We use data from 500 households in Samburu County (Kenya) to explore how natural environment and market accessibility affect coping and adaptation strategies of pastoralists. In particular, we ask whether households accumulate livestock wealth and invest in structural and cognitive social capital...
Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Bulte, E.H.
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Giller, Ken E.
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Kifugo, S.C.
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McIntire, John M.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya]
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Livestock wealth and social capital as insurance against climate risk: A case study of Samburu County in Kenya
Describes possible methods of allocating research resources based on different analytical models. Presents a brief review of models proposed; and some evidence about current agricultural and livestock reserch in sub-Saharan Africa. Also presents emperical tests of which variables might be importa...
McIntire, John M.
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[L'allocation des credits de recherche sur l'elevage en Afrique au sud du Sahara]
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L'allocation des credits de recherche sur l'elevage en Afrique au sud du Sahara
Randolph, Thomas F.
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McIntire, John M.
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Beveridge, Malcolm
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Peters, Michael
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Rischkowsky, Barbara A.
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[CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish: Phase II ideas]
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CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish: Phase II ideas
Herrero, Mario T.
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Havlík, Petr
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McIntire, John M.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Valin, Hugo
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[L’avenir de l’élevage africain : Réaliser le potentiel de l’élevage pour la sécurité alimentaire, la réduction de la pauvreté et la protection de l’environnement en Afrique sub- saharienne]
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L’avenir de l’élevage africain : Réaliser le potentiel de l’élevage pour la sécurité alimentaire, la réduction de la pauvreté et la protection de l’environnement en Afrique sub- saharienne
Presents and discusses analysis of shortcomings cited by Bernsten and Gryseels of ILCA regarding crop and livestock research programmes; includes animal mobility, lifecycle duration, lifecycle synchronization, multiple outputs, non-market inputs, size of experimental unit, producer attitudes, man...
Describes possible methods of allocating research resources based on different analytical models. Presents a brief review of models proposed; and some evidence about current agricultural and livestock reserch in sub-Saharan Africa. Also presents emperical tests of which variables might be importa...
McIntire, John M.
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[Allocation of livestock research resources in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Allocation of livestock research resources in sub-Saharan Africa
Herrero, Mario T.
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Havlík, Petr
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McIntire, John M.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Valin, Hugo
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[African Livestock Futures: Realizing the potential of livestock for food security, poverty reduction and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa]
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African Livestock Futures: Realizing the potential of livestock for food security, poverty reduction and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa
John McIntire, scientist consultant at ILRI, shares his ‘aha’ moment when he really understood the central importance of women in livestock development. This film was produced to mark the International Women’s Day 2019 which is themed ‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’.