Wildlife

Conflict to coexistence: Human – leopard interactions in a plantation landscape in Anamalai Hills, India

When leopards are found in human-dominated landscapes, conflicts may arise due to attacks on people or livestock loss or when people retaliate following real and perceived threats. In the plantation landscape of the Valparai plateau, we studied incidents of injury and loss of life of people and livestock over time (15 – 25 y) and carried out questionnaire surveys in 29 plantation colonies and eight tribal villages to study correlates of livestock depredation, people's perception of leopards, and preferred management options for human – leopard interactions.

Publication Date: 
01/10/2017
Swati Sidhu, Ganesh Raghunathan, Divya Mudappa & et al
Conservation and Society
15
4
474-482
Tags:
Leopard, People - Animal Conflicts, Anamalai Hills, Tamil Nadu, Plantation Crops, Tribals, Agriculture, Livestock, India
Health

Jukes hazard

WILL HARRIS is one of the heroes of “Big Chicken”, a new book by Maryn McKenna that looks at the widespread use of antibiotics in poultry farming.

Publication Date: 
23/09/2017
Economist (London)
Tags:
Antibiotics, Poultry, Farmers, United States Of America (US), Fast Foods, Livestock
Wildlife

Keeping lions at bay to keep them going

Conflict between local pastoralists and lions remains a tricky problem in lion conservation, but reinforcing traditional fencing structures called “bomas” may provide a cost-effective solution.

Publication Date: 
13/09/2017
Mongabay
Tags:
Wildlife, Lion, People - Animal Conflicts, Africa, Kenya, Livestock
Food Policy

Livestock production, a much smaller challenge to global food security than often reported

Livestock production, a much smaller challenge to global food security than often reported

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
PHYS
Tags:
Food Security, Livestock, Food Supply, Global, FAO, Food Policy
Animal Care

As other African countries ban donkey slaughter, Kenya doubles down to meet Chinese demand

Twice a month, Julius Yebei, 45, embarks on a three-day journey by foot with a herd of donkeys from a livestock market in Bomet County to Goldox, a donkey slaughterhouse located in the semi-arid Ke

Publication Date: 
12/09/2017
Southern African
Tags:
Animal Care, Livestock, Donkeys, Kenya, Africa
Wildlife

Human-animal conflict rife in Chama

CHAMA district commissioner Leonard Ngoma says the human-animal conflict in Chama in Muchinga Province is rife with some wild animals terrorising villages and attacking livestock belonging to the f

Publication Date: 
06/09/2017
Daily Mail (Zambia)
Tags:
Wildlife, People - Animal Conflicts, Zambia, Livestock, Wildlife Management, Africa
Agriculture

Farmers to get real time info in new app

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has partnered with Liquid Telecom Kenya to launch an e-service platform for farmers.

Publication Date: 
04/09/2017
Star (Kenya)
Tags:
Agriculture, Kenya, Science And Technology, Farmers, Africa, Livestock
Economy

IBSA Fund - India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Fund

The India, Brazil and South Africa Facility for Poverty and Hunger Alleviation (IBSA Fund) is a remarkable example of cooperation among three developing countries, whhich pioneered the implementation of South-South cooperation initiatives for the benefit of other Southern countries in partnership with the United Nations system.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
UNDP
Tags:
Anti-Poverty Programmes, Agriculture, Livestock, Solid Waste, Waste Management, Health Care, Fisheries, Infrastructure Development, India, Brazil, South Africa, Developing Countries, Aid, Finance
Agriculture

Smallholder farming systems in coastal Kenya: key trends and innovations for resilience

Smallholder farmers in coastal Kenya are already significantly affected by climate change, particularly in semi-arid and dryland areas. They have developed a number of innovations to enhance resilience and productivity, eg. crop diversification using resilient local varieties, new planting techniques and wild tree domestication.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
Chemuku Wekesa, Paul Ongugo, Leila Ndalilo, Arafa Amur, Sylvia Mwalewa, Krystyna Swiderska
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Tags:
Farmers, Food Security, Climate Change, Migration, Food Crops, Climate Adaptation, Kenya, Africa, Crops, Livestock, Traditional Knowledge
Climate Change

Cost and benefit analysis for climate-smart agricultural (csa) practices in the coastal savannah agro-ecological zone (aez) of Ghana

Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), including Ghana, rely on agriculture for their income and food security. Any initiative that might help to sustain and improve productivity in agriculture would be a crucial step in improving people’s livelihoods.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2017
Stanley Karanja Ng’ang’a, Vail Miller, George Essegbey, & et al
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Tags:
Climate Change, Agriculture, Cost Benefit Analysis, Ghana, Africa, Carbon Sequestration, Crops, Livestock

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