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Performance of SER 45 Bushbean Variety Under Drought
The present work is focused on drougt tolerant beans for small-scale farmers in maize mixed farming system. SER45 is a small seeded bean variety, bred for tolerance to drought, just like SER83. High potentials have been ...
Performance of SER83 Bushbean Variety Under Drought
The present work is focused on drought tolerant beans in smallholder's maize mixed farming system. SER45 is a small seeded bean variety, bred for tolerance to drought, just like SER45. The variety has shown potential in ...
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
Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI)–Lessons in extension and outreach: A case of Wajir County
Institute (ILRI), with many partners, has pursued a substantial
research for development program to design, develop and
implement market-mediated, index-based insurance products
that protect livestock keepers in arid and ...
Knowledge management and research for resilience in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa
This paper sets out to explore the issues around
knowledge management - what it is and how it might
be applied, particularly with a view to enhancing
resilience in the Horn of Africa and contributing
to the improved impact ...
Harnessing food legumes for climate-smart agriculture
Food legumes are particularly suited to sustainable agriculture. ICARDA is developing and disseminating improved varieties and production technologies so farmers can benefit from the increasing demand for these climate-smart ...
Scale in Transboundary Water Management: Thinking inside the basin
Transboundary water management is widely advocated to be implemented at the basin level, and a growing body of basin-level institutions have been formed in transboundary waters. In practice, however, transboundary water ...
Understanding landscape restoration options in Kenya
Risks and opportunities for advancing gender equality for understanding landscape restoration options in Kenya
The agronomy and use of Lablab purpureus in smallholder farming systems of southern Africa
Lablab purpureus, commonly known as lablab bean, is a twining
legume native to tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa. It is
a deep-rooted, drought tolerant, summer-growing annual to
short-lived perennial. In southern ...