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Searching with a thematic focus on Livelihoods, Livelihoods Agriculture, Agriculture and food in Kenya

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    Food for thought: livestock feeding support during drought

    Feinstein International Center, USA, 2007
    This Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative policy brief argues that a livelihoods-based drought response in pastoralist areas could aim to protect key livestock assets and support rapid rebuilding of herds after drought.
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    Forests and water

    Unasylva, FAO, 2008
    Water-related problems are an increasingly important challenge to sustainable development, and the availability and quality of water are strongly influenced by forests.
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    Women and food crises: how US food aid policies can better support their struggles

    ActionAid International, 2007
    Women are often at the centre of food crises and are disproportionately affected by hunger, yet their central role in providing solutions is often overlooked. This discussion paper lays out some of the key issues in modern food crises, discusses the role of food aid in addressing them and explores opportunities for engaging women more actively in food aid policy.
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    Saving lives through livelihoods: critical gaps in the response to the drought in the Greater Horn of Africa

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2006
    This Briefing Note reviews the extent of emergency livelihoods responses during the most recent drought and resulting food crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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    Jamaa Wazima Project: a household livelihood security project in Siaya and Busia districts: end term impact assessment report

    CARE International, 2004
    Due to the prevalence of widespread poverty in Western Kenya, the Jamaa Wazima Project (2000-2004) focused on poverty reduction with a view to improving household livelihood security for approximately 54,400 people in 100 villages.
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    The impact of water conflicts on pastoral livelihoods: the case of Wajir District in Kenya

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2005
    This report describes and analyses relationships between natural resource-based conflicts and pastoral livelihoods in Wajir District, Kenya in order to examine the extent to which livelihood opportunities are lost to people when they spend their time and resources managing water related conflicts.The study findings confirm the assumption that water is a critical resource that determines success
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    Impacts of agricultural research on poverty: findings of an integrated economic and social analysis

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
    This paper examines how agricultural technologies influence and are influenced by the diverse livelihood strategies, vulnerability context, relations of gender and power, and other conditions of the poor. It reports findings of a CGIAR research project including seven case studies of different types of agricultural research:
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    Livelihood transformation in semi-arid Africa 1960-2000: proceedings of a workshop

    Drylands Research, 2003
    This paper reports on a workshop held to present results of research on livelihood transformations in four African countries (Kenya, Senegal, Niger and Nigeria) looking at long-term change and farmer investments in natural resource-based livelihoods, which focussed on district-level studies (Makueni District in Kenya, Diourbel Region in Senegal, Maradi Department in Niger and the Kano region (mai
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    Assessing the impact of agricultural research on poverty using the sustainable livelihoods framework

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    The paper provides an overview of the sustainable livelihoods approach, how it can be applied to agricultural research, and describes detailed methods and results from five case studies: modern rice varieties in Bangladesh polyculture fishponds and vegetable gardens in Bangladesh soil fertility management practices in Kenya hybrid maize in Zimbab
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    Supporting pastoral associations in Wajir: a manual for development practitioners

    Oxfam, 2000
    This manual was written in order to capture the wide body of knowledge and experience on development of Pastoral Associations which has emerged in Wajir (Kenya).This manual aims to:serve as a comprehensive ‘one stop’ reference on practical aspects of assisting PA formation and working with PAsshare experience and best practice for use by development practitioners in Wajir and other

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