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Digging into Bomas
Climate change / East Africa / Environment / GHG Emissions / Greenhouse Gas / Kenya / Livestock / Mazingira / SLS

Digging into Bomas

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In a new international research effort, scientists from ILRI’s Mazingira Centre (Kenya), Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (Germany), and the Sustainable Agroecosystems Group at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) are teaming up to take a sharp look at the underlying mechanisms of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from bomas. N2O is a potent greenhouse gas, originating mostly from agricultural … Continue reading →

Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report
Climate change / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / Livestock / SLS

Greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’—New report

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Originally posted on ILRI news:
Cattle herding in Kenya (photo credit: CCAFS/Cecilia Schubert). A new research paper published by scientists of the Mazingira Centre (‘mazingira’ means ‘environment’ in Swahili) of the Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) reports evidence that greenhouse gas emissions from dung patches in developing countries are ‘likely highly overestimated’ in global…

Feedback workshops yield significant insights for smallholder dairy farmers in Nandi and Bomet
Capacity strengthening / CCAFS / CRPs / Dairying / East Africa / Emission Factors / Environment / Greenhouse Gas / Kenya / Livestock / LIVESTOCKCRP / Mazingira / SLS

Feedback workshops yield significant insights for smallholder dairy farmers in Nandi and Bomet

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Farmer feedback workshops carried out in Nandi and Bomet counties in Kenya address various challenges faced by dairy smallholders. Based on results from previous data collected, training sessions on various aspects of dairy farming are delivered. Continue reading →