The purpose of this transdisciplinary project was to cogenerate methods, information and solutions between local communities, local and international scientists and policy makers involved in climate change and adaptation programmes, for coping mechanisms and adapting strategies to climate change ...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Maute, F.R.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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[Coping strategies and vulnerability to climate change of households in Mozambique]
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Coping strategies and vulnerability to climate change of households in Mozambique
The economic and performance effect of supplementing smallholder cattle by substituting commercial feed with iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets based on alternative protein sources was investigated in two trials. In trial 1, three diets (commercial concentrate, commercial concentrate partial...
Chakoma, Irenie
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Manyawu, Godfrey J.
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Gwiriri, L.C.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Dube, Sikhalazo
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Imbayarwo-Chikosi, V.E.
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Halimani, T.E.
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Chakoma, C.
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Maasdorp, B.V.
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Buwu, V.
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[Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe]
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Promoting the use of home-mixed supplements as alternatives to commercial supplements in smallholder beef production systems in the subhumid region of Zimbabwe
The Global Plan of Action (GPA) for Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) adopted by FAO recognizes the role of AnGR for food security through improved productivity while maintaining genetic diversity. A critical issue for conservation and genetic improvement programmes is the availability of supportiv...
Zonabend König, Emelie
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Hoffmann, I.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Philipsson, J.
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[Infrastructure for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in southern and eastern Africa]
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Infrastructure for sustainable use of animal genetic resources in southern and eastern Africa
Angadi, U.B.
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Animut, G.
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Anandan, S.
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Blümmel, Michael
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Rahman, Habibur
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Jones, Christopher S.
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[FeedBase-Ethiopia: Database and decision making tool for supply and demand of livestock feed resources in Ethiopia]
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FeedBase-Ethiopia: Database and decision making tool for supply and demand of livestock feed resources in Ethiopia
This study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between date of birth and growth performance of calves born to seasonally-bred range cows. Late born calves exhibited an apparent superiority in preweaning growth over that of their early-born counterparts. This was attributed to a positiv...
Rege, J.E.O.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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[Effect of birth date on growth performance of calves of seasonally-bred range cattle]
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Effect of birth date on growth performance of calves of seasonally-bred range cattle
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
This study assesses the contributions of livestock to risk management and coping strategies and to identify livestock-centred interventions that can be used to save lives and livelihoods in crisis and emergency situations in selected countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). ...
Freeman, H.A.
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Kaitibie, S.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Livestock, livelihoods and vulnerability in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia: designing livestock interventions for emergency situations]
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Livestock, livelihoods and vulnerability in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia: designing livestock interventions for emergency situations
It is widely acknowledged that goats in developing countries fulfill multiple functions and can contribute to improved livelihoods of smallholders. The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique however is fairly unknown. The objective of the paper is therefore to identify and create a deep...
Boogaard, B.K.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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[The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation]
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The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation