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Measuring productivity in African agriculture: a survey of applications

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

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CROP-LIVESTOCK INTERACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD CROP PRODUCTION IN TROPICAL AFRICA

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Cobbina, J - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1990

A system consists of its agro-ecological and socioeconomic components and interactions among them (so that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts). The interactions are neither linear nor unidirectional, so a certain degree of change at any point in the system may generate different...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011246263

Regulations for safety of animal source foods in selected Sub-Saharan African countries: Current statu and their implicationss

Jabbar, Mohammad A.; Grace, Delia - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 2012

six sub-Saharan African countries - Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. The objective was to …

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The Role of Alley Farming in African Livestock Production

Reynolds, Len; Jabbar, Mohammad A. - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), … - 1994

multipurpose trees that are regularly pruned for mulch and/or forage, has been studied for over 10 years in Africa. Prunings from … ruminants in West Africa with the foliage of leguminous trees is increased survival, and the forage is best directed at late … pregnant and lactating females. In East Africa crossbred dairy cows show a significant response in milk production to …

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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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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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Government spending, corruption and economic growth

d'Agostino, G.; Dunne, J.P; Pieroni, L. - Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit … - 2012

This paper considers the effects of corruption and government spending on economic growth. It starts from an endogenous growth model and extends it to account for the detrimental effects of corruption on the potentially productive components of government spending, namely military and investment...

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Mapping and deterring violent extremist networks in North-West Africa

Walther, Olivier; Leuprecht, Christian - Institut for Grænseregionsforskning, Syddansk Universitet - 2015

This article examines the structural and spatial organization of violent extremist organizations (VEOs) across the Sahara. Building on the Armed Conflict Location and Event Dataset (ACLED), a public collection of political violence data for developing states, the article investigates structural...

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Networks in Conflict: Theory and Evidence from the Great War of Africa

König, Michael; Rohner, Dominic; Thoenig, Mathias; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

We study from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective how a network of military alliances and enmities affects the intensity of a conflict. The model combines elements from network theory and from the politico-economic theory of conflict. We postulate a Tullock contest success function...

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A Colonial Legacy of African Gender Inequality? Evidence from Christian Kampala, 1895-2011

Meier zu Selhausen, Felix; Weisdorf, Jacob - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

The colonial legacy of African underdevelopment is widely debated but hard to document. We use occupational statistics from Protestant marriage registers of historical Kampala to investigate the hypothesis that African gender inequality and female disempowerment are rooted in colonial times. We...

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