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Strategic Assessments and Development Pathways for Agriculture in the Semi-Arid Tropics
(2002-12)
The agricultural economies of Africa have witnessed
three major changes during the past 10 to 15 years
that justify a reassessment of agricultural research
priorities. First, liberalization of macroeconomic and
trade ...
Long-term challenges to food security and rural livelihoods in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012-06)
Although there have been numerous concerted e orts aimed at halting the deterioration of the global food
security situation, available evidence indicates only a modest level of success especially in Sub-Sahara Africa
(SSA). ...
Constructing and sustaining participatory forest management: lessons from Tanzania, Mozambique, Laos and Vietnam
(University of Nairobi., 2007-09)
The paper introduces an illustrative model, the ‘house model’, which contains a number of key elements for constructing
and sustaining people’s participation in forest management. The model is used as a tool for analysing ...
How to reduce the risk and effects of elite capture
(University of Nairobi., 2010)
The potential of Community Based Natural Resource Management for benefiting local communities?
(University of Nairobi., 2012)
Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2013)
Rural households’ response to Fuelwood scarcity around Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya
(24-07-13)
The debate on forest degradation in Kenya is mainly concerned with the utilization and
exploitation of forest resources. Of particular interest is fuelwood, whose scarcity is a
major forest degradation concern. Fuelwood ...
Compensating Pastoralists for Conserving Animal Genetic Resources: The Case of Borana Cattle in Ethiopia
(2013)
The Borana cattle in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia have unique traits that make them
suitable for the harsh environment in the lowlands and have ever been part of the pastoralists’
identity. Almost all the traditional ...