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Factors influencing transient poverty among agro-pastoralists in semi-arid areas of Kenya
(2012)
In Africa, many pastoral households are increasingly settling in response to curtailed mobility and shrinking grazing areas. Households in pastoral areas are characterised by few resources, low income, low level of human ...
Assessing the potential of camel milk as a livelihood option in the face of climatic and environmental changes in drylands of Kenya
(2012)
In drylands of Kenya, the adverse effects of climate variability and change has directly weakened the pastoral production system and made it less effective as a livelihood option. This has med most pastoral household food ...
Food poverty among pastoral communities in dryland Kenya
(2012)
The dryland area of Kenya has the highest poverty incidence compared to other areas in the country; this is why poverty reduction has been a key government policy goal especially in these areas. These regions are predominantly ...
Trasient Poverty among pastoral households in the semi-arid lowland of Baringo district, Kenya
(2012)
This study was carried out in Baringo District of Kenya to determine poverty among sedentary and semi-nomadic pastoral households. Results indicate that the sedentary agro- pastoralists tend to diversify their sources of ...
Effect of land use changes on adaptive strategies for smallholder agro-pastoralists in Kenya
(2012)
A study to characterize existing adaptive strategies and shifts in smallholder agro-pastoralists in relation to changes in land use and land subdivisions was carried out. A total of 48.9% of respondent indicated that there ...