Index insurance is often promoted as a solution to many of the barriers that are thought to limit the supply of formal insurance coverage to smallholder farmers and livestock owners in developing countries. This manuscript summarizes the state of index insurance, paying special attention to the k...
Kassa, T.
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Tegegne, Azage
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[Major reproductive problems of zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms]
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Major reproductive problems of zebu and Friesian x Zebu crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms
Mndela, M.
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Madakadze, I.C.
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Nherera-Chokuda, F.
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Dube, Sikhalazo
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[Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa]
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Dynamics of the soil seed bank over the short-term after bush clearing in a semi-arid shrubland in Springbokvlakte thornveld of South Africa
Oto, L. de
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Vrieling, A.
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Fava, Francesco P.
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Bie, K. de
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[Exploring improvements to the design of an operational seasonal forage scarcity index from NDVI time series for livestock insurance in East Africa]
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Exploring improvements to the design of an operational seasonal forage scarcity index from NDVI time series for livestock insurance in East Africa
Tegegne, Azage
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Lahlou-Kassi, A.
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Mukasa-Mugerwa, E.
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[The effect of season on superovulatory response, embryo yield and quality in Boran and Boran x Friesian crossbred cows]
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The effect of season on superovulatory response, embryo yield and quality in Boran and Boran x Friesian crossbred cows
2010 was a rough year on the Mongolian steppe for the country’s herders. That year, an extremely cold winter struck, known locally as a dzud, wiping out 9 million animals, or 20 percent of the national herd in a country where livestock continues to be central to herders’ livelihoods and play a vi...
This paper highlights some interventions which might alleviate agricultural pressures on steep slopes and reduce land degradation in parts of the Ethiopian Highlands. The Ethiopian highlands are losing alarming amounts of soils (estimated at more than one billion, 1000 million, tonnes) annually. ...
El Wakeel, A.
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Astatke, A.
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[Intensification of agriculture on Vertisols to minimize land degradation in parts of the Ethiopian highlands]
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Intensification of agriculture on Vertisols to minimize land degradation in parts of the Ethiopian highlands
East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an example. The paper uses integrated modeling, linking PHEWS, a household mode...
Galvin, K.A.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Sunderland, J.
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[Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]
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Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania
The livestock sector accounts for 30% of global land area and is a major driver of land use change (Geist and Lambin 2002). Steinfeld et al (2006) calculated that deforestation due to the expansion of pasture and feed crops was responsible for 8% of total anthropogenic Co2 emissions. In addition,...
Havlík, Petr
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Valin, Hugo
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Mosnier, Aline
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Obersteiner, Michael
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Baker, J.S.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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Schmid, Erwin
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[Crop productivity and the global livestock sector: Implications for land use change and greenhouse gas emissions]
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Crop productivity and the global livestock sector: Implications for land use change and greenhouse gas emissions
Ndung’u, Phyllis
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Merbold, Lutz
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Goopy, John P.
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Bebe, B.O.
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Ondiek, J.O
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[Improved region-specific emission factors for enteric methane emissions from cattle in smallholder mixed crop: livestock systems of Nandi County, Kenya]
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Improved region-specific emission factors for enteric methane emissions from cattle in smallholder mixed crop: livestock systems of Nandi County, Kenya