Browsing Conference/Workshop/Seminar Papers by Subject "livestock"

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Assessing the Potential of Camel Milk as a Livelihood Option in the Face of Climatic and Environmental Changes in Drylands of Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Yazan Elhadi, A. M.; Wasonga, V. O. (RUFORUM, 2012-09)

In drylands of Kenya, the adverse effects of climate variability and change has directly weakened the pastoral production system and made it less effective as a livelihood option. This has med most pastoral household food ...
The link between seasonal climatic variability and poverty: A case study of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Baringo District, Kenya

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Yazan Elhadi, A. M.; Wasonga, V. O. (2010-09)

Poverty remains rampant in the dry districts of Kenya so that it has now become an important item on Kenya’s development agenda. The dry districts of Kenya receive low amounts of rainfall, which is also erratic. These ...
Vulnerability to drought, adaptation and coping strategies among agro-pastoral communities in Botswana

Nyariki, Dickson M.; Kabo, Mogotsi; Nyangito, M. M. (2010-09)

With the increased threat of climate change effects on the African continent, this study was carried out to document the coping mechanisms against the rampant droughts by the agro- pastoral communities in Botswana. The ...

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