What are Consumers in Moyale, Kenya Willing to Pay for Improved Milk Quality?
Abstract: Pastoralists in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia may be able to diversify income by selling milk to urban residents. However, milk sold in open-air markets […]
- Date of Publication: December 2008
- Author(s): Francis O. Wayua; Mohamed G. Shibia; Moses S. Mamo; DeeVon Bailey; D. Layne Coppock
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Are Cattle Die-Offs Predictable on the Borana Plateau?
Abstract: Drought regularly affects rangelands and contributes to high death rates for livestock and poverty for pastoralists. But do livestock losses occur randomly simply when rainfall […]
- Date of Publication: December 2008
- Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Getachew Gebru; Solomon Desta; Sintayehu Mesele; Seyoum Tezera
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security, Productivity
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Successful Implementation of Collective Action and Human-Capacity Building Among Pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia: Lessons Learned, 2001-2008
Abstract: Since 2000 the PARIMA project has implemented pilot risk-management activities among poverty-stricken, semi-settled pastoralists in southern Ethiopia. The Goal has been to improve human welfare […]
- Date of Publication: December 2008
- Author(s): Seyoum Tezera; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; D. Layne Coppock
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Capacity Building, Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Preliminary Perspectives on the Health Needs of Pastoral Women on the Borana Plateau Using Participatory Approaches
Abstract: Since 2000, the PARIMA project has conducted participatory research and outreach among pastoralists in southern Ethiopia. This has led to notable achievements in terms of […]
- Date of Publication: December 2008
- Author(s): Seyoum Tezera; Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Gender, Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Evaluating and Managing Zoonotic Disease Risk in Rural Tanzania
Abstract: Daily workloads and livelihoods in rural communities depend heavily on the availability of natural resources. When water is scarce, workloads increase, as more distance must […]
- Date of Publication: 11/1/2008
- Author(s): Deana Clifford; Rudovick Kazwala; Peter Coppolillo; Jonna Mazet
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Food Security
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The Unintended Consequences of Development Assistance: The Case of Usangu in Tanzania
Abstract: Three smallholder rice irrigation schemes were established with development assistance in Tanzania in the 1980s and early 90s aimed at improving agricultural livelihoods in the […]
- Date of Publication: 11/1/2008
- Author(s): Peter Coppolillo; Deana Clifford; Jonna Mazet
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Innovative Approaches to Evaluate Household Health and Livelihoods in Pastoral and Agropastoral Communities
Abstract: The emergence and spread of infectious diseases at the interface of humans, livestock, and wildlife are increasingly recognized as critical issues by health specialists, disease […]
- Date of Publication: 11/1/2008
- Author(s): Michel Masozera; Jon Erickson; Deana Clifford; Peter Coppolillo; Mariam Nguvava
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition, Innovation
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
The Avian Flu School’s “Train the Trainer” Courses: An Overview and Assessment
Abstract: The Avian Flu School (AFS) was designed to help minimize the health and economic impact of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by providing the […]
- Date of Publication: November 2008
- Author(s): Carol J. Cardona
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Global
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
An Overview of the Newcastle Disease Avian Influenza Control Research Project
Abstract: In 2007, the Newcastle Disease Avian Flu Control Research Project, a sub-project under the Global Livestock CRSP Avian Flu School, was initiated in Tanzania. Because […]
- Date of Publication: November 2008
- Author(s): Peter Msoffe; Carol J. Cardona
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
Introduction to the HIV Nutrition Project (HNP):Increasing Animal Source Foods (ASF) in Diets of HIV-infected Kenyan Women and Their Children
Abstract: Many of the 28 million people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) estimated to be living in sub-Saharan Africa also suffer […]
- Date of Publication: November 2008
- Author(s): Judith Ernst; Grace Ettyang; Charlotte Neumann; Winstone Nyandiko; Abraham Siika; Constantin Yiannoutsos
- Type of Document: Research Brief
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Health and Nutrition
CRSP: Global Livestock
Database: Publication
