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Searching with a thematic focus on Agriculture and food, Agricultural biodiversity and natural resource management in Kenya

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  Impact of agricultural trade and related policy reforms on food security in Kenya

  Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2004

  During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Kenya reformed its monetary, fiscal and trade policy and liberalised its agricultural sector.
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  Assessing the value of climate forecast information for pastoralists: evidence from southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya

  Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, 2003

  This paper explores the value of external climate forecast information to pastoralists in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.
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  Pastoralism on the margin

  Minority Rights Group International, 2004

  This report focuses on the sustainability of pastoralism in the lowlands of the Great Rift of East Africa and the Horn, arguing that pastoralism as a mode of production and a way of life has entered a phase of decline, often accompanied by conflict, drought, famine and flooding.The report details the historic evolution and chief characteristics of pastoralism, discussing the eras of colonialism
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  Rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa: contemporary debates and implications for Kenyan urban workers in the 21st century

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This CMI working paper provides an overview of rural-urban linkages in sub-Saharan Africa outlining the major strands of contemporary academic debates on this issue. There author identifies two interrelated debates for discussion.
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  Building on successes in African agriculture

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  Series of briefings from an IFPRI conference held in Pretoria, South Africa, December 1-3, 2003.
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  Gender and sustainable development in drylands: an analysis of field experiences

  Gender and Development, FAO Sustainable Dimensions, 2003

  With an estimated 40 percent of people in Africa, South America and Asia living in drylands, land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and survival. This report looks at the relationship between gender and dryland management based on an analysis of field experiences in Africa and Asia.
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  Globalisation and the developing countries: emerging strategies for rural development and poverty alleviation

  International Service for National Agricultural Research, 2002

  This on-line book reviews the impact of globalisation on a range of issues, including the effects of changing global rules and regulations on the economies of developing countries in general, and their agricultural sectors in particular. The book divides into four main sections, and includes chapters by various authors.Part I: globalisation from the perspective of the South.
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  National Agricultural Research Systems experiences in the use of participatory approaches to animal health research in Kenya

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003

  This paper highlights experiences arising from the use of participatory approaches (PAs) in animal health research by some National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in Kenya.
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  Agriculture, economic growth and poverty reduction

  Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2002

  Does agriculture have a role to play in economic growth and poverty reduction? This paper considers the role of agriculture in Kenya.
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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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