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Studies were conducted among pastoralists on the Borana Plateau in 1986-89. Household surveys described seasonal milk production and allocation, marketed supply of dairy products, incidence of calf morbidity and mortality and human consumption of dairy products and grain. The efficiency of butter...


Coppock, D.L.Holden, S.J.Assefa, M.[Review of dairy marketing and processing in a semi-arid pastoral system in Ethiopia]Review of dairy marketing and processing in a semi-arid pastoral system in Ethiopia

In the context of East African pastoralism, improved risk management is proposed to offer ways to promote wealth conservation, reduce poverty, mitigate conflicts, and enhance food security at the household level. The Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) project is a multi-disciplinary, effort funded...


Gebru, G.Desta, S.Coppock, D.L.[Managing risk in pastoral systems: Research and outreach experiences of the Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) Project in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya]Managing risk in pastoral systems: Research and outreach experiences of the Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) Project in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya
Coppock, D.L.[Observations on the traditional logic of pastoral livestock marketing in southern Ethiopia]Observations on the traditional logic of pastoral livestock marketing in southern Ethiopia
Autor: Coppock, D.L.

Ethiopia has a vast lowland area that is important for human subsistence and the national economy. This paper reviews the physical and biological features of the lowlands and some Development perspectives that have been pursued since the 1970s. As elsewhere in Ethiopia, the lowlands have growing ...


Coppock, D.L.[The arid and semiarid low lands of Ethiopia: Environments, pastoral economies and issues in natural resources sustainability]The arid and semiarid low lands of Ethiopia: Environments, pastoral economies and issues in natural resources sustainability

This paper explores the potential for, and limits to, sustainable agricultural growth in semi-arid Africa, with a focus on the role of pastoralism. Examines the main pressures on pastoral systems, and on the resource base upon which these depend. The paper argues that it is premature to contempla...


Webb, P.Bisrat, G.Coppock, D.L.[Food security and sustainable growth for pastoral systems in semi-arid Africa]Food security and sustainable growth for pastoral systems in semi-arid Africa

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