Alastair Whitson
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Livestock marketing in Kenya- Ethiopia border areas: A baseline study
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 23:00Livestock is the main household asset and a key productive resource for pastoralist communitiesliving in the border areas of Kenya and Ethiopia. However, recurrent droughts are eroding pastoralists’ livestock base and weakening their
Introduction of livelihoods diversification activities to boost household incomes of vulnerable communities in Northern Kenya
Saturday, 05 January 2008 00:00The Enhanced Livelihoods in the Mandera Triangle (ELMT) Program was part of USAID’s broader Regional Enhanced Livelihoods in Pastoral Areas (RELPA) Program that aimed to support a more effective move from emergency-relief dependency to
Pastoralists’ Vulnerability in the Horn of Africa: Exploring Political Marginalization, Donors’ Policies, and Cross-Border Issues
Saturday, 04 April 2009 23:00This review recognises that addressing pastoralists’ political marginalisation, adopting appropriate cross-border approaches and improving donors’ policies to drought management is only part of broader efforts to address pastoralists’