BASIS Assets and Market Access Collaborative Research Support Program (AMA CRSP) Annual Report October 2007-September 2008

Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the BASIS/Assets and Market Access CRSP between the years of 2007 and 2008.

• Date of Publication: 5/1/2009
• Author(s): BASIS AMA CRSP
• Type of Document: Annual Report

• Region: Global
• Topic: Markets

Insuring Against Drought-Related Livestock Mortality: Piloting Index-based Livestock Insurance in Northern Kenya

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• Date of Publication: May 2009
• Author(s): Andrew Mude; Sommarat Chantarat; Christopher B. Barrett; Michael Carter; Munenobu Ikegami; John McPeak
• Type of Document: Scholarly Article

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Chaves, Estaveo

• Start Date: 2009/04/01
• End Date: 2011/06/01
• University: Universidade Federal de Viçosa
• Degree: MS

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Modjanggo, Agustriana N.

• Start Date: 2009/04/01
• End Date: 2010/08/01
• University: Sam Ratulangi University
• Degree: BS

• Region: Asia
• Topic: Markets

Using Case Studies to Understand Successful Entrepreneurship Among Ghanaian Women

Abstract: The Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source Food Management (ENAM) project identified constraints to availability, accessibility and utilization of animal source foods (ASF) in young […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): Nana Akua Anyidoho; Gloria Y. Kobati; Lorna M. Butler; Grace S. Marquis; Esi K. Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; B. K. Ahunu
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Enhancing Backyard Poultry Enterprise Performance in the Techiman Area of Ghana: A Value Chain Approach

Abstract: Backyard poultry enterprise is one of the enterprise development interventions for the Enhancing Child Nutrition through Animal Source food Management (ENAM) project designed to address […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): Charles K. Asem-Bansah; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; E.E. Ackah-Nyamike; Esi K. Colecraft
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

In What Ways Are People in Pastoral Areas Integrated into the Cash Economy?

Abstract: In a prior research brief entitled “How Are They Surviving Out There? An Analysis of Total Income in the PARIMA Study Sites” (GL-CRSP Research Brief […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): John McPeak
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

From LINKS to NLMIS: Issues, Challenges and Lessons Learned

Abstract: Information communication technology, specifically the mobile phone, is becoming an integral tool for development, as there is increasing recognition that information is an important tool […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Muthoni Mwangi; John Maina; Qalicha Wario; Robert Kaitho
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Factors Influencing Beef Cattle Marketing Behavior in Pastoral Areas of Kenya: The Role of Livestock Market Information

Abstract: Marketing transactions take place in an environment where information is shared and exchanged among and between sellers, buyers and middlemen. It is argued that traders […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): Mathew Komen; Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Deteriorating Terms of Trade and Food Security Among Pastoral Livestock Producers in Kenya

Abstract: Over 80% of Kenya’s land mass of 58.3 million hectares is classified as arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs). In spite of the unfavorable weather conditions, […]

• Date of Publication: April 2009
• Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
• Type of Document: Research Brief

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Food Security, Markets