Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa
The remote arid and semi-arid Lands of Northern Kenya are dominated by pastoralist livestock production and are constantly threatened by prolonged droughts. Destocking, restocking and moving their herd to grazing areas are a key coping strategy for herders. Yet in times of stress, herders often find...
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2018
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| author | Godana, Racho Agolla, Frankline Mwikya, John |
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| description | The remote arid and semi-arid Lands of Northern Kenya are dominated by pastoralist livestock production and are constantly threatened by prolonged droughts. Destocking, restocking and moving their herd to grazing areas are a key coping strategy for herders. Yet in times of stress, herders often find themselves selling stock at low prices. The challenge of accessing information serves is a key constraint for pastoralist communities to make informed decisions and manage risks. |
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| spelling | CGSpace998172023-03-09T02:04:58Z Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa Godana, Racho Agolla, Frankline Mwikya, John The remote arid and semi-arid Lands of Northern Kenya are dominated by pastoralist livestock production and are constantly threatened by prolonged droughts. Destocking, restocking and moving their herd to grazing areas are a key coping strategy for herders. Yet in times of stress, herders often find themselves selling stock at low prices. The challenge of accessing information serves is a key constraint for pastoralist communities to make informed decisions and manage risks. 2018-12 2019-02-28T16:19:04Z 2019-02-28T16:19:04Z Magazine Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99817 en Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Godana, Racho; Agolla, Frankline; Mwikya, John. 2018. Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa. ICT Update (89): 18. |
| spellingShingle | Godana, Racho Agolla, Frankline Mwikya, John Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title | Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title_full | Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title_fullStr | Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title_short | Enhancing pastoralists' resilience in livestock value chains in East Africa |
| title_sort | enhancing pastoralists resilience in livestock value chains in east africa |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99817 |
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