Linking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa

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dc.creatorLi Pun, H.H.
dc.creatorBaumgaertner, J.U.
dc.creatorGreiling, J.
dc.creatorGopalan, H.
dc.creatorJabbar, M.A.
dc.creatorMares, V.
dc.creatorMcDermott, John J.
dc.creatorOdiit, M.
dc.creatorMohamed-Saleem, M.A.
dc.date2002
dc.date2013-06-11T09:22:39Z
dc.date2013-06-11T09:22:39Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:53:22Z
dc.descriptionPast attempts to alleviate the problems of poor farmers engaged in mixed-crop-livestock production have generally focussed on the design and diffusion of new technologies targeted on specific components of the agroecosystem. Unfortunately, such piece-meal efforts have had little impact in the developing world, including the East African highlands, the focus of this report. This report descibes recent experiences of two research centres with a global reach: the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE). Both are currently conducting research in the East African highlands, based on holistic, participatory methods. Each centres strategy integrates activities intended to improve food security and nutrition, human and environmental health, asset building and farm income, through natural resource management (NRM) and higher crop and livestock productivit computer modelling is one of the research tools used to assess the potential impact of using better methods to manage soil nutrients, graze and feed animals, enhance livestock health and control tsetse flies and other vectors.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/29169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/136200
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceLEISA Magazine, Supplement;17(1): 17-20
dc.subjectnatural resources
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjecthuman health
dc.subjectanimal health
dc.subjectcase studies
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectlivestock
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectrole of women
dc.subjectglossinidae
dc.subjecticipe
dc.subjectmodels
dc.subjecttrypanosomiasis
dc.subjectconsumption
dc.subjectanimal products
dc.subjectgender
dc.titleLinking natural resources, agriculture and human health: case studies from East Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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