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Journal Article 2016-07-01

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Bulte, E.H. Giller, Ken E. Ndiwa, Nicholas N. Kifugo, S.C. McIntire, John M. Herrero, Mario T. Rufino, Mariana C.

We use data from 500 households in Samburu County (Kenya) to explore how natural environment and market accessibility affect coping and adaptation strategies of pastoralists. In particular, we ask whether households accumulate livestock wealth and invest in structural and cognitive social capital...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Bulte, E.H. ,  Giller, Ken E. ,  Ndiwa, Nicholas N. ,  Kifugo, S.C. ,  McIntire, John M. ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  Rufino, Mariana C. ,  [Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya] ,  Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya
Journal Article 2016-08-01

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Bulte, E.H. Giller, Ken E. McIntire, John M. Rufino, Mariana C.

Climate change will affect the livelihoods of pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands. Using data on agro-pastoral households from northern Kenya, we explore whether migration of household members enhances adoption of agricultural innovations that aim to provide protection against weather shocks...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Bulte, E.H. ,  Giller, Ken E. ,  McIntire, John M. ,  Rufino, Mariana C. ,  [Migration and self-protection against climate change: A case study of samburu county, Kenya] ,  Migration and self-protection against climate change: A case study of samburu county, Kenya
Journal Article 2016-12-15

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Wijk, Mark T. van Rufino, Mariana C. Giller, Ken E.

Livestock production is very risky due to climate variability in semi-arid Sub-Saharan Africa. Using data collected from 400 households in the Borena zone of the Oromia Region, we explored what drives adoption of agricultural practices that can decrease the vulnerability of agro-pastoralists to c...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Wijk, Mark T. van ,  Rufino, Mariana C. ,  Giller, Ken E. ,  [Adaptation of agriculture to climate change in semi-arid Borena, Ethiopia] ,  Adaptation of agriculture to climate change in semi-arid Borena, Ethiopia
Journal Article 2018-10

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Ritho, Cecilia Herrero, Mario T. Fraval, Simon

In Sub-Saharan Africa, research aimed at improving household livelihoods through cattle often targets commercial benefits while neglecting household-oriented benefits. The latter are rarely articulated, and their comprehensive role in livelihoods is little understood by policymakers. The main aim...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Ritho, Cecilia ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  Fraval, Simon ,  [Household-oriented benefits largely outweigh commercial benefits derived from cattle in Mabalane District, Mozambique] ,  Household-oriented benefits largely outweigh commercial benefits derived from cattle in Mabalane District, Mozambique
Journal Article 2010-03-04

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Kungu, J. Ridder, N.A. de Herrero, Mario T.

Production inefficiency is usually analyzed by economical efficiency, which is composed of two components-technical and allocative efficiencies. This study provided a direct measure of production efficiency of the smallholder milk producers in Kenya using a stochastic profit frontier and ineffici...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Kungu, J. ,  Ridder, N.A. de ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  [Profit efficiency among Kenyan smallholders milk producers: A case study of Meru-South district, Kenya] ,  Profit efficiency among Kenyan smallholders milk producers: A case study of Meru-South district, Kenya
Journal Article 2019

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas Girvetz, Evan H.

Sustained adoption of soil carbon enhancing practices (SCEPs) at scale remains an aspiration goal to maintain sufficient amount of soil carbon in household farms in order to impact on the sustained farm productivity caused by sustained soil fertility. The objective of this study is to systematica...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Anyango Jalang'o, Dorcas ,  Girvetz, Evan H. ,  [Soil carbon enhancing practices: a systematic review of barriers and enablers of adoption] ,  Soil carbon enhancing practices: a systematic review of barriers and enablers of adoption
Journal Article 2018

Autor: Mwendia, Solomon W. Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Njenga, David G. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/90961

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Mwendia, Solomon W. ,  Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi ,  Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Njenga, David G. ,  Notenbaert, An Maria Omer ,  [Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya] ,  Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya
Journal Article 2011-02-04

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Steeg, Jeannette van de Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Moyo, Siboniso Herrero, Mario T.

Livestock provide substantial contribution to the wellbeing of many rural dwellers. However, the level of livestock use and the degree of reliance on benefits derived from livestock differs across households. The factors that condition households reliance on a particular economic activity in gene...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Steeg, Jeannette van de ,  Notenbaert, An Maria Omer ,  Moyo, Siboniso ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  [Household livelihood strategies and livestock benefits dependence in Gaza province of Mozambique] ,  Household livelihood strategies and livestock benefits dependence in Gaza province of Mozambique
Journal Article 2013-10-01

Autor: Rufino, Mariana C. Thornton, Philip K. Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Mutie, Ianetta Jones, Peter G. Wijk, Mark T. van Herrero, Mario T.

Climate-induced livelihood transitions in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There is limited evidence on what such transitions might look like. We carried out fieldwork in 12 sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to understand changes in farming systems in the recent past,...

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Rufino, Mariana C. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Mutie, Ianetta ,  Jones, Peter G. ,  Wijk, Mark T. van ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  [Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty] ,  Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty
Journal Article 2017-11-11

Autor: Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi Mwongera, Caroline Kinyua, Ivy Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Girvetz, Evan H.

This paper describes data that were collected in three counties of western Kenya, namely Siaya, Bungoma, and Kakamega. The main aim of collecting the data was to assess the climate smartness, profitability and returns of soil protection and rehabilitation measures. The data were collected from 88...

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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley ,  Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi ,  Mwongera, Caroline ,  Kinyua, Ivy ,  Notenbaert, An Maria Omer ,  Girvetz, Evan H. ,  [Survey data on cost and benefits of climate smart agricultural technologies in western Kenya] ,  Survey data on cost and benefits of climate smart agricultural technologies in western Kenya

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