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Report 2019-12-20

Autor: Thornton, Philip K. Enahoro, Dolapo Njiru, Nelly Wijk, Mark T. van Ashley, Laurie Cramer, Laura Ericksen, Polly J. Graham, Michael

This is one of a series of documents that summarises information relating to the livestock sector in the three Program for Climate-Smart Livestock Systems (PCSL) project countries (Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda). Prevailing livestock systems and their baseline performance in Uganda are summarised fi...

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Thornton, Philip K. ,  Enahoro, Dolapo ,  Njiru, Nelly ,  Wijk, Mark T. van ,  Ashley, Laurie ,  Cramer, Laura ,  Ericksen, Polly J. ,  Graham, Michael ,  [Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Uganda] ,  Program for climate-smart livestock systems. Country stocktake: Uganda
Report 2019-12-04

Autor: Mason-D'Croz, Daniel Herrero, Mario T. Peou, Rathana Thornton, Philip K.

The challenges facing the global food system to supply sufficient safe and nutritious food for all are considerable. To achieve this goal while also adapting to climate change and trying to reduce the environmental pressures coming from the food system will require a transformation of the food sy...

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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  Peou, Rathana ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  [Workshop on Transformative Technologies in Agriculture: Notes to participants] ,  Workshop on Transformative Technologies in Agriculture: Notes to participants
Brief 2019-06

Autor: Balié, Jean Cramer, Laura Friedmann, Michael Gotor, Elisabetta Jones, Christopher S. Kozicka, Marta Kruseman, Gideon K. Notenbaert, An Maria Omer Place, Frank Rebolledo, María Camila Thornton, Philip K. Wiebe, Keith

There is a 95% chance that warming will exceed 2°C by the end of the century (Raftery et al. 2017). Global crop productivity is projected to fall by 5-10 % per degree of warming (Challinor et al. 2014), with even greater losses likely for some crops in some areas. The challenge of meeting future ...

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Balié, Jean ,  Cramer, Laura ,  Friedmann, Michael ,  Gotor, Elisabetta ,  Jones, Christopher S. ,  Kozicka, Marta ,  Kruseman, Gideon K. ,  Notenbaert, An Maria Omer ,  Place, Frank ,  Rebolledo, María Camila ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Wiebe, Keith ,  [Exploring opportunities around climate-smart breeding for future food and nutrition security] ,  Exploring opportunities around climate-smart breeding for future food and nutrition security
Journal Article 2004

Autor: Reid, Robin S. Thornton, Philip K. Kruska, R.L.

Little of the current focus on landscape fragmentation has focused on rangelands or pastoral lands. This paper investigates the existing evidence for causes and processes of fragmentation in pastoral lands and its effects of landscapes and peoples. More conceptual work is needed on the definition...

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Reid, Robin S. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Kruska, R.L. ,  [Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues] ,  Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Pinho, J.R. de Sunderland, J. Boone, Randall B.

A major challenge for contemporary conservation policies and practices is formulating workable compromises between wildlife conservation and the people who live with wildlife. We strongly support the view that anthropology has a critical role to play in contributing to our understanding of human-...

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Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Pinho, J.R. de ,  Sunderland, J. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  [Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa] ,  Integrated modeling and its potential for resolving conflicts between conservation and people in the rangelands of East Africa
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Thornton, Philip K. BurnSilver, S.B. Boone, Randall B. Galvin, K.A.

Pastoral communities in East Africa are facing considerable challenges arising from shifts in land tenure policy from communal to individual landholdings and high human population growth rates. Over the last 30 years, livestock-to-human ratios have generally declined to levels that will no longer...

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Thornton, Philip K. ,  BurnSilver, S.B. ,  Boone, Randall B. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  [Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya] ,  Modelling the impacts of group ranch subdivision on agro-pastoral households in Kajiado, Kenya
Journal Article 2015-08-21

Autor: Thornton, Philip K. Herrero, Mario T.

Mixed crop–livestock systems are the backbone of African agriculture, providing food security and livelihood options for hundreds of millions of people. Much is known about the impacts of climate change on the crop enterprises in the mixed systems, and some, although less, on the livestock enterp...

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Thornton, Philip K. ,  Herrero, Mario T. ,  [Adapting to climate change in the mixed crop and livestock farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa] ,  Adapting to climate change in the mixed crop and livestock farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Journal Article 2006

Autor: Boone, Randall B. Galvin, K.A. Thornton, Philip K. Swift, D.M. Coughenour, M.B.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), Tanzania, contains renowned wildlife, an expanding human population, and cultivation by Maasai agro-pastoralists and non-Maasai agriculturalists. We used integrated assessments to explore some effects of cultivation on livestock, resident wildlife, and people. ...

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Boone, Randall B. ,  Galvin, K.A. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  Swift, D.M. ,  Coughenour, M.B. ,  [Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania] ,  Cultivation and conservation in Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania
Book Chapter 2010-10-15

Autor: Ericksen, Polly J. Stewart, B. Eriksen, S. Tschakert, Petra Sabates-Wheeler, R. Hansen, James Thornton, Philip K.
Enlace original: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/handle/10568/3520

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Ericksen, Polly J. ,  Stewart, B. ,  Eriksen, S. ,  Tschakert, Petra ,  Sabates-Wheeler, R. ,  Hansen, James ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  [Adapting Food Systems] ,  Adapting Food Systems
Journal Article 2002

Autor: Toit, A.S. du Prinsloo, M.A. Wafula, B.M. Thornton, Philip K.

The inability of CERES-Maize v3.0 to simulate a fluctuating water table has been identified as a major constraint in using this particular model in South Africa and in Kenya. Information regarding fluctuating water tables under specific conditions, and their influence on maize production, has bee...

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Toit, A.S. du ,  Prinsloo, M.A. ,  Wafula, B.M. ,  Thornton, Philip K. ,  [Incorporating a water-logging routine into CERES-Maize, and some preliminary evaluations] ,  Incorporating a water-logging routine into CERES-Maize, and some preliminary evaluations

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