Read about the importance of gender responsive adaptation and mitigation policies and
strategies in ensuring a productive agriculture sector. In Uganda, the government is working to prioritize agriculture adaptation actions from the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). We also show how...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Ogutu, J.
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Wolff, T. de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Ouna, T.
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Arunga, M.
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Omolo, Abisalom
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Oduor, V.
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[Better understanding livelihood strategies and poverty through the mapping of livelihood assets: A pilot study in Kenya]
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Better understanding livelihood strategies and poverty through the mapping of livelihood assets: A pilot study in Kenya
The practical utilization of available modern as well as traditional weather forecasting systems builds herders’ resiliency capacity to climatic shocks. The precision and reliability of the forecasting system determines its creditability and acceptance by the users to be proactive in the decision...
Ayal, Desalegn Y.
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Desta, S.
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Gebru, G.
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Kinyangi, James
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Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia]
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Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia
A community-based methodology called the ‘stages of progress’ approach was used to assess household poverty dynamics in 20 communities and for over 1,700 households representing two different ethnic groups in Western Kenya. The objectives of the study were to obtain a better understanding of hous...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nindo, W.
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[Pathways out of poverty in western Kenya and the role of livestock]
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Pathways out of poverty in western Kenya and the role of livestock
This is the 39th of a series of Working Papers prepared for the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI). The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock Development in the context of poverty alleviation. Livestock is vital to the economies of many developing countries. ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Krishna, A.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kuan, J.
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Quilca, G.
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Sánchez Urrelo, A.
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[Dynamic poverty processes and the role of livestock in Peru]
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Dynamic poverty processes and the role of livestock in Peru