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Principles of silage making in the subtropics
Brief on Principles of silage making in the subtropics
Novel insurance program offers hope for livestock keepers in drought-prone East Africa
News brief on Novel insurance program offers hope for livestock keepers in drought-prone East Africa
Index-based insurance: Lottery ticket or insurance?
Environmental shocks are drivers of poverty as well as a
fact of life in many rural areas of the developing world. In
the developed world, agricultural insurance provides some
protection from such calamities. But conventional ...
Dietary change in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa: historical changes and future food consumption perspectives
The objective of this brief is to provide an outlook on historical dietary changes and future trends of diets by 2050 in selected Asian, SSA, and MENA countries. The study further focuses on the anticipated importance of ...
The Way Forward for Environmental Management and Coordination in Marsabit
Brief on The Way Forward for Environmental Management and Coordination in Marsabit
Market access and trade issues affecting the drylands in the Horn of Africa
This brief addresses the rationale and priorities for investments in trade in livestock and other agricultural commodities
such as market development and access, cross-border trade, and sanitary, phytosanitary and food ...
The agronomy and use of Mucuna pruriens in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Brief on The agronomy and use of Mucuna pruriens in smallholder farming systems in southern Africa
Conflict resolution and peace building in the drylands in the Greater Horn of Africa
This brief on conflict resolution and peace building in the Greater Horn of Africa region (Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan,
South Sudan and Uganda) takes the pastoralist communities living in these countries as ...
The favourable impacts of Index-Based Livestock Insurance: Evaluation results from Ethiopia and Kenya
The Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) product
leverages the strong correlation between a remotely
sensed vegetation index and livestock losses associated
with forage shortages to offer insurance coverage to
pastoralists ...
Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality
policy brief on Framework for natural resource governance in dryland landscapes in Kenya: Making ecosystem-based management a reality