pastoralism
This page brings together ILRI and partner resources on pastoralism. Click different tabs to see news items, research outputs, journal articles, video materials and presentations as well as ILRI projects and people related to pastoralism. See ILRI research on other subjects
|
The journal ‘Science’ publishes Q&A with Borlaug Field Award winner Andrew Mude Continue reading →
ILRI clippings, Sep/2016 |
|
Even with the Tuesday announcement that he had won the award, Andrew Mude, who holds a doctorate in economics, remains a modest man committed to resolving the dilemma that pastoral communities, especially in northern Kenya, have endured for decades. When he was named winner of the 2016 World Food Prize’s Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application this week, he could barely hold back his emotions, as the reality of his achievement hit home. Continue reading →
ILRI clippings, Sep/2016 |
|
Where numbers matter: Better herd management for better productivity in Kenya’s pastoral communities
ILRI and other partners under the Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) project is working towards improving the quality of livestock kept by pastoralists and to boost their productivity through better herd management practices. The project is working in Isiolo, Garissa, Marsabit, Wajir and Turkana counties in northern Kenya. Continue reading →
Livestock system and environment , Sep/2016 |
|
Andrew Mude, a principal research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in Nairobi, Kenya, was yesterday named the 5th recipient of a prestigious award for his work in providing insurance to livestock herders in East Africa’s drylands through innovative, state-of-the-art technologies. Continue reading →
ILRI news blog, Aug/2016 |
|
Kenyan scientist Andrew Mude won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application on Tuesday for developing livestock insurance, using state-of-the-art technologies, for herders in East Africa's drylands. Continue reading →
ILRI clippings, Aug/2016 |
|
Drylands restoration is one key way of improving the productivity of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. A poster released by scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), illustrates just some of the future research funded by the European Commission and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Continue reading →
Livestock system and environment , Aug/2016 |
|
A great new book, 'The End of Desertification? Disputing Environmental Change in the Drylands', edited by Roy Behnke and Mike Mortimore, has 20 top quality chapters from all over the world, documenting why the term desertification has passed its sell-by date, if it ever had one at all. It is an impressive and timely synthesis. Continue reading →
ILRI clippings, Jul/2016 |
|
Improving the value of livestock and its productivity through better animal disease surveillance and improved healthcare for animals is one of the key goals of the Feed the Future Kenya Accelerated Value Chain Development (AVCD) program. Continue reading →
Livestock system and environment , Jul/2016 |
|
Many approaches to the restoration of degraded drylands have been successful in Ethiopia. However, despite these and other success stories, scaling-up land restoration approaches (or ‘options’) often proves challenging. Options which have been successful in one area may fail in others. There is little information on areas where a successful option could succeed, versus where the same option may fail. Consequently, it is often challenging to scale out even the most successful land restoration approaches. Continue reading →https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=livestocksystems.ilri...
Livestock system and environment , Jul/2016 |
|
As a BASIS beneficiary, the Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) transition from an asset replacement to an asset protection contract has been featured as a case study in a recent BASIS brief. Continue reading →
IBLI, Jun/2016 |
Pages
 |
Birhanu Taddesse Ayana Research Officer |
 |
Lance W. Robinson Senior Scientist |
 |
Munenobu Ikegami Economist |
 |
Racheal Mwaura Project Management Specialist |
|
|
Todd Andrew Crane Climate Adaptation Scientist |
Pages
Pages
Video
|
|
People working on pastoralism
|
|
Birhanu Taddesse Ayana Research Officer |
|
|
Lance W. Robinson Senior Scientist |
|
|
Munenobu Ikegami Economist |
|
|
Racheal Mwaura Project Management Specialist |
|
|
Todd Andrew Crane Climate Adaptation Scientist |