Production diversification and income generating options for small-scale resource poor livestock farmers of the dry areas: The case of lamb fattening in West Asia and North Africa
Abstract
Human population growth and the derived increase in demand for animal products such as milk and meat have encouraged a trend of production diversification from traditional sheep production systems in the Syrian Arab Republic. Lamb fattening systems have thus emerged over the last decade especially in peri-urban areas. These systems have developed and benefited especially from the increasing demand for sheep and lamb meat in the Middle Eastern regions. Objective of the project is to develop tools for production diversification, targeting income generation and livelihood improvement of resource proor producer on the basis of identified market opportunities. In a market-oriented and community based approach, using an adaptive and participatory research framework, constraints and opportunities will be identified. Trials will be conducted using different combinations of protein and energy levels to evaluate breed potentials. This assessment will consider recommendations for breeding and management of genetic resources in accordance to current breeding conditions and structures in Syria, Jordan and Tunisia.
keywords lamb fattening sheep dry area small scale farmers West Asis Northern Africa
Publikationen
Low-cost feeding strategies for fattening Awassi lambs in Syria
Autoren: Hartwell, B., W., Iniguez, L., Wurzinger, M., Knaus, W. Jahr: 2005
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Project staff
Maria Wurzinger
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Maria Wurzinger
maria.wurzinger@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93001, 93220, 93414
Project Leader
01.03.2004 - 28.02.2007
Wilhelm Friedrich Knaus
Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Wilhelm Friedrich Knaus
wilhelm.knaus@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93235
Project Staff
01.03.2004 - 28.02.2007
Johann Sölkner
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Johann Sölkner
johann.soelkner@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93201, 93231
Project Staff
01.03.2004 - 28.02.2007
Werner Zollitsch
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Werner Zollitsch
werner.zollitsch@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-93211, 99101, 99111
Project Staff
01.03.2004 - 28.02.2007
BOKU partners
External partners
International Center of Agriculture in the Dry Areas_x000D_
Luis Iniguez
partner