While economic development has proven elusive in African pastoral systems, change is
pervasive. The majority of the Kajiado Maasai, for example, have endured marked declines …

Pastoralism is not only a livestock-based livelihood strategy but also a way of life with socio-
cultural norms and values, and indigenous knowledge revolving around livestock. Pastoral …

It is a privilege to have been asked to write this 'end piece'as the final chapter of this
important volume and to have participated in the Addis Ababa conference on the 'future of …

2.1 Western Union transfers, fees and exchange rate differences in Offinso and Mampong, in
the period July 2003 until June 2004 31 2.2 Age and sex division of the respondents 36 2.3 …

The traditional lifestyle of nomadic pastoralists is vanishing rapidly, because of human
population growth which often leads to land scarcity or political pressure on pastoralists to …

The research among the Pokot was partly funded by the Dutch Ministry of Development
Cooperation (as a research for the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Programme in West Pokot) …

Thiss chapter presents a general introduction to pastoralism within the broad mission of thiss
study, and gives some background information to the study area. There are a substantiall …

This title was first published in 2003. In the 1980s, discussions on urban, regional and
international development were dominated by those advocating liberalism and free markets …

3.11 Interactions between groups in an environment according to human ecology conceptss
and the outcome of the interaction 30 3.22 Basic data for choice of villages in the research …

This chapter aims to study the impact of government policies on cross-border cattle
marketing in Africa. It analyzes the geographical patterns of cattle trade in the pre-colonial …