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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

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

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

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

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

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

Global Livestock CRSP Annual Report 2007

Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the Global Livestock CRSP in 2007.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Annual Report

An integrated economic and education intervention (the ENAM project) decreased household food insecurity in rural Ghana

Abstract: Interventions that enhance women’s incomes and nutrition knowledge are likely to improve household food security through increased economic contribution to food expenditures and better nutrition […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): Kimberly B Harding; Grace S Marquis; Esi K Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; B K Ahunu; Manju B Reddy; Helen H Jensen; Lorna M Butler; Elisabeth Lonergan
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Integrating economic and educational intervention activities in the ENAM project leads to improved child nutritional status in rural Ghana

Abstract: Animal source foods (ASF) are excellent sources of micronutrients that are essential for growth and development of young children. In sub-Saharan Africa, children’s typical diets […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): Grace S Marquis; Kimberly B Harding; Esi K Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; B K Ahunu; Manju B Reddy; Helen H Jensen; Lorna M Butler; Elisabeth Lonergan
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Increases in caregivers’ contributions to household food and non-food expenditures did not affect child outcomes in the ENAM project

Abstract: Interventions that enhance women’s incomes are likely to improve child nutrition outcomes. This association may be reduced if women increase their economic contribution primarily to […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): Esi K Colecraft; Grace S Marquis; Anna Lartey; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; B K Ahunu; Lorna M Butler; Manju B Reddy; Helen H Jensen; Elisabeth Lonergan
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article