CRSP Global Livestock : CRSPs

HIV Infection and Nutrition Status: The Importance of Food in Disease Management

Abstract: Preliminary evidence suggests that improved nutrition early in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection may delay progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and delay the initiation […]

Date of Publication: November 2008
Author(s): Judith Ernst; Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika
Type of Document: Research Brief

Region: Global
Topic: Health and Nutrition

CRSP: Global Livestock

Database: Publication

The Academic Model Providing Access To Healthcare (AMPATH) in Kenya

Abstract: In sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 28 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In 2001, Moi University […]

Date of Publication: November 2008
Author(s): Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Judith Ernst;Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Constantin Yiannoutsos
Type of Document: Research Brief

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Health and Nutrition

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

Assessment of Livestock Market Information Systems in the Highland Regions of Ethiopia

Abstract: The lack of properly functioning markets has been pointed out as one of the key issues underlying the recurrent food crisis in Ethiopia and in […]

Date of Publication: November 2008
Author(s): Laban MacOpiyo; Abdi Jama; Abdirahman Ali; Mitiku Gobena
Type of Document: Research Brief

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

CRSP: Global Livestock

Database: Publication

The National Livestock Marketing Information System Comes of Age in Kenya

Abstract: Following consultations and demonstration of the functioning of the Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS) project ICT (information and communication technology) in reporting and […]

Date of Publication: November 2008
Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho; Muthoni Mwangi; John Maina; Qalicha Wario
Type of Document: Research Brief

Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
Topic: Markets

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 […]