drought) on the behavioral decisions of pastoralists in Northern Kenya. Using household panel data this study then explores … the livestock asset dynamics using both non-parametric and semi-parametric techniques to establish the shape of the asset … accumulation path and to determine whether multiple equilibria exist. More specifically, using tropical livestock units as a …

The Harvard Institute for International Development provided consulting to government ministries in Kenya during the … understood in the context of Kenya's development as a pluralistic country, and reveals the struggle to provide government …

livestock markets to offload animals when climatic shocks temporarily reduce the carrying capacity of local rangelands, and then … hypothesize that investments in livestock marketing systems might quickly pay for themselves through reduced demand for relief aid …

producers. As next steps for establishing livestock insurance, the government of Kenya may decide how to integrate the proposed …At the request of the government of Kenya and under its guidance, a team of national and international experts … conducted an appraisal of different agricultural insurance options for Kenya.This appraisal, as set out in this document and the …

method to identify the determinants of livestock producer prices for pastoralists in the drylands of northern Kenya. The … in these livestock markets. The imposition of quarantines has a sharp negative effect on expected producer prices in the … pastoral areas, revealing that Kenya's approach to animal disease control favors wealthier highlands ranchers and consumers at …

households in three agro-ecological zones in Kenya. To control for unobserved heterogeneity, a "within" household fixed effects … small ruminant and non-ruminant livestock due to their higher adaptive capacity. Consequently, households rely on two major … coping strategies to smooth their consumption level: (1) adjusting their livestock portfolios, and (2) borrowing from group …