Sub-Saharan Africa faces huge food supply challenges due to increasing human population, limited opportunities to increase arable land, and declining yields associated with continuously declining soil fertility. To cater for their food requirements, smallholders use only modest levels of inorgani...
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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[Enhancing sustainable soil fertility management by smallholders: the case of Vihiga, western Kenya]
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Enhancing sustainable soil fertility management by smallholders: the case of Vihiga, western Kenya
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Stoorvogel, J.J.
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Salasya, B.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Bekele, N.
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Croucher, M.
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Karanja, S.
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Booltink, H.W.G.
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[System prototyping and impact assessment for sustainable alternatives in mixed farming systems in high potential areas of eastern Africa]
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System prototyping and impact assessment for sustainable alternatives in mixed farming systems in high potential areas of eastern Africa
This paper examines the effects of wildlife tourism-based payments for ecosystem services (PES) on poverty, wealth inequality and the livelihoods of herders in the Maasai Mara Ecosystem in south-western Kenya. It uses the case of Olare Orok Conservancy PES programme in which pastoral landowners h...
Osano, P.M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Kaelo, D.
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Schomers, S.
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Birner, R.
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Ogutu, J.
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[Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya]
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Why keep lions instead of livestock? Assessing wildlife-tourism based payment for ecosystem services involving herders in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
A cross-sectional survey was carried out in four counties of Jonglei State, South Sudan, between May and June 2012 to determine the distribution and northern limit of Theileria parva, the causative agent of East Coast fever in cattle, and its tick vector Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, as a prerequ...
Marcellino, Wani L.
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Salih, Diaeldin A.
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Njahira, Moses N.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Araba, A.
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El Hussein, A.M.
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Seitzer, U.
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Ahmed, J.S.
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Bishop, Richard P.
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Skilton, Robert A.
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[The Emergence of Theileria parva in Jonglei State, South Sudan: Confirmation using molecular and serological diagnostic tools]
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The Emergence of Theileria parva in Jonglei State, South Sudan: Confirmation using molecular and serological diagnostic tools
This study sought to determine the level of awareness of the informal indigenous livestock grading and pricing system among producers and the exploitation of this knowledge to increase market participation and realise better prices and returns for their animals. Data was collected from 144 small ...
Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Warsame, A.
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Marshall, Karen
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[Knowledge and exploitation of small ruminant grading and pricing systems among Somaliland livestock producers]
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Knowledge and exploitation of small ruminant grading and pricing systems among Somaliland livestock producers
Wanyoike, Francis N.
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Mtimet, Nadhem
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mugunieri, Lawrence Godiah
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Warsame, A.
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Marshall, Karen
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[Knowledge of livestock grading and market participation among small ruminant producers in northern Somalia]
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Knowledge of livestock grading and market participation among small ruminant producers in northern Somalia
Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mutie, J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mango, Joash
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa]
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Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa
Agricultural extension systems across Africa are under great pressure to become more efficient and effective. Whereas proposals abound as to what African governments should do in order to achieve these goals, those addressing how they might do so are rare. The literature still offers little guida...
Omamo, S.W.
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Kagwanja, J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Nyabenge, M.
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Matere, C.
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Mulatu, W.
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[Agricultural extension reform in Africa: Insights and lessons from livestock disease control in South-West Ethiopia]
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Agricultural extension reform in Africa: Insights and lessons from livestock disease control in South-West Ethiopia
Smallholder livestock farmers face challenges such as lack of appropriate fora and networks which can motivate and influence the adoption of breeding strategies in West Africa. Efforts to ensure participation of livestock owners in breeding programs such as performance recording, the use of villa...
Pali, Pamela N.
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Zaibet, L.
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Mburu, S.K.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Rware, H.I.
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[The potential influence of social networks on the adoption of breeding strategies]
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The potential influence of social networks on the adoption of breeding strategies
Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mulatu, Woudylaew
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Rowlands, G.J.
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[Impact assessment of the effect of tsetse control on livestock productivity]
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Impact assessment of the effect of tsetse control on livestock productivity