Deteriorating Terms of Trade and Food Security Among Pastoral Livestock Producers in Kenya
Abstract: Over 80% of Kenya’s land mass of 58.3 million hectares is classified as arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). In spite of the unfavorable weather conditions, […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Medicinal Plants of the Ogiek Community in the Upper Watershed of River Njoro
Abstract: This research brief presents findings on gendered knowledge of medicinal plants among the Ogiek community of River Njoro watershed that shows that both men and […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Eunice W. Ngari
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Modeling Tool to Assess Economic Consequences of Changing Farming Systems for Resource-Poor Small Farmers in the Upper Njoro River Watershed, Kenya.
Abstract: A modeling tool applying net present value economic analysis was developed to estimate long-term economic returns to labor and land for smallholder cropping systems in […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Timothy Krupnik; Marion W. Jenkins; Sian Mooney
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Sustaining Lake Levels in Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Development of a Water Balance Model for Decision Making
Abstract: Fluctuations in Lake Nakuru’s water level, particularly since the mid-1980s have been a source of significant concern for the sustainability of the lake’s unique ecosystem. […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Marion W. Jenkins; Stephen McCord; Joseph Edebe
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The BioSand Filter for Improved Drinking Water Quality in High Risk Communities in the Njoro Watershed, Kenya
Abstract: Unsafe drinking and domestic water is a major community and public health concern in the River Njoro watershed. Lowcost household water treatment was identified as […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Marion W. Jenkins; Sangam K. Tiwari; Jeannie Darby; Dennis Nyakash; Wycliffe Saenyi; Killian Langenbach
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Hydrologic Modeling of the Downstream Impacts of Land Use Change in the Mau Forest
Abstract: A significant portion of the forest within the upper Njoro River drainage basin was converted to agriculture between 1995 and 2003. This portion of the […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Scott N. Miller
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The Potential for Culture of Nile Tilapia and African Catfish in the River Njoro Watershed
Abstract: Aquaculture systems have the benefit of being highly intensive with demonstrated economic returns. Aquaculture can be an efficient strategy for economical land use and serve […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): David Liti
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Livestock Production Systems and Environmental Interactions: Producer Response to Climate and Market Changes in the River Njoro Watershed, Kenya
Abstract: In developing countries, the past two decades have witnessed changes in market structure, climate and demographic characteristics resulting in fast growth in the demand for […]
- Date of Publication: April 2009
- Author(s): Daniel Kyalo; Muhia Njeri
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Climate Change, Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The Economy of Change: Livelihood Diversification and Land Use Change in Simanjiro, Tanzania
Abstract: In East Africa, widespread conflict exists regarding the implications of land use practices for wildlife conservation. Among the Maasai of northern Tanzania, cultivation is increasing, […]
- Date of Publication: March 2009
- Author(s): Stacy J. Lynn
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
“Staying Together:” People-Wildlife Relationship in the Amboseli Ecosystem, Southern Kenya
Abstract: The relationship of Maasai pastoralists to the wild animals with which they share land and resources has been described as “harmonious” and “tolerant.” This research […]
- Date of Publication: March 2009
- Author(s): Joana Roque de Pinho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
