Resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban sheep, goat and cattle enterprises

Resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban sheep, goat and cattle enterprises.

Urban livestock husbandry receives growing attention given the increasing urban demand for livestock products. At the same time, little is known about the resource use efficiency in urban livestock enterprises and eventual negative externalities. In livestock production, feeds are an important resource whose nutrients are transformed into products (meat and milk) to generate financial return to...

Characteristics of Urban and Peri-Urban Sheep Production Systems and Economic Contribution in Highlands of Ethiopia

This study was initiated to characterize urban and peri-urban sheep production systems and their economic importance in and around the towns of Debre Berhan and Dessie, Ethiopia. The study was undertaken using group discussions, structured questionnaire and personal observations. In both locations the majority of sheep producers were male household heads and predominantly traders in urban and f...

Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture

characteristics of urban and peri-urban sheep production systems and economic contribution in highlands of ethiopia

this study was initiated to characterize urban and peri-urban sheep production systems and their economic importance in and around the towns of debre berhan and dessie, ethiopia. the study was undertaken using group discussions, structured questionnaire and personal observations. in both locations the majority of sheep producers were male household heads and predominantly traders in urban and f...

Peri- Urban Production Systems Research Natural Resources Systems Programme Literature Review on Peri-Urban Natural Resource Conceptualisation and Management Approaches

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