Empirical Forecasting of Slow-Onset Disasters for Improved Emergency Response: An Application to Kenya’s Arid Lands
Abstract: Slow-onset food crises associated with drought and loss of livestock in Kenya’s arid lands routinely require emergency food aid and water distribution, livestock off-take, and […]
- Date of Publication: December 2006
- Author(s): Andrew G. Mude; Christopher B. Barrett; John G. McPeak; Robert Kaitho; Patti Kristjanson
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Variation in Risk Perceptions Across Individuals, Time, and Space: Evidence from Pastoral East Africa
Abstract: We analyzed risk rankings perceived by pastoralists for over two years during 2000-2002 that lived in multiple locations in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. We […]
- Date of Publication: December 2006
- Author(s): Cheryl Doss; Christopher Barrett; John McPeak
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Development Priorities in the Rangelands of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia: Results of a Ranking Exercise Among Pastoralists
Abstract: This study investigates development priorities of individuals living in arid and semi-arid areas of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia that are predominantly used for pastoral […]
- Date of Publication: December 2006
- Author(s): John McPeak; Cheryl Doss; Christopher Barrett
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation, Policy
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Community Perceptions Concerning Key Ecological Resources at Risk in Baringo District, Kenya
Abstract: Key ecological resources in arid and semi-arid lands are often characterized by small patches of seasonal grazing and important water points that lend critical support […]
- Date of Publication: December 2006
- Author(s): Mark N. Mutinda; Abdillahi A. Aboud; D. Layne Coppock
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Constraints on the Use of Animal Source Foods for Young Children in Ghana: A Participatory Rapid Appraisal Approach
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 10/1/2006
- Author(s): Esi Colecraft; Grace S. Marquis; Richmond Aryeetey; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; Benjamin Ahunu; Emmanuel Canacoo; Lorna M. Butler; Manju B. Reddy; Helen H. Jensen; Elisabeth Huff- Lonergan
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Application of Information Communication Technology in Developing a National Livestock Marketing Information System: The Case of Kenya
Abstract: Marketing remains one of the greatest challenges in the development of the livestock industry in Kenya. In spite of the emergence of organized market intelligence […]
- Date of Publication: August 2006
- Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation, Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Analysis of the November 2005- April 2006 Drought in Kenya
Abstract: Increasing frequency of drought occurrences and a decline in the capacity of traditional mechanisms to deal with this situation is increasingly becoming a serious threat […]
- Date of Publication: August 2006
- Author(s): Robert Kaitho; Joseph Ndungu; Jerry Stuth; Gatarwa Kariuki; Abdi Jama
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Natural Resource Management, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Kenya Adopts LINKS Technologies to Provide Information for the National Livestock Marketing Information System
Abstract: The lack of and need for price information in many of the pastoral areas of Kenya remains a critical concern by producers, traders and policy […]
- Date of Publication: August 2006
- Author(s): Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Assessing Market Integration in the Presence of Transaction Costs: The Case of Pastoral Livestock Markets
Abstract: Market integration occurs when product flows between markets are on the same terms and conditions as within markets. A highly integrated commodity market is likely […]
- Date of Publication: August 2006
- Author(s): Bridget A. Ochieng; Gatarwa Kariuki; Robert Kaitho
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
PARIMA Workplan 2006-2008
Coming soon
- Date of Publication: 6/21/2006
- Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
- Type of Document: Project Document
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
