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Michelson, Hope

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Mullally, Conner

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Villaran, Gonzalo

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Hunt, Stefan

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Promotion of Pastoral Development in Kenya: Perspectives from the Kenya Pastoral Parliamentary Group (KPPG)

Abstract: The rangelands of Kenya occupy a very large portion of the nation. The livestock-keeping peoples who reside in these areas are disproportionately affected by high […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2004
  • Author(s): Ali Wario
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Herd Accumulation: A Pastoral Strategy to Reduce Risk Exposure

Abstract: Herd loss is one of the major risk factors in our study sites. As found throughout pastoral areas in Africa, sudden widespread herd loss is […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2004
  • Author(s): Getachew Gebru; John McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Constraints Limiting Marketed Livestock Offtake Rates Among Pastoralists

Abstract: Marketed livestock offtake rates are commonly low among pastoralists in the arid and semi-arid lands of east Africa. Many donors and policymakers have therefore emphasized […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2004
  • Author(s): Christopher B. Barrett; Sharon Osterloh; Peter D. Little; John G. McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Pastoral Risk Management in Southern Ethiopia: Observations from Pilot Projects based on Participatory Community Assessments

Abstract: The Borana pastoral system has come under increasing pressure as human populations grow and per capita availability of resources declines. Livestock exhibit large, periodic die-offs […]

  • Date of Publication: August 2004
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock; Seyoum Tezera; Francis K. Lelo
  • Type of Document: Research Brief