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Household income and expenditure studies
Discusses ways of studying economics of household level activities in pastoral production systems, with particular reference to the collection and analysis of data on household income and expenditure as well as resources inventory.
Household studies in pastoral systems research
Reviews differences between crop production and pastoral production, considering their effects on research possibilities; and describes basic methods that may be used to collect household level data, esp. informal & formal surveys, enumeration and the use of questionnaires.
How does the policy environment influence pastoral adaptation? The case of Ngnith in the Senegal delta
Human and animal vaccination delivery to remote nomadic families, Chad
Vaccination services for people and livestock often fail to achieve sufficient coverages in Africa's remote rural settings because of financial, logistic, and service delivery constraints. In Chad from 2000 through 2005, we demonstrated the feasibility of combining vaccination programs for nomadic pastoralists and their livestock. Sharing of transport logistics and equipment between physicians and veterinarians reduced total costs. Joint delivery of human and animal health services is adapted to and highly valued by hard-to-reach pastoralists.
IBLI project film: Rural smallholder farmers benefit from insurance
A training film made by Mojo for Index-Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI) project, Marsabit, Kenya.
IBLI—opening up new frontiers for pastoralists in northern Kenya
Opening up new frontiers for Pastoralists in Northern Kenya. Wajir Index Based Livestock Takaful (IBLT) payout ceremony, March 2014.
Identification of agro-pastoralists adaptation strategies to climate variability: A case study in Mopti-Mali
Identifying local innovations in pastoral areas in Marsabit County, Kenya
Grazing reserves in Nigeria: Problems, prospects and policy implication
Grazing reserves in Nigeria are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended to be the foci of livestock development. The stated purpose of grazing reserves is the settlement of nomadic pastoralists they offer security of tenure as an inducement to sedentarization through the provision of land for grazing and permanent water. This paper reviews problems associated with grazing reserves and offers suggestions to make them more productive and relevant to the needs of the intended beneficiaries.