Consumption of dairy products in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to increase significantly in the coming decades. As production increases, there will be an increasing need to reduce the environmental impacts of dairy production. One way to reduce the carbon footprint of milk production is to incr...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Wassie, Shimels Eshete
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Vorlaufer, Miriam
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Odhong', Chalres
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van Dijk, Suzanne
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[Further evidence that gender matters for GHG mitigation in the dairy sector: Analysis of survey data from central Kenya highlights interactive effects of gender and farm management practices on milk yield and GHG emission intensity]
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Further evidence that gender matters for GHG mitigation in the dairy sector: Analysis of survey data from central Kenya highlights interactive effects of gender and farm management practices on milk yield and GHG emission intensity
Kenya’s dairy processors have begun to invest in providing extension services to small holder dairy farmers in their own supply chains. Investment has positive returns for both processors and farmers.
Each processor is developing their own model of extension service delivery and financing that co...
Odhong’, Charles
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Dijk, Suzanne van
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[Private-sector led extension in Kenya’s dairy sector]
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Private-sector led extension in Kenya’s dairy sector
Kenya’s dairy processers are increasingly paying attention to energy efficiency in their operations. This is driven by a squeeze on profit margins due to falling international milk prices and high domestic production costs, and energy efficiency requirements of newly enforced regulations on large...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Dijk, Suzanne van
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Odhong’, Charles
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[The potential for reduced consumption of high- emission energy in Kenya’s dairy sector]
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The potential for reduced consumption of high- emission energy in Kenya’s dairy sector
Feed and fodder production, supply and feeding practices are among the most important constraints on the development of the Kenyan dairy industry. Increasing fodder supply, supported by advice provided to farmers on feed ration balancing has great potential to enable farmers to increase on- farm ...
Dijk, Suzanne van
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Odhong’, Charles
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[The potential for commercial hay production in Kenya]
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The potential for commercial hay production in Kenya
The dairy sector is the largest single sub-sector within Kenya‘s agricultural sector, contributing about 14% of agricultural GDP and 3.5% of total GDP. With population growth, urbanization and rising incomes, consumption demand for milk is projected to increase significantly. If this is met from ...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Odhong’, Charles
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Ndonga, Samuel
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Sing’ora, Brian
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Kenyanito, Lucy
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[Access to and supply of finance for enhancing dairy productivity]
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Access to and supply of finance for enhancing dairy productivity
Several countries are developing nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in the livestock sector. Compared to research on emission factors, much less attention has been paid to understanding systems for collecting activity data on change in livestock management practices and animal perf...
Wilkes, Andreas
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Namoi, Nictor
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Fraval, Simon
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[Suitability of project M&E systems to support agricultural MRV: The case of the Kenya dairy NAMA]
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Suitability of project M&E systems to support agricultural MRV: The case of the Kenya dairy NAMA