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System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya

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Title System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya
 
Creator Ojango, Julie M.K.
Audho, James O.
Oyieng, Edwin P.
Recha, John W.M.
Okeyo Mwai, Ally
Kinyangi, James
Muigai, Anne W.T.
 
Subject climate-smart villages
small ruminants
food security
climate change
agriculture
 
Description The CGIAR research programme on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security, in collaboration with several partners is testing a portfolio of interventions to address the threat of changing climatic conditions for smallholder farming communities living beside river flood plains, grouped into “Climate Smart Villages” (CSVs). We present characteristics of farms in CSV in relation to small ruminant (SR) production and the scenario for a breeding and improvement programme. Information was collated using participatory systems research methods from 140 households in seven CSVs in Nyando basin, Kenya. Although most households were headed by men, there were a higher proportion of adult women within the communities, and literacy levels were moderate. A total of 58 percent of the population owned
 
Date 2016-05-10
2016-05-17T13:16:03Z
2016-05-17T13:16:03Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Ojango JMK, Audho J, Oyieng E, Recha J, Okeyo AM, Kinyangi JM, Muigai AWT. 2016. System characteristics and management practices for small ruminant production in “Climate Smart Villages” of Kenya. Animal Genetic Resources 58:101–110.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/73439
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https://doi.org/10.1017/S2078633615000417
 
Language en
 
Rights Limited Access
 
Format p. 101-110
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Publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
 
Source Animal Genetic Resources