Practical considerations for adaptive strategies by US grazing land managers with a changing climate

JD Derner, H Wilmer… - Agrosystems …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We outline practical considerations for grazing land adaptations with a changing climate,
with an emphasis on the ranch operation scale and specific attention to directional climate …

Modeling the economic performance of small ruminant pastoralist flocks and financial impact of changes in reproductive performance and mortalities in Kajiado county …

JC Arnold, J Onono, C Ballesteros, G Aboge… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This study investigated the economic performance of pastoralist small ruminant flocks in
Kajiado county, Kenya, and the financial impact of mortalities and changes in performance …

Adaptation Measures Adopted by Pastoralist Livestock Farmers in Kenya in Response to Climate Change

M Yator - Journal of Aquatic and Terrestrial …, 2024 - blueprintacademicpublishers.com
Pastoralist communities in Kenya, such as the Maasai, Samburu, Turkana and Borana,
predominantly inhabit the arid and semi-arid regions of the country. These communities …

[PDF][PDF] Jean-Christophe Arnold*, Joshua Onono 2, Cristina Ballesteros, Gabriel Aboge 2 and Pablo Alarcon

C Bux, J Du, A Faraz - 2024 - frontiersin.org
Pastoralist livestock systems represent extensive, mobile systems of rearing livestock on
rangelands, or natural grasslands (Homewood, 2006; Davies et al., 2010). Their distinctive …

Policy recommendations for promoting the viability of hay production in the arid rangelands of Kenya

J Kimaru, H Mutembei, JM Kaunga - African Journal of Food, Agriculture …, 2023 - ajol.info
Hay production in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya is a flagship program under drought
risk reduction and climate change adaptation strategies like the Kenya Climate Smart …

Viability of Hay Production as a Drought Resilient Climate-smart Strategy for the Pastoralist Systems of Kajiado

J Kimaru - 2023 - erepository.uonbi.ac.ke
Arid and semi-arid lands (ASAL) in Kenya account for over 83% of the country's land area,
hosting over 70% of livestock and 85% of wildlife populations. Pastoralism is the primary …

Cost-benefit analysis of hay production in different Farm sizes in Kajiado County, Kenya

J Kimaru, JK Muthee, HM Mutembei - East African Agricultural and …, 2021 - kalro.org
Hay production is critical in addressing drought risk reduction in pastoralism livestock
systems. Although providing animal feed during droughts is not debatable, in Kenya, there is …