Tags: drought

ILRI News on drought

24 May 2019

New program to enhance climate-smart livestock systems launched in Uganda

Uganda’s agricultural sector contributes significantly to both incomes and direct availability of food in the country. It is also a major contributor to economic growth through provision of raw materials for agro-industries, job opportunities and foreign exchange. Agriculture contributes to about...

Livestock system and environment

22 Mar 2019

Sarah Kasyoka

The Kenya Government declares a pay out of Ksh87 million to cushion 6,000 pastoralists from the effects of drought

Index-Based Livestock Insurance The Government of Kenya, through the State Department of Livestock has announced a payout of Ksh87 million for pastoralists insured under the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP). Speaking at a press conference on 7 March 2019 where he declared payouts for the...

ILRI News

07 Aug 2018

Susan MacMillan

When ‘Do no harm’ is harder than ‘doing good’

This drawing depicts a traditional ololili dry-season forage reserve maintained by Tanzania’s pastoral Maasai communities, with images of a Maasai kraal homestead (upper left) and communal herding (upper right) (illustration from Ch. 14 of A Different Kettle of Fish? Gender Integration in Livestock...

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Publications on drought

Journal Article

Published2018

Using biotechnology-led approaches to uplift cereal and food legume yields in dryland environments

Report

Published2018

Pre-feasibility study for Index-Based Livestock Insurance in Niger

Brief

Published2018

A business strategy for the distribution of Index-Based Livestock Insurance to urban professionals–Insights from Kenya

Journal Article

Published2018

Impacts of droughts and extreme-temperature events on gross primary production and ecosystem respiration: A systematic assessment across ecosystems and climate zones

Presentation

Published2018

Climate change and herd management adaptation strategies

Report

Published2017

Improving the Agency Model in distribution of Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) – A study of Takaful Insurance of Africa

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ILRI Projects on drought

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

In collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...