How index-based livestock insurance scaled from a small pilot project in Kenya to a design that underpins drought risk management products and policies across Africa.
Livestock
Environmental roles and impacts of livestock – balanced evidence needed
Guyo Roba explores the roles of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa – saviours or villains?
The moral economy and camel milk marketing in northern Kenya
Tahira Mohamed shares insights from her research on camel milk marketing in Kenya
Insights from the field: John Mutua on ‘grounded’ data
John Mutua reflects on a research vsit to ground-truth data on livestock diets and feed availability
Livestock as pathways to food secure and resilient ecosystems in the Horn of Africa
How the potential of livestock can be realised in the drylands was the focus of an Observatory dialogue
Introducing Jameel Observatory student – Abdishakur Diriye
Abdishakur Diriye is a PhD. student at the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Seasonal variation in feeds shape livestock diet quality and methane emissions
Livestock diet quality and methane emissions are influenced by seasonal variations in feed composition
El Niño: Experts push for finance for sustainable livestock practices
Guyo Roba reflects on El Niño and what it could mean for livestock farmers in the region
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