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Bayesian Herders: Updating of Rainfall Beliefs in Response to External Forecasts

Abstract: Temporal climate risk weighs heavily on many of the world’s poor. Model-based climate forecasts could benefit such populations, provided recipients use forecast information to update […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Travis J. Lybbert; Christopher B. Barrett; John G. McPeak; Winnie K. Luseno
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Are Household Production Decisions Cocoperative? Evidence on Pastoralmigration and Milk Sales from Northern Kenya

Abstract: Market-based development efforts frequently create opportunities to generate income from goods previously produced and consumed within the household. Production within the household is often characterized […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): John G. McPeak; Cheryl R. Doss
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Kazakstan February 2006 Trip Report – Kerven

Coming soon

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Carol Kerven
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Kyrgyz Felting Traditions

Film.

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Liba Brent
  • Type of Document: Media

Improving production, resesarch and marketing of cashmere in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Coming soon

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Project Document

PARIMA Workplan 2007-2008

Coming soon

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Project Document

Linkages Among Community, Environmental, and Conflict Management: Experiences from Northern Kenya

Abstract: There has recently been an increase in the adoption of community-based approaches to the management of natural resources in Africa. This study describes some of […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Guyo O. Haro; Godana J. Doyo; John G. McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Agro-Pastoralists’ Wrath for the Prosopis Tree: The Case of the Il Chamus of Baringo District, Kenya

Abstract: Indigenous to Peru, Chile, and Argentina, the woody plant called Prosopis juliflora (also known by the American common name of “Honey Mesquite”) has spread world-wide […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Abdillahi A. Aboud; Philip K. Kisoyan; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Cross-border Cattle Trade Along the Somalia/Kenya and Ethiopia/Kenya Borderlands

Abstract: Cross-border livestock trade in the Horn of Africa has grown significantly in recent years and has met increased urban demands for meat and provided benefits […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little; Hussein A. Mahmoud
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Decentralization and its’ Effects on Pastoral Resource Management in Northern Kenya

Abstract: Decentralization is commonly advocated as a means to improve democratic involvement in local governance systems, leading to more effective allocation and management of natural resources. […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Kioko Munyao; Chris Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief