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12 resources foundTechnology Transfer Part 1: Implementation of the Livestock Early Warning System in Mongolia
Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock […]
- Date of Publication: May 2009
- Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Innovation, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Technology Transfer Part 2: The Voice of LEWS: Information Outreach from the Gobi Forage Livestock Early Warning System
Abstract: A series of droughts and winter disasters in Mongolia resulted in discussions between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Livestock-CRSP […]
- Date of Publication: May 2009
- Author(s): Jay Angerer; Sean Granville-Ross; Doug Tolleson
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Innovation, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Expansion of LEWS Activities in Ethiopia Under the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI)
Abstract: In the recent past, pastoralists of Ethiopia have become increasingly food insecure and vulnerable to drought and other shocks. This trend is corroborated by high […]
- Date of Publication: November 2008
- Author(s): Laban MacOpiyo; Abdi Jama; Robert Kaitho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The Influence of Water Stability on Livestock Migration in Northern Kenya
Abstract: The Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) and the Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) projects have determined that water availability and stability are major […]
- Date of Publication: November 2008
- Author(s): Robert Kaitho; Joseph Ndungu; Gatarwa Kariuki
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
PEACE : Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation, and Capacity Enhancement
The PEACE project is focused on the development of the extensive livestock sector by supporting policy planning, pastoral land tenure conflict resolution, and introduction of GL-CRSP […]
- Start Date: 2007
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: PEACE
- Lead University: University of California - Davis
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Project
GOBI : Forage Monitoring Technology to Improve Risk Management by Herders in the Gobi Region of Mongolia
The GOBI FORAGE project was initiated in 2004 to adapt Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) technologies developed by the GL-CRSP in east Africa for Mongolia to […]
- Start Date: 2004
- End Date: 2008
- Project Code: GOBI
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Asia
- Topic: Capacity Building, Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Project
LINKS : Livestock Information Network & Knowledge System for Enhanced Pastoral Livelihoods in East Africa
The LINKS project developed from the GL-CRSP Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) project, which was established in 1997. The LEWS project developed and applied a suite […]
- Start Date: 2004
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: LINKS
- Lead University: Texas A&M University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Capacity Building
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Project
Integrating Information and Communication Technology for the Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) in East Africa
Abstract: The GL-CRSP Livestock Early Warning System project in East Africa has developed a methodology and technology to address the informational needs of pastoral communities relative […]
- Date of Publication: April 2003
- Author(s): Jerry Stuth; Robert Kaitho; Jay Angerer; Abdi Jama; William Mnene; Margaret Kingamkono; Joseph Ndungu; Angello Mwilawa; Jane Sawe; Steven Byenkya; Elizabeth Muthiani; Ezekiel Goromela; Clint Heath; Kristen Zander; Jim Bucher
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
A New System to Forecast Near-Term Forage Conditions for Early Warning Systems in Pastoral Regions of East Africa
Abstract: LEWS has developed a new forage forecasting technology that provides a comprehensive view of emerging forage conditions, as well as 90-day forecasts updated every 10 […]
- Date of Publication: April 2003
- Author(s): Robert Kaitho; Jerry Stuth; Jay Angerer; Abdi Jama; William Mnene; Margaret Kingamkono; Joseph Ndungu; Angello Mwilawa; Jane Sawe; Steven Byenkya; Elizabeth Muthiani; Ezekiel Goromela
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
A Satellite-Based Technology Predicts Forage Dynamics for Pastoralists
Abstract: The Livestock Early Warning System Project (LEWS) has created a technology suite of products to predict forage conditions on the ground in pastoralist regions of […]
- Date of Publication: April 2003
- Author(s): Abdi Jama; Margaret Kingamkono; William Mnene; Joseph Ndungu; Angello Mwilawa; Jane Sawe; Steven Byenkya; Elizabeth Muthiani; Ezekiel Goromela; Robert Kaitho; Jerry Stuth; Jay Angerer
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication