This report reflects the summary of baseline findings in Malawi, under the auspices of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. It identifies gaps in climate information access and use at the local level, types of climate services farmers and pastoralists n...
Tall, Arame
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Kaur, Harneet
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Hansen, James
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Halperin, Mea
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[Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa]
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Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa
This report reflects upon the consolidated findings from the baseline and scoping studies conducted under the auspices of Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. It identifies gaps in climate information access and use at the local level, type of climate servi...
Tall, Arame
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Kaur, Harneet
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Hansen, James
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Halperin, Mea
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[Tanzania Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa]
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Tanzania Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa
Describes the research approach adopted by an interdisciplinary ILCA team to study a pastoralist production system, summarizing the methodology & results of research on small ruminants' productivity in the Maasai pastoral system, and outlining dif. features of current smallstock research in Kenya...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Peacock, C.P.
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[The productivity of small ruminants in the Maasai pastoral system, Kajiado District, Kenya. An introduction to current research]
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The productivity of small ruminants in the Maasai pastoral system, Kajiado District, Kenya. An introduction to current research
Outlines reasons for the difference between the higher growth rates of Boran calves under ranching conditions as compared to pastoral systems, viz. higher milk offtake by pastoralists, restricted suckling methods used which also reduced milk yield of the dam and the lack of readily available wate...
Livestock production in arid and semi-arid rangelands is a risky enterprise. Covariate risk of catastrophic livestock loss due to drought is the most critical uninsured risk facing livestock producers. These losses can lead to persistent poverty. We are trying to design an index based livestock i...
McPeak, J.G.
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Chantarat, S.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Explaining index based livestock insurance to pastoralists]
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Explaining index based livestock insurance to pastoralists
Carter, M.R.
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[Intelligent design of index insurance for smallholder farmers and pastoralists]
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Intelligent design of index insurance for smallholder farmers and pastoralists
Cossins, N.J.
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[Pastoralists and the drought in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia]
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Pastoralists and the drought in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia
Survey results rel. to Masai herds on Elangata Wuas group ranch, particularly showing body measurements and live weights of zebu and crossbred cattle, herd structure, calving rates, preweaning mortality and grazing behaviour of cattle, sheep and goats.
Semenye, P.P.
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[A study of Masai herds on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado district, Kenya]
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A study of Masai herds on Elangata Wuas group ranch in Kajiado district, Kenya
Wilding, R.
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[The pastoralists of the lowlands of the EAST AFRICA: Historical studies in the service of development]
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The pastoralists of the lowlands of the EAST AFRICA: Historical studies in the service of development
Study of livestock production in the agro-pastoral system of Central Mali based on a state of knowledge report of the pastoral & agro-pastoral systems of Mali & on a continuous study of representative herds in both the irrigated rice & rainfed millet sub-systems of the agro-pastoral system. Descr...