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Phil Thornton, of the International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya), and Andy Jarvis, of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (Colombia), have both joined a new climate change initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. These two scientists ar...


Thornton, Philip K.[Will giving up meat save the environment?]Will giving up meat save the environment?

This chapter describes a systematic quantitative research priority assessment exercise undertaken with the involvement of roughly 100 researchers and partners of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in 1999 for an array of research alternatives, as part of the development of a ne...


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Randolph, Thomas F.Thornton, Philip K.Reid, Robin S.Ryan, J.[Using multiple objectives in participatory assessment of International Livestock Research: lessons learned]Using multiple objectives in participatory assessment of International Livestock Research: lessons learned

A broad framework for the assessment of the economic impact of animal diseases and control of these diseases is described. Various levels of analysis are discussed, from the herd, to the household, the sector, the nation and the region. For each of these levels, methods of economic impact assessm...


Rushton, JonathanThornton, Philip K.Otte, M.J.[Methods of economic impact assessment]Methods of economic impact assessment

As systems intensify, crops and livestock become increasingly integrated. Forage from crops becomes a larger component of overall forage supply in small-scale systems. This paper integrates information from field trials, studying the effect of varying maize planting density, with modelling approa...


Romney, D.L.Thorne, Peter J.Lukuyu, Ben A.Thornton, Philip K.[Maize as food and feed in intensive smallholder systems: management options for improved integration in mixed farming systems of east and southern Africa]Maize as food and feed in intensive smallholder systems: management options for improved integration in mixed farming systems of east and southern Africa

The food systems/global environmental change nexus is a key area of research that links two major interconnected challenges humanity faces in the 21st century. This paper discusses the role of strategic foresight for tackling these challenges in spaces that aim to facilitate deliberative, multi-a...


Vervoort, Joost M.Bourgeois, R.Ericksen, Polly J.Kok, K.Thornton, Philip K.Förch, WiebkeChaudhury, M.Kristjanson, Patricia M.[Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance]Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance
Herrero, Mario T.Thornton, Philip K.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerMsangi, SiwaWood, S.Kruska, R.L.Dixon, John A.Bossio, Deborah A.Steeg, Jeannette van deFreeman, H.A.Xianglin LiSeré Rabé, CarlosMcDermott, John J.Peters, MichaelRao, P.P.[Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030]Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030
Thornton, Philip K.Thorne, Peter J.Quirós, CarlosSheikh, D.Kruska, R.L.Robinson, Timothy P.Dijkman, J.T.Herrero, Mario T.[Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa]Using a decision support tool to screen for pro-poor policies: application of PRIMAS-EXTRAPOLATE to smallholder dairy systems in East Africa

Thornton, Philip K.Herrero, Mario T.[Modelling as a tool for evaluating agricultural systems' dynamics and the use of natural resources]Modelling as a tool for evaluating agricultural systems' dynamics and the use of natural resources

A software package to generate daily weather data for Latin America and Africa is described. The program is based on a stochastic weather generator that uses a third-order Markov process to model daily weather data. The model has been fitted to data from more than 9200 stations with long runs of ...


Jones, Peter G.Thornton, Philip K.[MarkSim: Software to generate daily weather data for Latin America and Africa]MarkSim: Software to generate daily weather data for Latin America and Africa

East Africa contains areas with some of the greatest large mammal biodiversity on the planet. These areas are key natural resources for the economic development of the region. They are also key areas for pastoralists who have co-existed with wildlife for millennia. Increasing populations, conflic...


Thornton, Philip K.Galvin, K.A.Boone, Randall B.[An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa]An agro-pastoral household model for the rangelands of East Africa

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