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Expanding livestock insurance coverage in Turkana—and across all of Kenya's great dryland pastoral communities
Expanding livestock insurance coverage in Turkana—and across all of Kenya’s great dryland pastoral communities
The following excerpts of an opinion piece were written by Andrew Mude, a Kenyan economist who leads an Index-Based Livestock Insurance project at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in Nairobi, Kenya. Mude’s commentary was originally published by The Standard newspaper (Kenya): Insurance only way to guard against weather-gone-awry phenomenon, 28 Apr 2017.
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The legacy of Norman Borlaug: Alive and well at the International Livestock Research Institute
The legacy of Norman Borlaug: Alive and well at the International Livestock Research Institute
ILRI was honoured by a visit this week to ILRI by Julie Borlaug (left) and Jeanie Borlaug Laube, granddaugher and daughter of Norman Borlaug, respectively (credit for this and all photos in this article: ILRI/Susan MacMillan).
Staff of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) were delighted that the Borlaug family managed to include a visit to ILRI’s Nairobi headquarters this week…
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CGIAR livestock support is enhancing community resilience in the face of on-going drought in the Horn of Africa
CGIAR livestock support is enhancing community resilience in the face of on-going drought in the Horn of Africa
A livestock carcass in northern Kenya, which has suffered prolonged drought (photo via Flickr by CIAT/Neil Palmer).
Widespread drought conditions in the Horn of Africahave intensified since the failure of the Oct–Dec 2016 rains. Areas of greatest concern cover much of Somalia, northeast and coastal Kenya, southeast Ethiopia and the Afar region, and South Sudan, which faces a serious food crisis…
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Livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa—The Guardian photoessay
Livestock insurance in the Horn of Africa—The Guardian photoessay
Camels at a water point near Wajir (photo credit: ILRI/Riccardo Gangale).
‘In Kenya 1.3 million people are facing serious food insecurity and loss of livelihoods as a result of poor rainfall. As the next dry season approaches, one insurance scheme is using satellite data to support some of east Africa’s most vulnerable. Photographs by ILRI.
‘East Africa’s drylands are home to millions of herders…
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Food prize puts Kenyan researcher on global map—Kenya's 'Business Daily' newspaper
Food prize puts Kenyan researcher on global map—Kenya’s ‘Business Daily’ newspaper
Andrew Mude (picture credit: Business Daily)
Even with the Tuesday announcement that he had won the award, Andrew Mude, who holds a doctorate in economics, remains a modest man committed to resolving the dilemma that pastoral communities, especially in northern Kenya, have endured for decades.
‘When he was named winner of the 2016 World Food Prize’s Norman Borlaug Award for Field…
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Breaking the devastating impacts of drought in the Horn of Africa—Kenyan wins global agricultural research award
Breaking the devastating impacts of drought in the Horn of Africa—Kenyan wins global agricultural research award
Andrew Mude making a presentation to the agricultural development community at ILRI headquarters, in Nairobi, Kenya, on 30 Aug 2016 (photo credit: ILRI/Susan MacMillan)
Kenyan scientist Andrew Mude won the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application on Tuesday for developing livestock insurance, using state-of-the-art technologies, for herders in East Africa’s drylands.
‘”I am…
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Kenyan economist Andrew Mude wins the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Kenyan economist Andrew Mude wins the 2016 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Andrew Mude, a principal research scientist at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), in Nairobi, Kenya, was yesterday named the 5th recipient of a prestigious award for his work in providing insurance to livestock herders in East Africa’s drylands through innovative, state-of-the-art technologies.
It was announced yesterday (30 Aug 2016) in Nairobi, Kenya, that Andrew Mude has…
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