Search Results - "Herder"

Heat, rain and livestock: Impacts of climate change on Africa’s livestock herders by International Livestock Research Institute

“…What’s the future for Africa’s livestock herders as our climate changes, becomes less predictable, heats up? …”
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Farmer-herder relations and conflict management in agro-pastoral zone of Niger by Turner, M.D., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Patterson, E.D., Patterson, K.P.

“…Farmer-herder conflicts are enduring features of social life in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. …”
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Herder-related violence, agricultural work, and the informal sector as a safety net by Bloem, Jeffrey R., Damon, Amy, Francis, David C., Mitchell, Harrison

“…Violent conflict between nomadic herders and settled—mostly agricultural—communities in Nigeria occurs as both groups clash over the use of land and resources, in part, due to a changing climate. …”
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Food systems and the political economy: A lens for understanding farmer-herder conflicts by Flintan, Fiona, Nassef, Magda, Domingo, Pilar

“…Conflict between farmers and livestock herders, normally pastoralists, has received heightened attention over the last two decades. …”
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Digital and mobile-enabled services help herder’s skills in addressing climate Change by Houessionon, Prosper, Hachim Said, Shakira, Worou, Nadine, Thiaw, Moussa, Chan, Derek, Wane, Abdrahmane, Whitbread, Anthony

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Farmer-herder conflicts and water governance in a semi-arid region of Africa by Clanet, J.C., Ogilvie, A.

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Livelihood transitions and the changing nature of farmer-herder conflict in Sahelian West Africa by Turner, M.D., Ayantunde, Augustine A., Patterson, K.P., Patterson, E.D.

“…Using the cases of four rural communities in Niger, this study adopts an 'access to resources' framework to analyse the causal connections among: rural peoples' livelihood strategies, everyday social relations of production, perceptions of social groups' identities, and the potential for farmer-herder conflict. While the convergence of livelihoods arguably increases the frequency of conflict triggers, it has also, through the expansion of shared common interests and cross-group, production-related relationships, improved the ability of communities to effectively manage these incipient conflicts.…”
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Assessing the Climate Security Sensitivity of WFP’s Foreign Policy Instrument Nexus Project in Tillaberi, Niger by Sarzana, Carolina, Ranaivo, Rondro, Cisse, Amadou, Mazunda, John, Läderach, Peter

Subjects: “…farmer-herder conflict…”
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Pregnancy detection in reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) : comparison of transrectal ultrasound, abdominal palpation and herders' visual cues in late gestation by Paul, Elisabeth

Subjects: “…herders predation…”

Study on the Causes and Impacts of Farmer-Herder Conflicts: Case Studies from Sudan and Nigeria by Nassef, Magda, Flintan, Fiona E.

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Companion modelling to mitigate land use conflict between herders and foresters in Northern Thailand by Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Gajaseni, N., Page, C. le, Trébuil, Guy, Landy, F., Marie, J.

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Herders' perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing in the Sahel: Case studies from Niger by Ayantunde, Augustine A., Williams, Timothy O., Udo, H.M.J., Fernández Rivera, S., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Keulen, H. van

“…A survey was conducted from February to June of 1997 among livestock herders in two villages of Niger, Kodey and Toukounous, on their perceptions, practice, and problems of night grazing. …”
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East African herders insure against drought: An impact narrative from Kenya and Ethiopia by International Livestock Research Institute

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Opportunities and challenges of indigenous biotic weather forecasting among the Borena herders of southern Ethiopia by Ayal, Desalegn Y., Desta, S., Gebru, G., Kinyangi, James, Recha, John W.M., Radeny, Maren A.O.

“…The forecast needs of herders could be rendered by a combination of modern and traditional weather forecasting services. …”
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Conflict, aspirations, and women’s empowerment: Household survey evidence from farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria by Amare, Mulubrhan, Carrillo, Lucia, Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

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Companion modelling to mitigate a land use conflict between herders and foresters in Northern Thailand by Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Gajaseni, N., Page, C. le, Trébuil, Guy, Landy, F., Marie, J.

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Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania by Galvin, K.A., Thornton, Philip K., Boone, Randall B., Sunderland, J.

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The use of herders' accounts to map livestock activities across agropastoral landscapes in Semi-Arid Africa by Turner, M.D., Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.

“…Algorithms developed from regression analyses of herd tracking data (with R2s >= 0.67) are used to transform a more comprehensive but incomplete set of data generated from herders' accounts of their herds' grazing itineraries (400 herds following 6500 itineraries). …”
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Linguistic diversity, climate shock, and farmers-herder conflicts: Implications for inclusive innovations for agro-pastoralism systems by Song, Chun, Petsakos, Athanasios, Gotor, Elisabetta

“…In Africa, farmer-herder conflicts can be partially attributed to linguistic differences that impede communication and conflict resolution. …”
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Co-constructing an agent-based model to mediate land use conflict between herders and foresters in northern Thailand by Dumrongrojwatthana, P., Page, C. le, Gajaseni, N., Trébuil, Guy

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