March 2012

Opportunities and challenges of honey production in Gomma district of Jimma zone, South-west Ethiopia

The study was conducted in Gomma district South west Ethiopia to assess the various opportunities and its constraints of beekeeping in the area. For this study, 6 Peasant Associations (PAs) were selected using systematic random sampling technique and interviewed using pre-tested structured questionnaires. The opportunities for beekeeping in the study areas were the existence and abundance of honeybee, availability...

Author(s): Chala Kinati, Taye Tolemariam, Kebede Debele and Tadele Tolosa

March 2012

Production and price of indigenous naked neck and full feathered chicken reared under rural scavenging system in Bangladesh

A total of 63 farm families and 63 consumers from Gazipur and Mymensingh districts were randomly selected to assess the production and local market price of indigenous naked neck (Nana) and full feathered (nana) chickens reared under rural scavenging system. Data were collected through personal interviews using semi-structured and pre-tested interview schedules for the period of July to December, 2009. Clutch size, egg...

Author(s): Mohammad F. Ahmed, Masahide Nishibori and Mohammed A. Islam,