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Ruminations Winter 2002

Contains stories and highlights from Global Livestock CRSP activities.

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Newsletter

Ruminations Spring 2002

Contains stories and highlights from Global Livestock CRSP activities.

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Newsletter

Ruminations Summer 2002

Contains stories and highlights from Global Livestock CRSP activities.

  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Newsletter

Building Global Bridges

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  • Date of Publication: 2002
  • Author(s): Leigh Morgan
  • Type of Document: Newspaper Article

When deserts flood: risk management and climatic processes among East African pastoralists

Abstract: Pastoral populations of East Africa confront multiple risks associated with drought, food shortages and insecurity. In this arid region, drought is a ‘normal’ event and […]

  • Date of Publication: 12/4/2001
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little; Hussein Mahmoud; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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

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

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

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

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