This paper investigates the factors associated with private sector smallholder livestock and the associated income of the poor in the Indian States of Andhra Pradesh. The data used are drawn from the Livelihood Options Study led by the Overseas Development Institute, London, specifically the Cens...
Akter, S.
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Farrington, John
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Deshingkar, P.
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Rao, L.
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Freeman, H.A.
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[Species diversification, livestock production and income of the poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh]
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Species diversification, livestock production and income of the poor in the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh
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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Workalemahu, A.
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[Investing in water to support livestock sector growth in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Investing in water to support livestock sector growth in sub-Saharan Africa
This study explores the dynamics of poverty in Kenya. The study specifically examines how
initial conditions, household decisions, and other factors that may change over time affect poverty. Dynamic relationships are identified between behavioral variables, exogenous shocks at one point in time, ...
Burke, W.J.
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Jayne, T.S.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Factors associated with farm households' movement into and out of poverty in Kenya: The rising importance of livestock]
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Factors associated with farm households' movement into and out of poverty in Kenya: The rising importance of livestock
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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Xianglin Li
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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McDermott, John J.
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Peters, Michael
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Rao, P.P.
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[Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030]
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Drivers of change in crop-livestock systems and their potential impacts on agro-ecosystems services and human well-being to 2030
This paper presents a proposal description. The proposal describes analytical work by the International Livestock Research Institute and its partners on livestock and poverty reduction. It also provides some insights into the practical and potential application of the results from livestock and p...
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. Abstract]
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Enhancing the role of livestock in poverty reduction strategies: Analytical approaches and applications. Abstract
This study quantifies the impacts resulting from a significant policy change associated with ILRI’s collaborative smallholder dairy research and policy advocacy activities: the policy shift toward legalisation of small scale raw milk marketing, in Kenya. A multi-market model was developed to quan...
Salasya, B.
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Karl, R.
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Baltenweck, Isabelle
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Kaitibie, S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Staal, Steven J.
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[Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya]
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Quantifying the economic impacts of a policy shift towards legalizing informal milk trade in Kenya
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-livestock-crop production in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Investment options for integrating water-livestock-crop production in sub-Saharan Africa
Smallholder livestock keepers represent almost 20% of the world population and steward most of the agricultural land in the tropics. Observed and expected increases in future demand for livestock products in developing countries provide unique opportunities for improving livelihoods and linked to...
McDermott, John J.
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Staal, Steven J.
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Freeman, H.A.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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[Sustaining intensification of smallholder livestock systems in the tropics]
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Sustaining intensification of smallholder livestock systems in the tropics
This chapter identifies key issues involved in assessing the impacts of natural resource management (NRM) interventions. Such interventions include adoption of changed NRM practices arising from investments in research and outreach that are implemented through NRM projects, programmes, and polic...
Freeman, H.A.
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Shiferaw, B.
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Swinton, S.M.
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[Assessing the impacts of natural resource management interventions in agriculture: Concepts, issues and challenges]
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Assessing the impacts of natural resource management interventions in agriculture: Concepts, issues and challenges
There is a widespread and growing concern about the extent and consequences of degradation of the natural resources base in many developing countries. This study explores the effect of selected economic policies on farm-household consumption and production choices in northern Nigeria and evaluate...