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Intregrating Learning into regional Flagships: North Africa and West Asia
Integrated soil fertility management in the tropics: TSBF-CIAT's strategy and work plan, 2002-2005
Investing in animal health research to alleviate poverty
This presentation starts with a discussion on the need of this study and outlines its framework. It then assesses in detail how to attack poverty, and tries to answer the question where do livestock and their diseases fit in? Then it presents the study design and how it is achieved. It then presents a quantitative assessment of poverty, and looks into qualitative approach, poverty indicators, livestock production systems, priority species for the poor along with their objectives and step to achieving them. It then presents an assessment of disease impact with examples.
Investment Opportunities for Livestock in the North Eastern Province of Kenya: A Synthesis of Existing Knowledge
Pastoralism is the dominant livelihood activity in the North Eastern Province (NEP) of Kenya. It is supplemented only by a limited amount of agriculture along the rivers. The province faces various developmental challenges including chronic poverty and food insecurity, low human capital and poor health standards, high vulnerability to climate change, poor infrastructure, insecurity and low crop and livestock productivity.