Download or read book Genetic Enhancement of Sorghum and Millet Residues Fed to Ruminants written by Patricia Kristjanson and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The estimated present value (US$42 million) of the proposed ILRI/ICRISAT/NARS collaborative research project on genetic improvement of millet and sorghum crop residues indicates fairly attractive returns, even with the cautious assumption made about likely adoption rates and the scope of the benefits (i.e. only meat and milk production in cattle in India). The estimated IRR to this research investment (28%) can be compared to market rates on alternative investments. Most longer-run, low-risk, private-sector investments yield rates of return three times as high as alternative investments. However, this raises the question of what is an appropriate rate of return to expect from 'public'good' type of investment such as the investment in international development oriented research. The same methodological approach was recently used (Kristjanson et al 1999) to estimate potential returns to a similary challenging crop-livestock research area, a vaccine against potential returns to a similarly challenging crop-livestock research area, a vaccine against trypanosomosis (a serious livestock disease that poses the greatest development constraint to mixed livestock-crop systems across Africa). Potential returns to this research were estimated at US$ 118 million, with an IRR of 25%, and a benefit:cost ratio of 15:1. In a comparison of predicted rates of return across 5 crop-livestock related research areas at ILRI, potential research benefits were estimated to outweigh the costs of the research by between 9 and 37 times. Returns of similar magnitudes have also been estimated for other crop improvement research. In an economic analysis of returns to 15 research themes at the Centro International de la Papa (CIP) the NPVs ranged from US$ 1 million to US$ 195 million (average US$ 67 million), with IRRs ranging from 13% to 51% (Walker and Collion 1997). ICRISAT ranked returns to 110 different research areas as part of their research priority-setting process several years ago. The average NPV, net benefit:cost ratio and IRR for the top 20 of those were US$ 61 million (with a range from US$ 8 million to US$ 265 million), 52:1 and 39%, respectively (Kelley et al 1995). Thus it appears that the magnitude of returns predicted in this study are very much in line with returns to similar research investments.
Download or read book Genetic Enhancement of Sorghum and Millet Residues Fed to Ruminants written by Mary P. Underwood and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quality and Production of Forage written by Vincenzo Tufarelli and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book "Quality and Production of Forage" is intended to keep readers updated on the developments occurring in this field. As it is apparent that livestock animals are important throughout the world because of the meat, milk and egg they produce, knowledge about the forages available to animals must also be considered for increased production, quality and efficiency. This book provides information that readers will find considerably invaluable about forage feeds, such as grass, legumes, and straw. The book is composed of ten papers, focusing on a wide range of research activities and topics that feature the following concepts of forage: the effect of conservation method on forage protein value; Microbial the composition and mycotoxin content in forage; genetic diversity of forages; timely sowing to maximize yield for both grain and biomass; ensiling treatments on forage quality; the qualitative characteristics of different accessions of new forage species; forage policy influencing feed costs; feeding forage on animal health; high-protein tropical forages as alternative sources for poultry; impact of forages in poultry diet and significance of forages in sustainable poultry production systems. This book will be an invaluable reference for students and professionals in agricultural science and grassland and animal husbandry researches.
Download or read book Growing food and feed with less environmental impact A dual crop impact narrative written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2014-11-05 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security written by Jillian M. Lenné and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It will also address claims and misinformation in the subject based on sound scientific principles.
Download or read book Genetically Improved Dual purpose Cowpea written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ILRI 2000 2001 Deciphering the Code of Life to the Benefit the Poor written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ILRI Annual Workplans 1999 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CGiAR System wide Livestock Programme Biennial report 1999 2000 written by CGIAR Systemwide Livestock Programme and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sustainable Dairy Production written by Peter de Jong and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-01-16 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in sustainable dairy production, helping the industry to develop more sustainable dairy products, through new technologies, implementing life cycle analysis, and upgrading and optimization of their current production lines. It aims to stimulate process innovations, taking into account environmental, economic and public relations benefits for companies. Topics covered include: How to set up a sustainable production line How to quantify the carbon foot print of a dairy product by using life cycle analysis Current technologies to improve the carbon foot print What measures can be taken to reduce the global warming potential of the farm Reduction of water use in dairy production Marketing sustainable dairy products Bench marking of dairy products against other food products Potential future technological developments to improve the carbon foot print for the following decades
Download or read book Improving the contribution of livestock to crop animal systems in rainfed areas in Southeast Asia Proceedings of a workshop written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ILRI 1999 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Approaches and Methods for Improving Crop animal Systems in South East Asia written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ILRI Programme Progress Achievements and Impact 1994 1998 written by International Livestock Research Institute and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smallholder Dairy Technology in Coastal Kenya written by Charles F. Nicholson and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assessed the impacts of dairy adoption on household income, employment generation and nutrition status of pre-school children. The technologies studied were adoption of grade and crossbred dairy animals, planting of the fodder Napier grass and use of the infection and treatment method of immunisation against East Coast fever. A series of household surveys was conducted from mid-1997 to mid-1998. The descriptive results from surveys of 202 households in Coast Province indicate that adoption of a grade or crossbred dairy animal may result in substantial increases in household income, can generate paid (secondary) employment, and may improve the nutritional status of pre-school-age children in the Household. Econometric analyses, which controlled for numerous confounding factos, provided less consistent support for the impact of adoption on household income and paid employment. It appears that neither the adoption nor productivity of dairying are constrained by poor availability of technology options. For dairy development activities on the coast, two areas merit atention: mechanisms for easing access to grade and crossbred dairy cattle, either through credit schemes or through self-help smallholder co-operatives, and reducing the disease risks associated with grade and corssbred dairy animals.
Download or read book Compendium of ILRI research impacts and adoption 1975 1998 written by P. K. Thornton and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Impact of chemoprophylactic control of trypanosomosis in coastal Kenya; Economic impact of N'Dama cattle in tsetse-affected areas of Zaire, Togo, Ethiopia and The Gambia; Adoption of dairy feeding management in the Ethiopian highlands; Costs and benefits of alternative theileriosis control strategies in Zimbabwe; Impacts of east coast fever immunisation in coastal and highland Kenya; Fodder bank adoption in northern Nigeria; Impact of land tenure on adoption of alley farming in West Africa; Impact of crossbred dairy-draft technology in Ethiopia; Impact of livestock on alley farming systems in West Africa; Impact of dairy intensification on Africa peri-urban milk production systems; Constraints to use of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa; Impacts of dairy intensification on nutrition and health in coastal Kenya; Economic impact of theileriosis and its control in Africa.
Download or read book Evaluation of the Effects of Plant Diseases on Yield and Nutritive Value of Crop Residues Used for Peri urban Dairy Production on the Decaan Plateau of India written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
