Pastoralism is the dominant livelihood activity in the North Eastern Province (NEP) of Kenya. It is supplemented only by a limited amount of agriculture along the rivers. The province faces various developmental challenges including chronic poverty and food insecurity, low human capital and poor ...
Rakotoarisoa, M.
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Massawe, Stella C.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Ouma, R.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Bahiigwa, G.
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Karugia, Joseph T.
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[Investment Opportunities for Livestock in the North Eastern Province of Kenya: A Synthesis of Existing Knowledge]
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Investment Opportunities for Livestock in the North Eastern Province of Kenya: A Synthesis of Existing Knowledge
Pastoral populations of sub-Saharan Africa are particularly vulnerable to losses in wealth and productive assets via herdmortality shocks. Although conventional insurance mechanisms covering individual losses are not cost effective in low income extensive grazing pastoral communities, index insur...
Mills, C.J.
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Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Characterization for index based livestock insurance]
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Characterization for index based livestock insurance
Chelanga, P.
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Khalai, D.C.
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Fava, Francesco P.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Determining insurable units for index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia]
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Determining insurable units for index-based livestock insurance in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia
Index Based Livestock Insurance in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASALs) of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia is being implemented by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), as a drought coping mechanism, anchored on the belief that development of an insurance scheme for livestock...
Khalai, D.
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Banerjee, Rupsha R.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists]
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Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists
The Kenyan drylands, which make up about 84% of Kenya's total land surface, support about 8 million Kenyans with animal husbandry as the main source of livelihood. The livestock subsector in these dry areas accounts for over 70% of local family income, as well as 10% of the country's gross domest...
Mburu, Samuel
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Sousa-Poza, Alfonso
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Otterbach, Steffen
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Income and asset poverty among pastoralists in northern Kenya]
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Income and asset poverty among pastoralists in northern Kenya
Chelanga, P.
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Banerjee, Rupsha R.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[Identfying potenial methods of up-scaling index based livestock insurance (IBLI): Lessons in extension and outreach]
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Identfying potenial methods of up-scaling index based livestock insurance (IBLI): Lessons in extension and outreach
Jensen, Nathaniel D.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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[The favourable impacts of Index-Based Livestock Insurance: Evaluation results from Ethiopia and Kenya]
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The favourable impacts of Index-Based Livestock Insurance: Evaluation results from Ethiopia and Kenya
Chantarat, S.
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Barrett, Christopher B.
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[Willingness to pay for index based livestock insurance: results from a field experiment in northern Kenya]
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Willingness to pay for index based livestock insurance: results from a field experiment in northern Kenya
The greater horn of Africa is one of the least developed regions in Africa. Livestock are an important economic resource and an essential asset for poor farmers in this region. Climate variability, population growth, low economic development, limited market integration, and low fertilizer use, am...
Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mude, Andrew G.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Kinyangi, James
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[Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa]
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Options for adapting to climate change in livestock-dominated farming systems in the greater horn of Africa