Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development
has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase
in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,
with very little change in production techniques and limited improvement in yields.
Livestock advocacy and communications: Tanzania scene
Better lives through livestock
Systems Analysis for Rangeland Management Yabello, Ethiopia - November 5-6, 2015 - Workshop Report
The workshop, “System Analysis for Rangeland Management in Yabello”, involved multiple stakeholders analyzing the complex factors that affect rangeland condition and management, and considering implications for planning and decision-making around key issues.
CCAFS Baseline Survey Indicators for Borana/Yabero, Ethiopia
This document series compiles key indicators from the three levels of the baseline for each site. Indicators include: demography and basic site characteristics of each site, rainfall distribution, changes in farming practices and land management, income sources, food security and food
ILRI Corporate Report 2014–2015
World Food Day 2015: Siboniso Moyo on the importance of livestock insurance for dry areas
Periscope interview with Siboniso Moyo, program leader of the the ILRI Animal Science for Sustainable Productivity program and director general's representative in Ethiopia. Filmed for World Food Day 2015.
Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands for Carbon Storage: Grazing and Woody Encroachment Effects on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen
High grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ecosystem.
Dynamics of institutional arrangements and their adaptation to socio-economic and ecological challenges in pastoral areas of northern Kenya
Enclosing the commons: reasons for the adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, Kenya
The adoption and adaptation of enclosures in the arid and semi-arid rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa is driven and sustained by a combination of factors. However, reviews indicate that these factors cannot be generalized, as they tend to be case specific.