Author Archives: Lutz Merbold

Improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Western Kenya
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Improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Western Kenya

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After having spent one year in the field and following approximately 1000 cattle from smallholder farmers, Alice Onyango, John Patrick Goopy  and colleagues present improved emission factors for enteric methane emissions from smallholder cattle in Nyando Kenya. The study, recently published in Agricultural Systems not only provides TIER 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emission estimates, but … Continue reading →

Mazingira Centre at Climate Smart Agriculture Conference 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mazingira Centre at Climate Smart Agriculture Conference 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa

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This years Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) Conference 2017 took place from 27th-30th November 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference brought policy makers, NGOs and scientists together to discuss the progress being made in implementing CSA primarily in developing countries. Each day was organized around plenary sessions and followed by parallel focused sessions in the … Continue reading →

CLIFF students meet in Germany to exchange knowledge and experience during COP23
Capacity strengthening / CCAFS / Climate change / CRPs / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / ILRI / Mazingira / SLS

CLIFF students meet in Germany to exchange knowledge and experience during COP23

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Following a grant awarded by Climate, Food and Farming Network (CLIFF) 2017, we, Joseph Macharia and Jane Gitonga got an opportunity to attend the CLIFF workshop held in Cologne, Germany between 7th November and 11th November 2017. The CLIFF Research Network: a capacity-building program for PhD/Masters students from developing countries under the umbrella of Climate … Continue reading →