Destocking as an emergency drought mitigation measure: lessons learned from the 2005 'Turkana emergency livestock off-take' intervention
This report describes an emergency drought mitigation program executed by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium (VSF-Belgium) in Turkana District, northwestern Kenya, in early 2005.
Effects of grazing management on rangeland soil hydrology Insiza Zimbabwe
ICTs for Natural Resource Management
Technical information
ILRI medium-term Plan 2004–2006: Livestock—A pathway out of poverty
ILRI Medium-Term Plan 2007–2009. Livestock: a pathway out of poverty
Improving livestock marketing and intra-regional trade in West Africa: determining appropriate economic incentives and policy framework
Input supply system and services for market-oriented livestock production in Ethiopia
Livestock production in Ethiopia has, for long, remained subsistence with limited market-orientation and poor institutional support. Farmers and pastoralists produce and keep animals for various valid reasons, with little market-orientation.
Integrated soil fertility management in the tropics: TSBF-CIAT's strategy and work plan, 2002-2005
International Conference on Sustainable Sloping Lands and Watershed Management: linking Research to Strengthen Upland Policies and Practices (2006, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR). Papers presented
Life beyond pastoralism: livelihood diversification opportunities for pastoralists in Turkana District, Kenya
This report characterises the extent of livelihood diversification in Turkana District, briefly surveys a range of options, identifies their relative strengths and weaknesses, and makes recommendations for supportive interventions by development actors. It relies on three main sources of information: a literature review, key informant interviews, and focus group discussions.