Guido Gryseels and Frank M. Anderson
ILCA Research Report, No. 4
December 1983
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK CENTRE FOR AFRICA
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
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ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
ABSTRACT
The Ethiopian highlands are briefly described and their potential for improved agricultural production is assessed. ILCA's studies on the traditional smallholder production system of the highlands are then reported in detail, and productivity aspects of the system's crop and livestock components are analysed. The results of research on innovations, including an improved forage/dairy cow package, improved animal traction and the cultivation of bottomland, are given. The approach to Farming Systems Research (FSR) with special reference to livestock is discussed together with the implications for adoption of the approach and its results by a national agency, some research experiences, and the outlook for future research.
KEY WORDS
/Ethiopia//highlands//small-scale farming//mixed farming//productivity//farming systems//research/-/food crops//feed crops//livestock//crossbreds//milk production//animal traction//bottomland soils//biogas/
RESUME
On trouvera dans le présent Rapport de recherche, une description succinte des hauts plateaux éthiopiens et une estimation des possibilités d'amélioration de la production agricole dans cet environnement.
Les travaux du CIPEA sur le système de production de la petite exploitation traditionnelle des hauts plateaux font ensuite l'objet d'une description détaillée et la productivité des composantes agriculture et élevage du système est analysée. Le Rapport présente en outre, les résultats de la recherche sur certaines innovations, notamment sur un programme d'amélioration intégrée fourrage/vaches laitières, sur la traction animale améliorée et sur l'exploitation agricole des bas-fonds.
L'approche à la recherche sur les systèmes d'exploitation agricole (RSA) est également analysée, en particulier en ce qui concerne la composante animale; pour terminer, le Rapport passe en revue les conséquences de l'adoption de la RSA et de ses résultats par un organisme public, ainsi que certaines expériences et perspectives en matière de recherche.
MOTS-CLES
/Ethiopie//haut plateau//petite exploitation agricole//exploitation mixte//productivité//système d'exploitation agricole//recherche/-/culture vivrière//culture fourragère//bétail//métis//production laitière//traction animale//sol de bas-fond//biogaz/
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1.1. Introduction
1.2. The highlands of sub-Saharan Africa and the Ethiopian highlands
1.3. The agricultural systems of the Ethiopian highlands1.3.1 The high-potential cereal/livestock zone
1.3.2 The low-potential cereal/livestock zone
1.3.3 The high-potential horticulture/livestock zone1.4 Previous agricultural research and development in Ethiopia
1.5 Land tenure system
2. Studies on the traditional agricultural system
2.1 Methods
2.2 The production environment
2.3 Land holdings, use and productivity
2.4 Livestock holdings and productivity
2.5 Labour supply and allocation
2.6 Subsistence food economy
2.7 Agricultural product prices
2.8 Model of the traditional system
3. Research on innovations for the smallholder agricultural system
3.1 Research background
3.2 The research approach3.3 Results of systems research at Debre Zeit
3.3.1 Participating farmers
3.3.2 Research farms
3.3.3 Cooperative farms3.4 Results of component research at Debre Zeit and Debre Berman
3.4.1 Pasture and agronomy research
3.4.2 Animal traction research
3.4.3 Alternative energy sources for smallholders
4. The highlands programme in the context of FSR
4.1.1 Diagnostic stage
4.1.2 Design and testing stage
4.1.3 Adoption of the research approach and its results by a national agency
Acronyms, abbreviations, signs and units
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research