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

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  The nexus of oil, conflict, and climate change vulnerability of pastoral communities in Northwest Kenya

  Copernicus Publications, 2015

  This paper focuses on pastoralism in the country of Turkana in northwest Kenya.
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  Valuing variability: new perspectives on climate resilient drylands development

  2015

  This book is a challenge to those who see the drylands as naturally vulnerable to food insecurity and poverty.  It argues that improving agricultural productivity in dryland environments is possible by working with climatic uncertainty rather than seeking to control it – a view that runs contrary to decade of development practice in arid and semi-arid lands.
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  Plotting progress: integrated planning in the rangelands of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda

  International Land Coalition, 2014

  Planning for development in rangelands, including land use planning, holds particular challenges and can impose unusual constraints on routine activities.
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  Assessing drought displacement risk for Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali pastoralists

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014

  This study represents an initial attempt to assess patterns of displacement related to droughts in selected countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically the border regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  On the margin: Kenya’s pastoralists. From displacement to solutions, a conceptual study on the internal displacement of pastoralists

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014

  Pastoralism is a global phenomenon. In Africa, where 66 per cent of is used for pastoral production, it is recognised as part of the continent’s cultural heritage. More than just a means of production, it is a way of life intrinsically linked to the identity of the individuals and communities that practise it.
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  Creating Policy Space for Pastoralism in Kenya

  Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013

  Future Agricultures Working Paper 68Mohamed Elmi and Izzy BirchJuly 2013
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  ‘Gaafa dhaabaa - the period of stop’: Narrating impacts of shifta insurgency on pastoral economy in northern Kenya, c. 1963 to 2007

  2013

  In northern Kenya, there have been limited discussions on the impacts of the 1960 to 1968 insurgency wars and subsequent banditry on the long-term impacts of the pastoral economy. This is despite the societies’ vivid memories of the effects of these wars, from which research would gain a long-term outlook about consequences on rural economies.
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  Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013

  Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India.
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  Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012

  This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.
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  Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: Diverse livelihood pathways

  Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012

  CAADP Policy Brief 06 by Kate Wellard-Dyer Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa have struggled for centuries with drought, conflict and famine. They are resourceful, innovative and entrepreneurial peoples, by necessity. While there are profound difficulties in creating secure livelihoods for all, there are also significant successes.

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