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Draught animal power for production

Publication Code:

PR010

Author(s):

CopIand, J. W.

proceedings of an international workshop held at James Cook University, Townsville, Qld, Australia, 10-16 July 1985.

Goat production and research in the tropics

Publication Code:

PR007

Author(s):

Copland, J.W,

proceedings of a workshop held at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 6-8 February 1984. The aims of the workshop Goat Production and Research in the Tropics were: firstly to identify the major problems facing the goat industries in developing countries: secondly, to understand Australia's comparative advantage in goat research: and finally, to identify potential topics, operating institutions and scientists around which ACIAR might develop collaborative research proposals.

Final Report: Forage legumes for supplementing village pigs in Lao PDR

Publication Code:

FR2010-21

Author(s):

Phonepaseuth Phengsavanh, Soukanh Keonouchanh, Viengsavanh Phimphachanvongsod and Ammaly Phengvilaysouk (Livestock Research Center, NAFRI, Lao PDR) and John Kopinski (DEEDI, Australia)

Final report for project AH/2004/046, Forage legumes for supplementing village pigs in Lao PDR.

Social capital and cattle marketing chains in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia

Publication Code:

TR074

Price:

$21.00

Author(s):

Ian W. Patrick, Graham R. Marshall, I.G.A.A. Ambarawati and Muktasam Abdurrahman

This study provides evidence of the importance of social capital in the process of alleviating poverty through rural development initiatives, particularly with respect to Indonesian smallholders accessing cattle market opportunities.

Forages and farmers - Case studies from South-East Asia

Publication Code:

MN142

Price:

$35.00

Author(s):

John Connell, Werner Stür and Peter Horne

Copublished by ACIAR and CIAT (International Center for Tropical Agriculture), this book recounts the stories of innovative farmers, both men and women, who transformed marginal farming into productive, profitable and market-oriented enterprises.

Beef palatabililty in the Republic of South Africa: implications for niche-marketing strategies

Publication Code:

TR072

Price:

$15.00

Author(s):

John Thompson, Rod Polkinghorne, Alan Gee, Dan Motiang, Phillip Strydom, Mpho Mashau, Jones Ng’ambi, Rietta deKock and Heather Burrow

ACIAR supports research on improving the competitiveness and profitability of smallholder cattle producers in the Republic of South Africa. The consumer research presented in this report highlights the potential for smallholder producers of indigenous cattle to gain a share of markets currently dominated by grain-fed beef from feedlots.

Salinity reduction in tannery effluents in India and Australia

Publication Code:

IAS061

Price:

$22.00

Author(s):

Fisher H. and Pearce D.

This study examines research undertaken in India, where communities are suffering economically and socially from the salt pollution from tanneries. The estimated net benefits to Indian tanneries is A$47.3 million in present-value terms (using a 5% discount rate), of which $22.4 million can be attributed to ACIAR on a cost-share basis. They represent an impressive 32.4% internal rate of return.