Izquierdo, Alejandra Velez

• Start Date: 2002
• End Date: 2002/01/01
• University: Universidad Autonama Chapingo
• Degree: BS

• Topic: Markets

Guzman de Jesus, Felipe

• Start Date: 2002
• End Date: 2003/01/01
• University: Universidad Autonama Chapingo
• Degree: BS

• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

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

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Avoiding Disaster: Diversification and Risk Management among East African Herders

Abstract: This article addresses processes of livelihood diversification among pastoralists in the rangelands of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia. The objectives of the article are threefold: […]

• Date of Publication: 2001
• Author(s): Peter D. Little; Kevin Smith; Barbara A. Cellarius; D. Layne Coppock; Christopher B. Barrett
• Type of Document: Scholarly Article

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets

Income diversification, poverty traps and policyshocks in Co

Abstract: This paper presents evidence on the effects of two different sorts of policy shocks on observed income diversification patterns in rural Africa. In Cte d’Ivoire, […]

• Date of Publication: 2001
• Author(s): Christopher B. Barrett; Mesfin Bezuneh; Abdillahi Aboud
• Type of Document: Scholarly Article

• Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
• Topic: Markets