How best to Respond to the Great Contempt shown by Africa’s Ruling Elites towards their own Small-Scale Farmers and Pastoralists?
Impossible to have imagined 50 years ago that Africa’s ruling political elites would have come to despise their own small-scale farmers and pastoralists and to look kindly on foreign-run large plantations. Impact of decades of structural adjustment programmes forgotten. Sceptical about claims that land grabs can be stopped within 3 years.
Landscape management and governance, Il’Ngwesi group ranch—Laikipia, Kenya
Rural poultry survey unlocks options for intensification in northern Ghana
Tanzania livestock modernization initiative
The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique: Contributions to food security and household risk mitigation
It is widely acknowledged that goats in developing countries fulfill multiple functions and can contribute to improved livelihoods of smallholders. The multi-functionality of goats in rural Mozambique however is fairly unknown.
Participatory analysis of vulnerability to drought in three agro-pastoral communities in the West African Sahel
Drought is one of the major climatic hazards impacting on the various sectors including crop and livestock in the West African Sahel.
Dry-season vegetation mass and cover fraction from SWIR1.6 and SWIR2.1 band ratio: Ground-radiometer and MODIS data in the Sahel
Index-based insurance: Lottery ticket or insurance?
Review of the reproductive performances of sheep breeds in Ethiopia: Documenting existing knowledge and identifying priority research needs
Tanzania Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa
This report reflects upon the consolidated findings from the baseline and scoping studies conducted under the auspices of Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa.