Improving productivity of sheep and goats (i.e. small ruminants- SR) under smallholder
farming systems faced with challenges of unfavourable climatic events has been identified as
one means of enhancing livelihoods of communities living in these areas. Interventions are
targeted through clusters ...
Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Oyieng, Edwin P.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Muigai, Anne W.T.
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[Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya]
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Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya
The Nyando Basin covering two counties of western Kenya, namely Kericho and Kisumu has been adversely affected by climate change. Prolonged droughts, followed by heavy and unpredictable rainfall that causes flooding has led to land denudation, crop and livestock losses (IPCC, 2007; Onyango et al....
Muigai, Anne W.T.
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Oyieng, Edwin P.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?]
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Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
The Nyando Basin in Kenya, a rich agricultural flood plain around Lake Victoria with a population density exceeding 400 persons per square kilometre, has been adversely affected by extreme weather events that include droughts and floods. Literacy levels are low. Land sizes are small, generally le...
Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
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Oyieng, Edwin P.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Muigai, Anne W.T.
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[Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya]
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Innovative use of sheep and goats by women in climate smart villages in Kenya
Philipsson, J.
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König, E.Z.
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Strandberg, E.
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Albihn, A.
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Atkisson, A.
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Chagunda, M.
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Frid, G.
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Kugonza, D.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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[Use of livestock resources for food security in the light of climate change]
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Use of livestock resources for food security in the light of climate change
The CGIAR research programme on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with several partners is testing a portfolio of interventions to address the threat of changing climatic conditions for smallholder farming communities living beside river flood plains, grouped into “Cl...
Ojango, Julie M.K.
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Audho, James O.
,
Oyieng, Edwin P.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Kinyangi, James
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Muigai, Anne W.T.
,
[System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya]
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System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya