LEWS

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1 About LEWS
2 Publications
- 2.1 Research Briefs
  - 2.1.1 Fiscal Year 2003
- 2.2 Annual Reports
3 Links

About LEWS

Principal Investigator: Jerry Stuth, Texas A&M University

The LEWS Project developed a functioning livestock early warning system delivered information/analysis delivered to key regional, national and local institutions/stakeholders, providing the basis for the current GL-CRSP LINKS and GOBI Projects. The system has been integrated into the National Livestock Marketing and Information System in Kenya.

Publications

Research Briefs

Below is a short description of LEWS research briefs:

Fiscal Year 2003

03-01 Integrating Information and Communication Technology for the Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) in East Africa
03-02 A New System to Forecast Near-Term Forage Conditions for Early Warning Systems in Pastoral Regions of East Africa
03-03 A Satellite-Based Technology Predicts Forage Dynamics for Pastoralists
03-04 Infusing Nutritional Profiling Technology in Sub-Saharan Africa for Free-Ranging Livestock