The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under Enhancing Livestock Productivity
Assessing the Potential of Camel Milk as a Livelihood Option in the Face of Climatic and Environmental Changes in Drylands of Kenya
Abstract:
In drylands of Kenya, the adverse effects of climate variability
and change has directly weakened the pastoral production
system and made it less effective as a livelihood option. This
has med most pastoral household food insecure. However, there
are many alternatives that exist to cushion pastoral households
against the effect of climate variability and change. This study
argues that proper assessment of camel milk sub-sector in
dryland of Kenya is necessary to ascertain the potential and
suitability of camel milk as one of the most suitable opportunities
to ensure sustainable livelihood; enhancing pastoral resilience
for climatic and environmental changes and shocks and thus
achieve food security and alleviate poverty in dry pastoral areas
of Kenya. The emphasis is therefore to consider camel milk
for ensuring household food security as an alternative to cope
and adapt to climate variability and change in the dryland of
Kenya
Dans les zones arides du Kenya, les effets néfastes de la
variabilité et du changement climatique ont directement affaibli
le système de production pastorale et l’ont rendu moins efficace
comme moyen de subsistance. Cela a rendu la plupart de
familles des éleveurs dans une insécurité alimentaire.
Cependant, il y a de nombreuses alternatives qui existent pour
protéger les ménages des éleveurs contre l’effet de la variabilité
et du changement du climat. Cette étude fait valoir que
l’évaluation correcte du sous-secteur du lait de chamelle dans
les zones arides du Kenya est nécessaire pour déterminer le
potentiel et la pertinence du lait de chamelle comme l’un des
débouchés les plus appropriés pour assurer la subsistance
durable, renforcer la résilience pastorale pour les changements
et les chocs climatiques et environnementaux et ainsi atteindre
la sécurité alimentaire et atténuer la pauvreté dans les zones
pastorales arides du Kenya. L’accent est donc de considérer
le lait de chamelle pour assurer la sécurité alimentaire desménages comme une alternative pour faire face et s’adapter à
la variabilité et au changement climatique dans les zones arides
du Kenya
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Enhancing Livestock Productivity
Date of publication:
2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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