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Risk Mapping for Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Abstract: We used results from 120 group interviews collected in 1998 to quantify how inhabitants across northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia perceive and rank various risks […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Cattle Population Dynamics in the Southern Ethiopian Rangelands

Abstract: The Borana Plateau of southern Ethiopia is a pastoral region known for producing high-quality cattle. The sustainability of this pastoral system has been recently questioned, […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Climate Forecasting for Pastoralists?

Abstract: A survey was conducted during 2001 among 323 pastoral and agro-pastoral households in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia to assess the use and value of […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Chris Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Pastoralists’ Use of Markets

Abstract: Data collected in the drought year of 2000 from four sites in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are used to examine how market access influences […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): John McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Livestock Pricing and Markets Performance

Abstract: Livestock markets have a very important effect on pastoralists’ welfare. We analyzed thousands of livestock transactions in three sites in Kenya to examine market performance. […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Chris Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Livestock Trading and Trader Networks in Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia

Abstract: Livestock trading is important for pastoral economies in the Greater Horn of Africa. To understand how one might improve livestock markets it is necessary to […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Hussein A. Mahmoud
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Pastoral Social Safety Nets

Abstract: It is often presumed that pastoral societies have effective social safety nets to help protect themselves during times of stress. To address this important issue […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Cheryl Doss
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Income Diversification among East African Pastoralists

Abstract: Pastoral diversification is defined as the pursuit of any non-pastoral income-earning activity. This includes various forms of trade, wage employment, farming, and gathering and selling […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Micro-finance in Northern Kenya: The Experience of K-REP Development Agency (KDA)

Abstract: Improving access to grass-roots rural savings and credit options has been postulated as an important strategy to improve pastoral risk management in northern Kenya and […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2001
  • Author(s): Sharon Osterloh
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Global Livestock CRSP Annual Report 2001

Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the Global Livestock CRSP in 2001.

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Annual Report

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