This study assesses the contributions of livestock to risk management and coping strategies and to identify livestock-centred interventions that can be used to save lives and livelihoods in crisis and emergency situations in selected countries of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). ...
Freeman, H.A.
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Kaitibie, S.
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Moyo, Siboniso
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Livestock, livelihoods and vulnerability in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia: designing livestock interventions for emergency situations]
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Livestock, livelihoods and vulnerability in Lesotho, Malawi and Zambia: designing livestock interventions for emergency situations
This study examines the dynamics of livestock keeping in recent years when occurrence of droughts was severe; the function of livestock in reducing the vulnerability to shocks and stresses to which the poor are exposed; and the relationship between migration and aspects of livestock keeping in th...
Akter, S.
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Farrington, John
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Deshingkar, P.
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Rao, L.
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Sharma, P.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Reddy, J.
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[Drought and vulnerability of livestock in India]
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Drought and vulnerability of livestock in India
This paper is based on data collected under the Livelihood Options Project, a three year DFID funded policy study located in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP). The purpose of this project is to identify factors promoting or impeding diversification out of low produc...
Deshingkar, P.
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Farrington, John
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Rao, L.
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Akter, S.
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Sharma, P.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Reddy, J.
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[Livestock and poverty reduction in India: findings from the ODI Livelihood Options Project]
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Livestock and poverty reduction in India: findings from the ODI Livelihood Options Project
The focus of this study is to identify the livelihood activities that produce the major share of household income as well as to identify the livelihood pathways and strategies, and the role of livestock in these activities and strategies over a six year period. The paper is organized as follows. ...
Akter, S.
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Farrington, John
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Deshingkar, P.
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Freeman, H.A.
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[Livestock, vulnerability, and poverty dynamics in India]
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Livestock, vulnerability, and poverty dynamics in India
Peden, Donald G.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Astatke, A.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Sheikh, D.
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[Investment options for integrating water management and crop and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Investment options for integrating water management and crop and livestock production in sub-Saharan Africa
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Havlík, Petr
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Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Msangi, Siwa
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Fritz, Steffen
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Lotze-Campen, H.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Gerten, D.
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Eickhout, B.
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Sulser, T.
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Ringler, Claudia
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Wood, S.
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Freeman, H.A.
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[Incorporating livestock in global integrated assessments of agro-ecosystems good and services]
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Incorporating livestock in global integrated assessments of agro-ecosystems good and services
Nyamwaro, Sospeter S.
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Watson, D.
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Mati, Bancy M.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Mariner, Jeffrey C.
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Rodríguez, L.C.
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Freeman, H.A.
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[Assessment of the impacts of the drought response program in the provision of emergency livestock and water interventions in preserving pastoral livelihoods in northern Kenya]
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Assessment of the impacts of the drought response program in the provision of emergency livestock and water interventions in preserving pastoral livelihoods in northern Kenya
Freeman, H.A.
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Minjauw, B.
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[Enhancing the role of livestock in poverty reduction strategies: analytical approaches and applications]
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Enhancing the role of livestock in poverty reduction strategies: analytical approaches and applications
Freeman, H.A.
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Jabbar, M.A.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Role of credit in the uptake and productivity of improved dairy technologies in sub-Saharan Africa
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Msangi, Siwa
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Wood, S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Dixon, John A.
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Bossio, Deborah A.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Freeman, H.A.
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Gerard, Bruno G.
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[An integrated assessment of global changes in crop-livestock systems to 2030: implications for policy development]
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An integrated assessment of global changes in crop-livestock systems to 2030: implications for policy development