Currently over 1000 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) on integrated pest management (IPM) and/or integrated soil management are being successfully implemented in Kenya and many more in Africa as a whole. In 2001, the DFID/FAO project on Farmer Field Schools for livestock began adapting and testing the F...
We applied an innovation framework to sustainable livestock development research projects in Africa and Asia. The focus of these projects ranged from pastoral systems to poverty and ecosystems services mapping to market access by the poor to fodder and natural resource management to livestock par...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Dickson, N.
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Clark, W.C.
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Romney, D.L.
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Puskur, Ranjitha
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MacMillan, Susan
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Grace, Delia
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[Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development]
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Linking international agricultural research knowledge with action for sustainable development
Maize provides an important source of forage for the maize–dairy farmers in Kenya. However, due to small farm size, maize cannot supply all the feed needed for dairy cattle and forage is in short supply in the dry seasons. This paper examines practices to increase the health and use of maize and ...
Lukuyu, Ben A.
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Murdoch, A.J.
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Romney, D.L.
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Mwangi, D.M.
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Njuguna, J.G.M.
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McLeod, A.
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Jama, A.N.
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[Integrated maize management options to improve forage yield and quality on smallholder farms in Kenya]
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Integrated maize management options to improve forage yield and quality on smallholder farms in Kenya