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Identfying potenial methods of upscaling index based livestock insurance (IBLI): Lessons in extension and outreach
Poster of Identfying potenial methods of upscaling index based livestock insurance (IBLI): Lessons in extension and outreach
Farming systems analysis and modelling in the Livestock Systems and Environment group of ILRI
Poster on Farming systems analysis and modelling in the Livestock Systems and Environment group of ILRI
Participatory mapping of livestock routes in Samburu county, Kenya
In November 2014, a workshop was held in Samburu, Kenya, to carry out an exercise on participatory mapping
of livestock routes in the county. This workshop attracted 54 participants representing different stakeholders
including ...
The Subjective Well-being Effects of Imperfect Insurance that Doesn’t Pay Out
In this paper we estimate the effects of an imperfect insurance coverage on subjective well-being of a poor, rural population, by exploring whether insurance in force improves subjective well-being and whether insurance ...
Antibodies against MERS Coronavirus in Dromedary Camels, Kenya, 1992–2013
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERSCoV)
was discovered in a patient from Saudi Arabia
in 2012 and has since caused ≥250 human infections and
93 deaths (1). The evolutionary origins of MERS-CoV and
related ...
IBLI Index in Loiyangalani based on data up to 13-28 September 2012
IBLI Index in Loiyangalani based on data up to 13-28 September 2012
Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Presentation of Technical Consortium for Building Resilience in the Horn of Africa
Using satellite data to insure camels, cows, sheep and goats: IBLI and the development of the world’s first insurance for African pastoralists
This sample size was distributed across the 16 sub-locations in Marsabit on the basis proportional allocation using
the 1999 household population census statistics. There were only two exceptions to this rule: a minimum ...
Biomass in crop-livestock systems in the context of the livestock revolution
Mixed crop-livestock systems are the dominant source of livelihood supporting more
than 80% of people living in the developing world and producing 50% of world
cereals, around 34% of the global beef production and about ...
Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits
Understanding the genetic changes underlying phenotypic variation in sheep (Ovis aries) may facilitate our efforts towards further improvement. Here, we report the deep resequencing of 248 sheep including the wild ancestor ...