What works where for which farm household: Estimated effects of different interventions on food availability across household distributions in East and West Africa

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2015
Country:
Kenya
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Food and Nutrition
Authors:
Giller, K., Herrero, M., Silvestri, S., Douxchamps, S., Ritzema, R., Rufino, M., Frelat, R., Lopez-Ridaura, S., van Wijk, M.

Abstract

This presentation outlines how a combination of household-level surveys and quantitative modelling using a relatively simple calculation scheme can illuminate the improvements in food availability and household poverty levels that may result from crop/livestock intensification options.

Citation

Ritzema, R.; Frelat, R.; Douxchamps, S.; Silvestri, S.; Rufino, M.; Herrero, M.; Giller, K.; Lopez-Ridaura, S.; van Wijk, M. What works where for which farm household: Estimated effects of different interventions on food availability across household distributions in East and West Africa. Presented at The International conference on Integrated Systems Research for Sustainable Intensification in Smallholder Agriculture, Ibadan, Nigeria, 3-6 March 2015. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, Kenya (2015) 21 pp.

Published 1 January 2015
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