of different...

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Towards Improving Livestock Export Marketing Support Services in the Somali Context: Survey Findings and Implications

Negassa, A.; Costalgi, R.; Metete, G.; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2008

This study was conducted with the main objective to provide empirical information that informs the debates and decision making processes towards improving livestock trade and marketing in Somalia by enabling the development of effective and efficient marketing support services and accountable...

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Market and other factors affecting farm specific production efficiency in pig production in Vietnam

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Akter, Shaheen - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2008

In developing country production environment, farm production efficiency is often measured in terms of on … farm production decisions hence its efficiency. Stochastic frontier production function was used to assess technical … efficiency and its determinants including input and output market variables for a sample of 1962 pig farms in Vietnam with data …

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