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  Pastoral early warning and early response systems in the greater horn of Africa (workshop proceedings)

  Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 2001

  This report summarises the proceedings of a regional workshop on Pastoral Early Warning and Response Systems, held in Mombasa, Kenya from November 13-15, 2001.
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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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  Indigenous knowledge, policy and institutional issues for collaboration between mountain adjacent communities and management agencies

  Mountain Forum, 2002

  This paper looks at possibilities existing within the indigenous knowledge systems, community structures, institutional management agencies and other resource users for sustainable mountain and site-based resources conservation.
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  Diversity in income-generating activities for sedentarized pastoral women in northern Kenya

  International Livestock Research Institute, 2000

  This article explores how women adopt new town-based income generation activties as they settle around market centres. The study focuses on this process among East Africa pastoralists.
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  New options for African countries regarding protection for new varieties of plants

  GRAIN, 2001

  Examines the international protection of new varieties of plants, and outlines the difficulties developing countries in general, and African countries in particular, might encounter in the course of implementing these Conventions.The issues are examined for: UPOV Convention (1978 and 1991 Acts) TRIPSplant variety protection recommendations and the Convention on Biological Dive
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  The July women's peace crusade

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001

  This article looks at a CAPE inspired innitiative to use women as ambassadors of peace. Pastoralists in East Africa have considerable problem with cattle raiding and cross-border conflict.
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  The August women's peace crusade

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001

  This article looks at a CAPE inspired innitiative to use women as ambassadors of peace. Pastoralists in East Africa have considerable problem with cattle raiding and cross-border conflict.
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  Participatory research on bovine trypanosomosis in Orma cattle, Tana River District, Kenya

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2000

  This report describes small-scale participatory research on bovine trypanosomosis with Orma pastoralist communities in Tana River District (Kenya). The research aimed to combine the perspectives of researchers and livestock keepers to identify ‘best bet’ interventions to improve disease control.
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  Delivery of animal health services in Eastern Africa

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 1998

  The paper describes and discusses the various approaches being used to establish private pastoral veterinary practices.
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  Breaking the spears and cooling the earth: an analytical review of the Pastoral Communities Harmonisation Initiative

  Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2001

  This article describes the role OAU/IBAR plays in peace-making among the Karamajong in Kenya, Uganda, Sudan and Ethiopia.OAU/IBAR's main interaction was previously focused on eradicating rinderpest and other livestock diseases through community-based animal health approaches. However, the organisation has already won the confidence of the livestock owners in this area.

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