Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?

The Nyando Basin covering two counties of western Kenya, namely Kericho and Kisumu has been adversely affected by climate change. Prolonged droughts, followed by heavy and unpredictable rainfall that causes flooding has led to land denudation, crop and livestock losses (IPCC, 2007; Onyango et al., 2...

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Main Authors: Muigai, Anne W.T., Ojango, Julie M.K., Audho, James O., Oyieng, Edwin P., Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97550
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author Muigai, Anne W.T.
Ojango, Julie M.K.
Audho, James O.
Oyieng, Edwin P.
Recha, John W.M.
Radeny, Maren A.O.
author_browse Audho, James O.
Muigai, Anne W.T.
Ojango, Julie M.K.
Oyieng, Edwin P.
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Recha, John W.M.
author_facet Muigai, Anne W.T.
Ojango, Julie M.K.
Audho, James O.
Oyieng, Edwin P.
Recha, John W.M.
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description The Nyando Basin covering two counties of western Kenya, namely Kericho and Kisumu has been adversely affected by climate change. Prolonged droughts, followed by heavy and unpredictable rainfall that causes flooding has led to land denudation, crop and livestock losses (IPCC, 2007; Onyango et al., 2012; Kinyangi et al., 2015). To address the adverse effects of climate change, and improve incomes for smallholder farmers, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) introduced improved indigenous breeds of goats and sheep to farmers grouped into clusters within the Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) (Ojango et al., 2016). The aim was to cross selected Galla goat and Red Maasai sheep with the small local East African breeds for resilience.
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spelling CGSpace975502025-02-20T11:27:32Z Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain? Muigai, Anne W.T. Ojango, Julie M.K. Audho, James O. Oyieng, Edwin P. Recha, John W.M. Radeny, Maren A.O. climate change agriculture food security The Nyando Basin covering two counties of western Kenya, namely Kericho and Kisumu has been adversely affected by climate change. Prolonged droughts, followed by heavy and unpredictable rainfall that causes flooding has led to land denudation, crop and livestock losses (IPCC, 2007; Onyango et al., 2012; Kinyangi et al., 2015). To address the adverse effects of climate change, and improve incomes for smallholder farmers, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) introduced improved indigenous breeds of goats and sheep to farmers grouped into clusters within the Climate-Smart Villages (CSVs) (Ojango et al., 2016). The aim was to cross selected Galla goat and Red Maasai sheep with the small local East African breeds for resilience. 2018-09-01 2018-10-01T18:33:54Z 2018-10-01T18:33:54Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97550 en Open Access application/pdf Muigai AWT, Ojango JMK, Audho J, Oyieng E, Recha JW, Radeny M. 2018. Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain? CCAFS Info note. Wageningen, Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
spellingShingle climate change
agriculture
food security
Muigai, Anne W.T.
Ojango, Julie M.K.
Audho, James O.
Oyieng, Edwin P.
Recha, John W.M.
Radeny, Maren A.O.
Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title_full Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title_fullStr Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title_full_unstemmed Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title_short Sheep and goat marketing in Nyando Climate-Smart Villages of western Kenya: What do the farmers gain?
title_sort sheep and goat marketing in nyando climate smart villages of western kenya what do the farmers gain
topic climate change
agriculture
food security
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97550
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