As a result of population growth, urbanization and climate change, agricultural systems around the world face enormous pressure on the use of resources. There is a pressing need for wide-scale innovation leading to development that improves the livelihoods and food security of the world's populat...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Targeting, out-scaling and prioritising climate-smart interventions in agricultural systems: Lessons from applying a generic framework to the livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Targeting, out-scaling and prioritising climate-smart interventions in agricultural systems: Lessons from applying a generic framework to the livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa
The various ways in which livestock production systems can be incorporated into economic, partial-equilibrium, multi-market models are presented, and the challenges outlined. A particular focus and illustrative case is livestock feed. Foremost among the challenges is the reconciliation of scienti...
Msangi, Siwa
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Enahoro, Dolapo K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Magnan, Nicholas
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Havlík, Petr
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Nelgen, Signe
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[Integrating livestock feeds and production systems into agricultural multi-market models: The example of IMPACT]
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Integrating livestock feeds and production systems into agricultural multi-market models: The example of IMPACT
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Pfeifer, Catherine
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Corrigendum to “Targeting, out-scaling and prioritising climate-smart interventions in agricultural systems: Lessons from applying a generic framework to the livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa” [Agric. Syst. 2017 Feb; 151: 153–162]]
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Corrigendum to “Targeting, out-scaling and prioritising climate-smart interventions in agricultural systems: Lessons from applying a generic framework to the livestock sector in sub-Saharan Africa” [Agric. Syst. 2017 Feb; 151: 153–162]
Livestock productivity in East Africa, and especially in Tanzania, remains persistently low, while greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensities are among the highest worldwide. This mixed methods study aims to explore sustainable livestock intensification options that reduce agro-environmental trade...
Paul, Birthe
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Groot, Jeroen C.J.
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Birnholz, Celine A.
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Nzogela, Beatus
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Woyessa, Kassahun
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Sommer, Rolf
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Nijbroek, Ravic
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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[Reducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzania]
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Reducing agro-environmental trade-offs through sustainable livestock intensification across smallholder systems in Northern Tanzania
Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Njenga, David G.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya]
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Effect of feeding oat and vetch forages on milk production and quality in smallholder dairy farms in Central Kenya
The greater horn of Africa is one of the least developed regions in Africa. Livestock are an important economic resource and an essential asset for poor farmers in this region. Climate variability, population growth, low economic development, limited market integration, and low fertilizer use, am...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Kinyangi, James
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[Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa]
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Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa
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...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Household livelihood strategies and livestock benefits dependence in Gaza province of Mozambique]
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Household livelihood strategies and livestock benefits dependence in Gaza province of Mozambique
Research and practice are increasingly demonstrating the environmental benefits of pastoralism and the opportunity for sustainable development of pastoral communities through a combination of livestock and biodiversity-related business. To take full advantage of the potential biodiversity-pastora...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Davies, J.
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Manzano, P.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Aboud, A.A.O.
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Omondi, S.
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[Policies in support of pastoralism and biodiversity in the heterogeneous drylands of East Africa]
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Policies in support of pastoralism and biodiversity in the heterogeneous drylands of East Africa
Despite the importance of livestock to poor people and the magnitude of the changes that are likely to befall livestock systems, the intersection of climate change and livestock in developing countries is a relatively neglected research area. Little is known about the interactions of climate and ...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know]
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The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know
In the three major maize producing countries in the East African region of Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, up to 44% of the dietary calorie requirements is provided by maize. It is also recognized that livestock are an essential asset of poor farmers in the mixed crop-livestock systems in this regi...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Groote, H. de
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You, Liangzhi
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González Estrada, E.
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Blümmel, Michael
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[Identifying recommendation domains for targeting dual-purpose maize-based interventions in crop-livestock systems in East Africa]
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Identifying recommendation domains for targeting dual-purpose maize-based interventions in crop-livestock systems in East Africa