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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Natural Resource Management
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Policy
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
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
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication