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Integration of remote sensing techniques for resource evaluation in pastoral systems research
Reviews most recent applications of methodologies for resource surveys appropriate to pastoral & agro-pastoral regions in Africa, with particular reference to remote sensing methodologies, viz. satellite imagery, aerial photography, side-looking radar (SLR), spectral radiance and low-altitutde aerial survey. Discusses the integration of remote sensing techniques with ground truth within the context of rapid appraisal methods and early warning procedures within a livestock systems research approach.
Intelligent design of index insurance for smallholder farmers and pastoralists
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Inter-connection between land use/land cover change and herders’/farmers’ livestock feed resource management strategies: A case study from three Ethiopian eco-environments
We assessed land use/land cover changes from remotely sensed satellite imagery and compared this with community perceptions on availability/use of livestock feed resources and feed deficit management strategies since the 1973s in three districts representing the pastoral, agro-pastoral and mixed crop-livestock eco-environments of Ethiopia.
Investing in pastoralism: ILRI speaks with CNBC Africa
ILRI’s Andrew Mude interviewed live on DSTV television on August 24, 2011 by a South African journalist on the drought in the Horn, what can be done to enhance pastoral resilience in this region in the face of recurring droughts, such as his project that is insuring pastoral livestock against drought for the first time.
Investment Opportunities for Livestock in the North Eastern Province of Kenya: A Synthesis of Existing Knowledge
Pastoralism is the dominant livelihood activity in the North Eastern Province (NEP) of Kenya. It is supplemented only by a limited amount of agriculture along the rivers. The province faces various developmental challenges including chronic poverty and food insecurity, low human capital and poor health standards, high vulnerability to climate change, poor infrastructure, insecurity and low crop and livestock productivity.
Is it worth to recuperate degraded pasturelands? An evaluation of profits and costs from the perspective of livestock producers and extension agents in Honduras
The objectives of this study were to: (a) estimate milk and beef yields obtained from cows grazing pastures in different stages of degradation; (b) estimate income losses as a result of the degradation process; (c) estimate the proportion of pasture areas found in each stage of degradation within the six administrative regions of Honduras; and (d) identify different strategies and costs to recuperate degraded pastures. Data came from two surveys executed during a workshop carried out in March 2004.
Kenyan pastoralist song
Traditionally sung by mothers, this song describes the importacne of cattle to a pastoralist community living in a semi-desert area.
Key issues for livestock and pastoralism in Sudan
Kitengela transforming: Will pastoralists and wildlife survive?
The semi-arid Kitengela plains south of Nairobi National Park (NNP) have been the longtime
home of the Kaputiei Maasai community. Together with NNP these plains form the
Athi-Kaputiei ecosystem. The plains host rich populations of wildlife and are vital to the
health of NNP, since 70 to 80 percent of the Park’s animals roam outside it’s boundaries
at any one time.
But the rangeland that once seemed endless is now splintering. Close to the ever
expanding Nairobi, the Kitengela plains are experiencing a population boom, rising land