Sökning: "Chepareria"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade ordet Chepareria.

  1. 1. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
    Nyckelord :dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Breeding and herd structure in livestockbased agropastoralism systems in Chepareria, West Pokot, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Författare :Freja Engström; [2016]
    Nyckelord :breeding strategy; herd structure; crossbreeding; animal production; livestock-based; agro-pastoralism; Chepareria; West Pokot; Kenya;

    Sammanfattning : The development towards a sustainable agro-pastoralism started late in Chepareria Division, Kenya, but is today moving fast. The livestock-based agro-pastoralists widely apply crossbreeding with imported exotic breeds for rapid performance improvements. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Nutritional value of pastures in enclosure systems in semi-arid rangelands of Chepareria, West Pokot, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Författare :Ditte Löfqvist; [2016]
    Nyckelord :pasture; nutritional value; enclosure; fencing; pastoralism; agro- pastoralism; Kenya; West Pokot; Bete; näringsinnehåll; stängsling; inhägnad;

    Sammanfattning : Of all pastoralists in the world 42 % are living in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). West Pokot is situated in the North Western part of Kenya where 45% of the farmers are pastoralist, 29% are agro-pastoralists and 26% have mixed-farming. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Transition from nomadic pastoralism to livestock based agro-pastoralism : the case of animal husbandry in West Pokot, Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Författare :Antonia Grönvall; [2015]
    Nyckelord :animal husbandry; animal production; enclosure; fencing; pastoralism; agro-pastoralism; semi-arid; ASAL; Kenya; West Pokot;

    Sammanfattning : West Pokot County is located in North Western part of Kenya where the previous lifestyle was nomadic pastoralism. However, in recent years the semi-arid county has been under dramatic developments and a sedentary agro-pastoral lifestyle is now growing. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Between Policy and Practice – a qualitative study on smallholder commercialization in Chepareria and Kongelai, West Pokot (Kenya)

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Författare :Simon Wittich; [2015]
    Nyckelord :West Pokot; semi-arid; commerciali¬zation; smallholder; livelihood; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : In Kenya, the commercialization of smallholder agriculture has become an inte¬gral part of the national strategy to address the problems of economic and food poverty. Despite extensive governmental efforts to promote the transition of smallhold¬ers from subsistence-based to commercially-oriented livelihoods, a broad based transformation of the sector has not yet materialized. LÄS MER