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Collective Action Among Agro-pastoralists in Baringo District, Kenya: Identifying and Nurturing the Entrepreneurs

Abstract: The rural population of Baringo District in the Rift Valley of north-central Kenya faces numerous challenges including widespread environmental degradation and poverty. The region has […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Mark N. Mutinda; Stellamaris K. Muthoka; Abdillahi A. Aboud; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Stakeholder Alliance Facilitates Re-Introduction of Prescribed Fire on the Borana Plateau of Southern Ethiopia

Abstract: The implementation of a new prescribed fire program to restore bush-encroached rangelands in southern Ethiopia–and hence increase herbaceous forage supplies for livestock–is given as an […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Getachew Gebru; Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock; Lemma Gizachew; Dadhi Amosha; Feyissa Taffa
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Building Effective Community Participation and Stakeholder Partnerships to Promote Positive Change in the Southern Ethiopian Rangelands

Abstract: Recently there has been increased recognition that authentic community participation and creating strong inter-institutional partnerships are both important in the process of capacity building, generating […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera; Dadi Amosha
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Pastoral Conflict and Use of Key Resources along the Ethiopia-Kenya Border: Implications for Policy and Development

Abstract: The international border between Kenya and Ethiopia occurs in a remote rangeland area. The border has witnessed increased conflicts in recent years, especially between Gabra […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Anastasia Kagunyu; Shibia Mohammed; Michael Okoti; Francis Wayua; Sintayehu Mesele; Getachew Haile; Lemma Belay; Amsalu Tilahun; Usman Kero
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Honey Production, Processing, Quality, and Marketing in the Mountains of Northern Kenya

Abstract: Improving risk management for rangeland inhabitants can involve income diversification. Honey production is one possibility, as some locals already do it using traditional means. To […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Moses Lengarite; Anastasia Kagunyu; Francis Wayua
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Diffusion of Collective-Action Innovations Among Pastoralists in Liben District, Ethiopia

Abstract: In 2001 PARIMA and her partners began to create collective-action groups among illiterate, settled pastoralists in Ethiopia. These groups–soon dominated by women–focused on savings-led microfinance, […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; University; Getachew Kassa; Seyoum Tezera
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Consumer Perceptions on the Quality and Marketing of Milk in Moyale, Kenya

Abstract: Pastoral income diversification can depend on increasing market involvements. One option is for pastoralists to sell more dairy products to local towns. We used focus-groups […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Francis O. Wayua; Mohamed G. Shibia; Moses S. Mamo
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Can Collective Action and Capacity Building Reduce Vulnerability Among Settled Pastoralists?

Abstract: In 2001 PARIMA and her partners began to create collective-action groups among illiterate, settled pastoralists in southern Ethiopia. These groups–dominated by women–focused on savings-led microfinance, […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Enhanced Watershed Management and Sustainability through Gender Analyses And Interventions FY07-08 (resumbittal)

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  • Date of Publication: 4/26/2007
  • Author(s): Scott Miller
  • Type of Document: Project Document

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PEACE : Pastoral Engagement, Adaptation, and Capacity Enhancement

The PEACE project is focused on the development of the extensive livestock sector by supporting policy planning, pastoral land tenure conflict resolution, and introduction of GL-CRSP […]

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