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• Date of Publication: 2004
• Author(s): Scott N. Miller
• Type of Document: Project Document

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Fuelwood Gathering and Use in Northern Kenya: Implications for Food Aid and Local Environments

Abstract: As pastoral populations settle, there is concern about environmental impacts of sedentarization. In particular, fuelwood gathering can place intense pressure on local woody vegetation. We […]

• Date of Publication: May 2003
• Author(s): John McPeak
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Natural Resource Management

Pastoral Sedentarization and Community Resilience in Response to Drought: Perspectives from Northern Kenya

Abstract: Pastoral sedentarization is a major trend in East Africa, and there is debate about its social and ecological costs. Here we discuss relationships between sedentarization […]

• Date of Publication: May 2003
• Author(s): John McPeak; Peter Little
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Productivity

For Pastoralists the Risk May Be in the Drinking Water: The Case of Kargi, N. Kenya

Abstract: Inadequate quantity of water is a common problem for pastoral people in East Africa. For the Rendille community of Kargi in northern Kenya, however, water […]

• Date of Publication: May 2003
• Author(s): William A. Shivoga; D. Layne Coppock
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Health and Nutrition

Pastoralism Under Pressure: Tracking System Change in Southern Ethiopia

Abstract: While economic development has proven elusive in African pastoral systems, change is pervasive. The Kajiado Maasai, for example, have endured declines in terms of per […]

• Date of Publication: May 2003
• Author(s): Solomon Desta; Layne Coppock
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets, Productivity

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

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

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

Infusing Nutritional Profiling Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa for Free-Ranging Livestock

Abstract: A major constraint in determining the relationship between animal performance and the state of pastoral lands in East Africa has been the General lack of […]

• Date of Publication: April 2003
• Author(s): Jerry Stuth; Kosi Awuma; Doug Tolleson; Sarah Ossiya; Cyprian Ebong; William Mnene; Angello Mwilawa; Abule Ebro; Steven Byenkya; Abdi Jama; Robert Kaitho
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Innovation, Productivity

Acen, Joyce

• Start Date: 2003
• End Date: N.D.
• University: Colorado State University
• Degree: PhD

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security