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...
We investigated the perceived impact of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) to pastoralists in Isinya Division, a wildlife dispersal area of Nairobi National Park, and used a range of participatory epidemiology methodologies. We compared the relative importance, incidence and impact of MCF compared t...
Bedelian, Claire
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Nkedianye, D.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Maasai perception of the impact and incidence of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in southern Kenya]
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Maasai perception of the impact and incidence of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in southern Kenya
Livestock provides an important source of income and nourishment for around one billion rural households worldwide. Demand for livestock food products is increasing, especially in developing countries, and there are opportunities to increase production to meet local demand and increase farm incom...
Mayberry, D.
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Ash, Andrew J.
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Prestwidge, D.
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Godde, Cécile M.
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Duncan, Alan J.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Ramana Reddy, Y.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India]
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Yield gap analyses to estimate attainable bovine milk yields and evaluate options to increase production in Ethiopia and India
This study used Probit model to analyze factors influencing probability of household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefits (NBS) of cattle in Mozambique. The primary data from 184 agro-pastoralist households were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data collected comprised informat...
Ng'ang'a, K.
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Ritho, C.
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Nzuma, J.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[An assessment of the factors influencing household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefit of cattle in the agro-pastoral systems of Mozambique]
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An assessment of the factors influencing household willingness to pay for non-marketed benefit of cattle in the agro-pastoral systems of Mozambique
In communal areas of NE Zimbabwe, feed resources are collectively managed, with herds grazing on grasslands during the rainy season and mainly on crop residues during the dry season, which creates interactions between farmers and competition for organic resources. Addition of crop residues or ani...
Rufino, Mariana C.
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Dury, J.
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Tittonell, Pablo A.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Zingore, Shamie
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe]
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Competing use of organic resources, village-level interactions between farm types and climate variability in a communal area of NE Zimbabwe