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Herrero, Mario T.González Estrada, E.Thornton, Philip K.Hoogenboom, Gerrit[IMPACT: integrated modelling platform for animal crop systems - Users Manual Version 1.1.]IMPACT: integrated modelling platform for animal crop systems - Users Manual Version 1.1.

The attitudes of farmers in relation to the importance of different people as information and opinion sources (InfS) for different phases of the decision-making process were studied in 91 Costa Rican dairy farmers. The InfS studied were: Family members, Other farmers, Technical advisors, Farm sta...


Herrero, Mario T.Solanoa, C.Leo, H.Pérez, E.[The role of personal information sources on the decision-making process of Costa Rican dairy farmers]The role of personal information sources on the decision-making process of Costa Rican dairy farmers

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...


Karanja Ng'ang'a, StanleyKungu, J.Ridder, N.A. deHerrero, 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

Notenbaert, An Maria OmerMassawe, Stella C.Herrero, Mario T.[Mapping risk and vulnerability hotspots in the COMESA region]Mapping risk and vulnerability hotspots in the COMESA region

The main purpose of the study presented here is to shed some light using simple and aggregated methods on the following question: In view of the expected climate change, is there also a long-term perspective for livestock development in the area, i.e. will the Turkana ecosystem be able to sustain...


Notenbaert, An Maria OmerThornton, Philip K.Herrero, Mario T.[Livestock development and climate change in Turkana District, Kenya]Livestock development and climate change in Turkana District, Kenya

Robinson, Timothy P.Thornton, Philip K.Francesconi, Gian N.Kruska, R.L.Chiozza, F.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerCecchi, G.Herrero, Mario T.Epprecht, M.Fritz, SteffenYou, LiangzhiConchedda, G.See, Linda[Global livestock production systems]Global livestock production systems

Climate change will have severe impacts in many parts of the tropics and subtropics. 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 is a relatively neglected research...


Thornton, Philip K.Steeg, Jeannette van deNotenbaert, An Maria OmerHerrero, Mario T.[The livestock-climate-poverty nexus: A discussion paper on ILRI research in relation to climate change]The livestock-climate-poverty nexus: A discussion paper on ILRI research in relation to climate change

Herrero, Mario T.MacMillan, SusanJohnson, Nancy L.Ericksen, Polly J.Duncan, Alan J.Grace, DeliaThornton, Philip K.[Improving food production from livestock]Improving food production from livestock

Fraval, SimonLannerstad, MatsHerrero, Mario T.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerRan, YlvaPaul, Birthe K.Mugatha, Simon M.Barron, JennieMorris, J.[Assessing the environmental impact of livestock industry development pathways]Assessing the environmental impact of livestock industry development pathways

The challenges facing the global food system to supply sufficient safe and nutritious food for all are considerable. To achieve this goal while also adapting to climate change and trying to reduce the environmental pressures coming from the food system will require a transformation of the food sy...


Mason-D'Croz, DanielHerrero, Mario T.Peou, RathanaThornton, Philip K.[Workshop on Transformative Technologies in Agriculture: Notes to participants]Workshop on Transformative Technologies in Agriculture: Notes to participants

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