Early assessment of seasonal forage availability for mitigating the impact of drought on East African pastoralists

Pastoralist households across East Africa face major livestock losses during drought periods that can cause persistent poverty. For Kenya and southern Ethiopia, an existing index insurance scheme aims to reduce the adverse effects of such losses. The scheme insures individual households through an a...

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Main Authors:	Vrieling, A., Meroni, M., Mude, Andrew G., Chantarat, S., Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Bie, C.A.J.M. de
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2016
Subjects:	livestock pastoralism insurance
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/69440