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Extension Services for Livestock Keepers in Low-Income Countries—A Low Priority?
| العنوان: | Extension Services for Livestock Keepers in Low-Income Countries—A Low Priority? |
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| المؤلفون: | Salimata Pousga, Ulf Magnusson, Ismail Moumouni, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan Dayo, Assa Kante, Sofia Boqvist |
| المصدر: | Animals, Vol 12, Iss 6, p 726 (2022) |
| بيانات النشر: | MDPI AG, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Veterinary medicine LCC:Zoology |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | West Africa, food security, animal sourced food, small holder, pastoral, agro-pastoral, Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100, Zoology, QL1-991 |
| الوصف: | Achievement of sustainable agricultural development and national food security in Africa is dependent on several factors, including productivity in the livestock production sub-sector. This study surveyed farmers’ perceptions on provision of extension services relating to livestock production in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Benin. A structured questionnaire comprising dichotomous, multiple-choice, and open-ended questions was used to survey a total of 1560 farmers in Burkina Faso, 345 in Mali, and 480 in Benin. Most farmers surveyed pursued integrated crop and livestock production, but more frequently in Burkina Faso (91%) than in Mali and Benin (66%). Around one-third (36%) of the respondents in Burkina Faso had access to livestock extension services, while the corresponding figure in Mali and Benin was 54% and 69%, respectively (p < 0.01). Moreover, 71% of respondents in Mali, 73% in Burkina Faso, and 84% in Benin reported significantly (p < 0.05) fewer extension activities for livestock compared with crop production. Thus, livestock production seems to be given low priority in agricultural extension interventions. We recommend that future diffusion of technological packages should be more holistic, considering the major concerns of the specific environment and the socio-cultural traditions of both livestock and crop producers. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2076-2615 |
| Relation: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/6/726; https://doaj.org/toc/2076-2615 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ani12060726 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/fdf7041ba9cf423d92476c23152ef96b |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.fdf7041ba9cf423d92476c23152ef96b |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 20762615 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/ani12060726 |