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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bridging the Gap between Agricultural Technology Development and Adoption in Northern Kenya

Abstract: Starting in 1998, the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI), through its National Arid Lands Research Center (NALRC), initiated and tested new research and outreach approaches […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): George A. Keya; Michael Ngutu; Amos Adongo; Isako Tura
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Linking Pastoralists and Exporters in a Livestock Marketing Chain: Recent Experiences from Ethiopia

Abstract: The Boran of southern Ethiopia have been traditionally viewed as unwilling or unable to engage in large scale, commercialized livestock trade. Here we report on […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Herd Dynamics, Social Networks, and Informal Transfers Among Southern Ethiopian Pastoralists

Abstract: Previous empirical work by the PARIMA project found evidence of highly nonlinear cattle accumulation dynamics among the Borana pastoralists of southern Ethiopia, consistent with the […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Paulo Santos; Christopher Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Degree of Sedentarization Affects Risks and Conflicts for the Waso Boran in Northern Kenya

Abstract: The Waso Borana have lived for over a century in northern Kenya. In the last few decades, however, their ability to maintain their traditions has […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): Abdullahi D. Jillo; Mark N. Mutinda; Abdillahi A. Aboud; Egerton University; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Do Livestock Transfers Among Gabra Herders Insure Against Herd Loss?

Abstract: In pastoral societies, the transfer of animals from one household to another as gifts or loans is commonly observed. Three main interpretations of these livestock […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2005
  • Author(s): John G. McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Unofficial Trade When States are Weak: The Case of Cross-Border Commerce in the Horn of Africa

Abstract: This paper addresses informal cross-border trade in the Horn of Africa, with an emphasis on the Somalia borderlands. It will be shown that despite the […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2005
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

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