This study examines the factors influencing adoption of three related dairy technologies in coastal Kenya, and assesse the impacts of dairy adoption on household income, employment generation and nutritional status of pre-school children. The technologies studied were adoption of grade and crossb...
Nicholson, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Mohammed, L.
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Muinga, R.W.
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Mwamachi, D.M.
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Elabasha, E.H.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Thorpe, W.R.
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[Smallholder dairy technology in coastal Kenya. An adoption and impact study]
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Smallholder dairy technology in coastal Kenya. An adoption and impact study
The potential of participatory scenario processes to catalyse individual and collective transformation
and policy change is emphasised in several theoretical reflections. Participatory scenario
processes are believed to enhance participants’ systems understanding, learning, networking and
subsequ...
Totin, Edmond
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Butler, James
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Partey, Samuel
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
,
[Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali]
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Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Kruska, R.L.
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Thornton, Philip K.
,
Herrero, Mario T.
,
[A production system map for Africa]
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A production system map for Africa
Douxchamps, Sabine
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Silvestri, Silvia
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Ndour, N.Y.B.
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Buah, S.S.J.
,
Some, L.
,
Herrero, Mario T.
,
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
,
Ouédraogo, M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
,
Asten, Piet J.A. van
,
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
,
[Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: Evidence from West Africa]
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Linking agricultural adaptation strategies and food security: Evidence from West Africa
Thornton, Philip K.
,
[Is the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report telling us anything new about climate change and food security?]
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Is the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report telling us anything new about climate change and food security?
This paper examines how controlling livestock trypanosomiasis, transmitted by tsetse-fly (Glossina spp.), affects the rate and location of agricultural expansion in Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia. Control of the disease will reduce animal mortality, increase productivity per animal and cause livestock po...
Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
,
Kruska, R.L.
,
[Livestock disease control and the changing landscapes of south-west Ethiopia]
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Livestock disease control and the changing landscapes of south-west Ethiopia
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
,
Thornton, Philip K.
,
Kruska, R.L.
,
Reid, Robin S.
,
Henninger, N.
,
Williams, Timothy O.
,
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Niezen, J.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
,
[Mapping livestock systems and changes to 2050: Implications for West Africa]
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Mapping livestock systems and changes to 2050: Implications for West Africa
The question of whether the contentious situation at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, engendered by human population growth, agricultural intensification and perceptions of proper and sustainable land use, is a prevalent problem on a broader continental scale is addressed.
Ellis, J.
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Reid, Robin S.
,
Thornton, Philip K.
,
Kruska, R.L.
,
[Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster]
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Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster
Climate-induced livelihood transitions in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. A recent study by Jones and Thornton (2009) points to the possibility of such climate-induced livelihood transitions in the mixed crop-livestock rainfed arid-semiarid systems of Africa. These mix...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Jones, Peter G.
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Karanja, S.
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Mutie, Ianetta
,
Rufino, Mariana C.
,
Thornton, Philip K.
,
[Potential impact of climate change on resilience and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems in East Africa. Report of a World Bank study]
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Potential impact of climate change on resilience and livelihoods in mixed crop-livestock systems in East Africa. Report of a World Bank study
Thornton, Philip K.
,
[Representing farmers' objectives in integrated models: Trying to hit a moving target for agricultural development]
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Representing farmers' objectives in integrated models: Trying to hit a moving target for agricultural development