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Climate variability and dry season ruminant livestock feeding strategies in Southeastern Kenya

Musimba, Nashon K. R.; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Nyangito, Moses M.; Mitaru, Barnabas N. (Centro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria, 2011)

Availability of feeds for livestock production is a major constraint to livestock production in drylands of Kenya. This study was conducted to generate information on the climate of the semi-arid lands of Southeastern Kenya ...
Conceptualisation and measurement challenges in modelling pastorilists’ risk and vulnerability instigated by droughts in the group ranches of Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Obudho, E.; Njoka, J.; Weke, P.; Farah, K. (2010-09)

This on-going study is assessing and modeling vulnerability and risks faced by pastoral communities in the dry areas of Lakipia in Kenya. Preliminary results from participatory rural appraisal indicate that poverty is ...
Factors influencing pastoral and agro pastoral household vulnerability to food insecurity in the drylands of kenya. a case study of kajiado and makueni counties

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Amwata, Dorothy A.; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (Wiley, 2015)

This study establishes the determinants of household vulnerability to food insecurity in pastoral households of Kajiado and agropastoral households of Makueni Counties of Kenya. A randomly selected sample of 198 households ...
Plant morphoecological traits, grass-weed interactions and water use efficiencies of grasses used for restoration of African rangelands

Mganga, Kevin Z.; Kaindi, Eric M.; Ndathi, Aphaxard J. N.; Bosma, Luwieke; Kioko, Theophilus; Kadenyi, Nancy; Musyoki, Gilbert K.; Wambua, Stephen; van Steenbergen, Frank; Musimba, Nashon K. R. (Frontiers Media, 2021-01-07)

Degradation characterized by depleted vegetation cover is a serious environmental problem in African rangelands. It poses a serious threat to millions of pastoralists and agropastoralists who depend on livestock as a source ...

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