The year 2005 was an important milestone in the efforts of ICARDA and its partners in meeting the global challenges of agriculture in dry areas through the application of science. In an assessment of all 15 CGIAR Centers (based on science quality and relevance, impacts, partnerships, and financial and institutional health), conducted by the CGIAR in collaboration with the Science Council and the World Bank, ICARDA was rated outstanding" - one of only two centers to receive this rating.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2006Global
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2006Tanzania, Kenya, Chad, Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper makes a case for increased policy attention to pastoralists in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The paper presents:estimates of the numbers of agro-/pastoral populations globallytheir livestock and their contribution to national economiesthe incidence of poverty among agro-/pastoral populations.The author examines the causes and dynamics of poverty among pastoral populations in Africa drawing on the sustainable livelihoods framework and focusing on vulnerability to shocks.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2006Africa
Main chapters cover access to land and poverty reduction, land redistribution, and securing land rights. The last includes the role of land markets, women’s land rights, securing local resource rights in foreign investment projects, protecting the rights of indigenous peoples and pastoralists, conflicts.
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2006Kenya, Tanzania, Africa, Middle Africa, Eastern Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2006Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2006Africa, Eastern Africa
This paper investigates preferences for cattle traits among a pastoral community in a trypanosomosis prevalent area in Kenya. Choice experiments and mixed logit models are employed to estimate economic values of preferred traits which could be introduced through systematic breeding in breed improvement programs that utilise trypanotolerance trait. The findings suggest preference for traits linked to drought tolerance, high live weight, trypanotolerance and fecundity.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMay, 2006
The world’s climate is continuing to change at rates that are projected to be unprecedented in recent human history. Some models are now indicating that the temperature increases to 2100 may be larger than previously estimated in 2001. The impacts of climate change are likely to be considerable in tropical regions. Developing countries are generally considered more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than more developed countries, largely attributed to a low capacity to adapt in the developing world.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2006
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Library ResourceJune, 2006Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsJune, 2006Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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