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Animal source food intake is lower in households with children who experience food insecurity

Abstract: Animal source food (ASF) intake in young children has been associated with improved dietary quality and growth outcomes. The ENAM project provides technical and financial […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Esi K Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Anna Lartey; Ben Ahunu; Lorna M Butler; Helen H Jensen; Manju B Reddy; Elisabeth Lonergan; Emmanuel Canacoo; Richmond Aryeetey
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Interpersonal, Intertemporal and Spatial Variation in Risk Perceptions: Evidence from East Africa

Abstract: This study investigates variation over time, space and household and individual characteristics in how people perceive different risks. Using original data from the arid and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Cheryl Doss; John McPeak; Christopher B. Barrett
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Challenging Orthodoxies: Understanding Poverty in Pastoral Areas of East Africa

Abstract: Understanding and alleviating poverty in Africa continues to receive considerable attention from a range of diverse actors, including politicians, international celebrities, academics, activists and practitioners. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Peter D. Little; John McPeak; Christopher B. Barrett; Patti Kristjanson
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Collective Action Among Agro-pastoralists in Baringo District, Kenya: Identifying and Nurturing the Entrepreneurs

Abstract: The rural population of Baringo District in the Rift Valley of north-central Kenya faces numerous challenges including widespread environmental degradation and poverty. The region has […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Mark N. Mutinda; Stellamaris K. Muthoka; Abdillahi A. Aboud; D. Layne Coppock
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Stakeholder Alliance Facilitates Re-Introduction of Prescribed Fire on the Borana Plateau of Southern Ethiopia

Abstract: The implementation of a new prescribed fire program to restore bush-encroached rangelands in southern Ethiopia–and hence increase herbaceous forage supplies for livestock–is given as an […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Getachew Gebru; Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock; Lemma Gizachew; Dadhi Amosha; Feyissa Taffa
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Building Effective Community Participation and Stakeholder Partnerships to Promote Positive Change in the Southern Ethiopian Rangelands

Abstract: Recently there has been increased recognition that authentic community participation and creating strong inter-institutional partnerships are both important in the process of capacity building, generating […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Solomon Desta; D. Layne Coppock; Getachew Gebru; Seyoum Tezera; Dadi Amosha
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Pastoral Conflict and Use of Key Resources along the Ethiopia-Kenya Border: Implications for Policy and Development

Abstract: The international border between Kenya and Ethiopia occurs in a remote rangeland area. The border has witnessed increased conflicts in recent years, especially between Gabra […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Anastasia Kagunyu; Shibia Mohammed; Michael Okoti; Francis Wayua; Sintayehu Mesele; Getachew Haile; Lemma Belay; Amsalu Tilahun; Usman Kero
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Honey Production, Processing, Quality, and Marketing in the Mountains of Northern Kenya

Abstract: Improving risk management for rangeland inhabitants can involve income diversification. Honey production is one possibility, as some locals already do it using traditional means. To […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Moses Lengarite; Anastasia Kagunyu; Francis Wayua
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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Diffusion of Collective-Action Innovations Among Pastoralists in Liben District, Ethiopia

Abstract: In 2001 PARIMA and her partners began to create collective-action groups among illiterate, settled pastoralists in Ethiopia. These groups–soon dominated by women–focused on savings-led microfinance, […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): D. Layne Coppock; Solomon Desta; Getachew Gebru; University; Getachew Kassa; Seyoum Tezera
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Consumer Perceptions on the Quality and Marketing of Milk in Moyale, Kenya

Abstract: Pastoral income diversification can depend on increasing market involvements. One option is for pastoralists to sell more dairy products to local towns. We used focus-groups […]

  • Date of Publication: December 2007
  • Author(s): Francis O. Wayua; Mohamed G. Shibia; Moses S. Mamo
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

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