Factors affecting milk market participation and volume of supply in Ethiopia
Global versus local environmental impacts of grazing and confined beef production systems
Carbon footprint is a key indicator of the contribution of food production to climate change and its importance is increasing worldwide. Although it has been used as a sustainability index for assessing production systems, it does not take into account many other biophysical environmental dimensions more relevant at the local scale, such as soil erosion, nutrient imbalance, and pesticide contamination.
Index-based insurance for climate risk management and rural development in Syria
Integrated Agricultural production Systems for Improved Food Security and Livelihoods in Dry Areas: Inception Phase Report
Livestock-water interactions: The case of Gumara Watershed in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
Although water is a renewable natural resource, it has become insufficient at the global level. Unless the current efficiency level of water use can be increased, the trend of water shortages will become more serious. Among agricultural activities, livestock production is mostly considered an intensive water consuming operation although the knowledge and information related to livestock-water interaction app ears to be limited in scope.
Managing the CCAFS Theme by Region matrix for international public goods and development outcomes
This review was commissioned to undertake an evaluation of how the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Theme by Region matrix is being managed to deliver on International Public Goods (IPGs) and development outcomes.
Moving herds, moving markets: Making markets work for African pastoralists
Drawing on 15 cases from nine countries this books offers some solutions to the huge challenges pastoralists encounter in trying to sell what they produce. With liberal use of tables, diagrams and illustrations, it documents impacts, good practices and lessons in the marketing of pastoralist livestock and livestock products. It depicts the problems faced by pastoralists, and shows in practical terms how governments, development projects, the private sector and pastoralists themselves can deal with these issues.