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Changing tack by Minkala, Jean-Claude

“…With the help of Spore, this health assistant from the University Hospital in Brazzaville is planning to become an agro-pastoral farmer...…”
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Tailoring the climate security observatory to livestock-related conflicts by Orenstein, Alex, Liebig, Theresa Ines

“…The report will therefore review current CSO analysis and give recommendations on how to include livestock systems and pastoral conflicts.…”
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The transformation of commons in the Afar region in Ethiopia by CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights

“…This form of land ownership, which entails use of pastoral resources scattered over a wide area to produce livestock, is attributable to ecological conditions characterized by frequent drought. …”
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Continuing wildlife population declines and range contraction in the Mara region of Kenya during 1977-2009 by Ogutu, Joseph O., Owen-Smith, N., Piepho, Hans-Peter, Said, Mohammed Yahya

“…Besides reinforced anti-poaching patrols, the expansion of cultivation, settlements and fences and livestock stocking levels on the pastoral ranches need to be regulated to avoid further declines in the wildlife resource.…”
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Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: Transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands by Nyberg, Gert, Knutsson, Per, Ostwald, Madelene, Öborn, Ingrid, Wredle, Ewa, Otieno, David Jakinda, Mureithi, Stephen, Mwangi, Peter, Said, Mohammed Y., Jirström, Magnus, Grönvall, Antonia, Wernersson, Julia E.V., Svanlund, Sara, Saxer, Laura, Geutjes, Lotje, Karmebäck, Vera, Wairore, John N., Wambui, Regina, Leeuw, Jan de, Malmer, Anders

“…Based on a combination of social and natural science methods, we studied a 30-year transformation process from pastoralism to a livestock-based agro-pastoral system in northwestern Kenya, with the overall aim to increase the understanding of the ongoing transition towards intensified agro-pastoralist production systems in dryland East Africa. …”
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The future for wildlife on Kenya’s rangelands: an economic perspective by Norton-Griffiths, M., Said, Mohammed Yahya

“…The briefing paper creates an awareness platform focusing on Kenya's rangelands that are undergoing a fundamental transformation in land use from nomadic, transhumant pastoralism to a more sedentary agro-pastoralism. Current conservation policy in Kenya, as evidenced by the new Wildlife Act (2007), demonstrates little awareness by the Government of Kenya of either the magnitude of these problems or of any real commitment to redress them. …”
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Spatial examination of social and environmental drivers of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) across Kenya by Lawrence, T.J., Kangogo, G.K., Fredman, A., Deem, S.L., Fèvre, Eric M., Gluecks, Ilona, Brien, J.D., Shacham E.

“…Our objective in this study was to spatially examine the climate, agriculture, and socio-demographic factors related to agro-pastoralism, and especially the combined effects of these variables that can influence the prevalence of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in dromedary camels across northern Kenya. …”
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How rigid business approaches paved the way for inclusive business practices: A case study of innovative milk trading practices aligned with pastoralists by Kihoro, Esther, Crane, Todd A., Lupatu, Habib, Vellema, Sietze

“…The poor integration of pastoral households into milk markets has been attributed to several aspects, including the mobile nature of pastoralists and seasonal fluctuations in milk volumes. …”
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Farm-level livestock loss and risk factors in Ethiopian livestock production systems by Yin Li, Jemberu, Wudu T., Mayberry, D.

“…For sheep loss in the pastoral system, the identified risk factor was having cattle on farm (Odds Ratio = 2.40, P < 0.05). …”
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Classification of donkey systems in Ethiopia by Asteraye, Girma B., Jobling, R., Jemberu, Wudu T., Pinchbeck, G., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Critchlow, R., Rushton, Jonathan, Chaters, G.L.

“…Three distinct clusters of donkey ownership were identified: ‘Domestic-Pastoral’; ‘Domestic-Agricultural’ and ‘Commercial’. …”
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Classification of small ruminant production sub-systems in Ethiopia: Implications for designing development interventions by Gizaw, Solomon, Hoekstra, Dirk, Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Tegegne, Azage

“…Small ruminant production in Ethiopia could be classified into two systems (mixed crop-livestock and agro/pastoral) with six sub-systems within the mixed crop-livestock system or into seven systems (the six sub-systems and pastoral/agro-pastoral system).…”
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From traditional knowledge to novel adaptations of transhumant pastoralists the in face of new challenges in North Patagonia by Easdale, Marcos Horacio, Aguiar, Martín Roberto

“…Transhumant pastoralism is a mobile livelihood strategy in many mountainous, arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. …”
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Report on Delineation of Unit Areas of Insurance from Clustering Exercise in Bakool Region of Somalia for Implementation of Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) by Abdi, Abdisalam Mohamed, Dubad, Abdirahman Bare, Kone, Diba, Banerjee, Rupsha R., Paliwal, Ambica, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Bakool is one of the of the regions of Somalia that is dominated by pastoralism and meets all the suitability criteria for IBLI implementation.…”
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Ox-drawn plough for desilting by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The method should prove directly beneficial to and applicable by pastoral groups. Since 1967, an estimated...…”
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Timely hay-making pays off by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Hay-making at the end of the long rains in the drier, pastoral areas of Africa has definite advantages. It means less work for women in the dry season and higher calf survival. …”
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EMBRAPA by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The Brazilian Agro-pastoral Research Company, EMBRAPA, was set up on 26 April 1973. …”
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Prioritization of climate smart livestock practices and technologies along with beef and dairies value chains by Houessionon, Prosper, Chan, Derek, Wane, Abdrahmane, Sow, Fafa, Golli, Siagbe, Segnon, Alcade C., Worou, Nadine, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Livestock production, especially pastoralism, is a vital part of the Senegalese economy. …”
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Rise from the ashes! Resilience patterns in Patagonia pastoralist communities by Laborda, Luciana, Easdale, Marcos Horacio, Fallot, Abigail, Ocariz, María Paula, Tittonell, Pablo Adrian

“…Pastoral household resilience is shaped by the interplay between human agency and community resilience mechanisms. …”
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Successful research-for-development partnerships: ILRI and CGIAR centers in the IGAD region by Flintan, Fiona E.

“…A presentation on the positive role that research can play in supporting development interventions by Fiona Flintan, in December 2022 at the EU workshop: Regional programme in livestock and pastoralism for climate change adaptation in Eastern/Horn of Africa, Movenpick Hotel, Nairobi…”
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Bigger boundaries for sorghum gardens by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The Kakuma Pastoral Development Project in northern Kenya is trying a new method of rainwater harvesting. …”
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