Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands

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dc.creatorBenin, Samuel
dc.creatorEhui, Simeon K.
dc.creatorPender, John L.
dc.date2003
dc.date2013-07-03T05:25:42Z
dc.date2013-07-03T05:25:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:35:52Z
dc.descriptionSince 1991, there have been significant changes in utilisation of feed resources in the Ethiopian highlands: while use of communal grazing lands and private pastures has declined, use of crop residues and purchased feed has increased. In addition, although use of animal health services, and adoption of improved livestock breeds and modern management practices have increased, ownership of various types of livestock has declined. Rapid population growth has contributed most to the declining trends in grazing resources and ownership of livestock, showing the negative effects of increasing pressure on already degraded resources in the Ethiopian highlands. Conversely, access to own land, increased participation in credit and extension programmes targeting livestock, and improvement in access to markets have had significant positive impacts on adoption of improved livestock technologies and ownership of livestock. Thus, reducing population growth, and improving access to markets and credit and extension programmes targeting livestock can enhance the role of livestock in improving food security and reducing poverty, especially in the mixed crop-livestock farming systems as exist in the East African highlands.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/32891
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/108959
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBenin, Samuel; Ehui, Simeon K.; and Pender, John L. 2003. Policies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands. Environment, Development and Sustainablility;5: 491-510. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025737315629
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.subjectownership
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectinnovation adoption
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectmixed farming
dc.subjectanimal health
dc.subjectbreeds
dc.subjectland management
dc.titlePolicies for livestock development in the Ethiopian highlands
dc.typeJournal Article

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