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Investigating the Role of Land Cover Change on the Hydrology of the River Njoro Watershed

Abstract: Rapid land cover and land use changes occurring in Kenya’s Rift Valley are altering the hydrologic response in the River Njoro watershed. This watershed is […]

  • Date of Publication: April 2008
  • Author(s): Scott Miller
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Changing Livelihoods, Risky Environments: Social and Economic Change among Pastoralists in East Africa

Abstract: We are currently working on a book with the provisional title above. It summarizes our findings from our work with the GL-CRSP Pastoral Risk Management […]

  • Date of Publication: March 2008
  • Author(s): John G. McPeak; Peter D. Little; Cheryl R. Doss; Christopher B. Barrett
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

How Are They Surviving Out There? An Analysis of Total Income in the PARIMA Study Sites

Abstract: One of the most commonly used measures of well being in economics is income. In our study area, special care must be taken in measuring […]

  • Date of Publication: March 2008
  • Author(s): John McPeak
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Global Livestock CRSP Annual Report 2008

Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the Global Livestock CRSP in 2008.

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Global Livestock CRSP
  • Type of Document: Annual Report

International Grasslands Conference Articles

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  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Aboud et al; Coppock et al; Desta et al; Gebru et al; Keya et al; Mutinda et al
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

An Innovation System in the rangelands: Using collective action to diversify livelihoods among settled pastoralists in Ethiopia

Book featuring article on collective action by Desta and Coppock (“An Innovation System in the rangelands: Using collective action to diversify livelihoods among settled pastoralists in […]

  • Date of Publication: 2008
  • Author(s): Desta; Coppock
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

A Qualitative Assessment of Support Programs for Caregivers’ Income Generation Activities in Ghana

Abstract: The Enhancing child Nutrition through Animal source food Management (ENAM) project was developed to address the affects of poverty on household food security and child […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Elizabeth Vogel; Esi Colecraft; O. Sakyi-Dawson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Does the Type of Income Generating Activity Caregivers Engage in Influence Children’s Animal Source Food Consumption?

Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that children of caregivers engaged in Animal Source Food (ASF)-related Income Generating Activities (IGA) were more likely to consume ASF than […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Aaron Christian; Anna Lartey; Esi Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Grace S. Marquis
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Participatory Rapid Assessment: Facilitating a Holistic Conceptual Framework

Abstract: Childhood malnutrition remains a significant public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, largely caused by sub-optimal feeding practices and poor diet quality. Deficiencies in micronutrients can […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Grace S. Marquis; Elizabeth Vogel; Esi Colecraft; Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Enhancing Collaborations with Government Ministries: Lessons Learned from the ENAM Project in Ghana

Abstract: To ensure sustainability of the activities that enhance feeding of animal source foods (ASF) to preschool children, it is important that the processes and products […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2008
  • Author(s): Owuraku Sakyi-Dawson; Ben. K. Ahunu; Esi K. Colecraft; Anna Lartey; Grace S. Marquis
  • Type of Document: Research Brief