Essays about: "Chepareria"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Chepareria.

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

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE

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

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

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

    Abstract : 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. READ MORE