Most of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Kenya, depend heavily on agriculture for income and food security. Any effort aiming to sustain and improve the productivity in agriculture is, therefore, an important step towards improving the livelihoods of many households. Soils are...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart soil practices in Western Kenya.]
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Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart soil practices in Western Kenya.
Smallholder farmers (SF) are the biggest food producers in Tanzania (TZ), where hetero- geneous mixed crop-livestock farming systems dominate agriculture (Fig 1). Feed scarcity and quality are major issues facing smallholder dairy farmers in Tanzania.
Climate projections for Tanzania indicate inc...
Mukiri, Jessica
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Prestwidge, Di
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Ash, Andrew J.
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Paul, Birthe
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[Climate change adaptation through planted forages in Southern Highlands, Tanzania]
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Climate change adaptation through planted forages in Southern Highlands, Tanzania
This household survey was conducted among 88 respondents by CIAT in three counties of western Kenya (Bungoma, Kakamega, and Siaya) in 2016. The main aim of the project was to conduct a cost benefit analysis of eight climate-smart soil (CSS) practices, as a step toward understanding whether they w...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Kinyua, Ivy
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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[Household Survey Data on Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate-Smart Soil Practices in Western Kenya]
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Household Survey Data on Cost Benefit Analysis of Climate-Smart Soil Practices in Western Kenya
Osele, Vivian
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Mukiri, Jessica
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Paul, Birthe K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Land requirement to feed a productive dairy cow and a healthy family]
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Land requirement to feed a productive dairy cow and a healthy family
Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Araba, Debisi
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[How forage production can play a role in Nigeria’s Nomadic/farm-holders' conflict]
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How forage production can play a role in Nigeria’s Nomadic/farm-holders' conflict
To inform BMZ forage project in Western Kenya, literature review was undertaken to provide understanding of demographics and livestock keeping in Kakamega, Busia and Bungoma Counties in Western Kenya. Livestock agriculture is key in Kenyan household incomes and human nutrition through milk and me...
Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Review of livestock production in Kakamega, Busia and Bungoma Counties in Western Kenya]
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Review of livestock production in Kakamega, Busia and Bungoma Counties in Western Kenya
Mwilawa, A.
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Mathias, J.
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Mwendia, Solomon W.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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[Adopting improved forage grasses and legumes for semi-arid zones in Tanzania]
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Adopting improved forage grasses and legumes for semi-arid zones in Tanzania