The contemporary concern about anthropogenic release of greenhouse gas (GHG) into the
environment and the contribution of livestock to this phenomenon have sparked animal
scientists’ interest in predicting methane (CH4) emissions by ruminants. Focusing on milk
production, we address six basic nut...
Tedeschi, L.O.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[An Overview of Dairy Cattle Models for Predicting Milk Production: Their Evolution, Evaluation, and Application for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) for Livestock.]
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An Overview of Dairy Cattle Models for Predicting Milk Production: Their Evolution, Evaluation, and Application for the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) for Livestock.
The purpose of this working paper is to provide insight into how we can use novel approaches to scale up research findings on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) to meaningfully address the challenges of poverty and climate change. The approaches described include those based on value chains and priv...
Westermann, Olaf
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Förch, Wiebke
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[Reaching more farmers: Innovative approaches to scaling up climate-smart agriculture]
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Reaching more farmers: Innovative approaches to scaling up climate-smart agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa faces huge food supply challenges due to increasing human population, limited opportunities to increase arable land, and declining yields associated with continuously declining soil fertility. To cater for their food requirements, smallholders use only modest levels of inorgani...
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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[Factors affecting the use of fertilizers and manure by smallholders: The case of Vihiga, western Kenya]
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Factors affecting the use of fertilizers and manure by smallholders: The case of Vihiga, western Kenya
Agricultural practices have constantly changed in West Africa, and understanding the factors that have driven the changes may help guide strategies to promote sustainable agriculture in the region. To contribute to such efforts, this paper analyzes drivers of change in farming practices in the re...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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Somé, Léopold
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Boureima, Moussa
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Diakite, L.
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Quirós, Carlos
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[Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa]
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Markets and climate are driving rapid change in farming practices in Savannah West Africa
The Earth’s climate is changing at unprecedented rates, largely due to anthropogenic factors (IPCC 2007). This, together with other drivers such as population increases and increased demand for crop and livestock products, is causing agro-ecosystems to evolve faster than previously expected. Thes...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[The role of multi-scale modeling in assessing livelihood adaptation strategies to climate change]
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The role of multi-scale modeling in assessing livelihood adaptation strategies to climate change
Sub-Saharan Africa faces huge food supply challenges due to increasing human population, limited opportunities to increase arable land, and declining yields associated with continuously declining soil fertility. To cater for their food requirements, smallholders use only modest levels of inorgani...
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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[Enhancing sustainable soil fertility management by smallholders: the case of Vihiga, western Kenya]
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Enhancing sustainable soil fertility management by smallholders: the case of Vihiga, western Kenya
Arable land in western Kenya is under considerable pressure from increasing human population. Rural households depend on farming for at least part of their livelihood, and poverty rates are among the highest in Kenya. Land is often depleted of nutrients, and for most farmers, access to inputs and...
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Shepherd, Keith D.
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[Bio-economic evaluation of farmers’ perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya]
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Bio-economic evaluation of farmers’ perceptions of viable farms in western Kenya
Despite the fact that many smallholder farming systems in developing countries revolve around the interactions of crop and livestock enterprises, the modelling of these systems using combinations of detailed crop and livestock models is comparatively underdeveloped. A wide variety of separate cro...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment]
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Integrated crop-livestock simulation models for scenario analysis and impact assessment
Waithaka, M.M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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González Estrada, E.
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[Decision support tool for crop-livestock systems: application in Vihiga, Kenya]
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Decision support tool for crop-livestock systems: application in Vihiga, Kenya
The major objectives of this workshop are to sharpen the focus of ILRI's ecoregional research, to further identify commonalities in tools and new methods that can enable ILRI to do effective transregional research, and to identify improvements to the way in which ILRI does ecoregional research. P...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Odero, A.N.
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[Ecoregional research at ILRI: Proceedings of a workshop]
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Ecoregional research at ILRI: Proceedings of a workshop