TY - BOOK AU - McPeak,John G. AU - Little,Peter D. TI - Pastoral livestock marketing in Eastern Africa: research and policy challenges SN - 1853396311 U1 - 636.00688 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Rugby, Warwickshire PB - Intermediate Technology Publications KW - Livestock KW - Economic aspects KW - Africa, East KW - Marketing KW - Nomads KW - Economic conditions N1 - 1 Introduction Peter D. Little and John G. McPeak 2 Household-level livestock marketing behaviour among northern Kenyan and southern Ethiopian pastoralists Christopher B. Barrett, Marc F. Bellemare and Sharon M. Osterloh 3 Livestock marketing in Marsabit District, Kenya, over the past fifty years John G. McPeak 4 Determinants of market prices of livestock: the case of cattle in Alemaya, Eastern Ethiopia Teressa Adugna 5 Livestock market organization and price distributions in northern Kenya Alan M. Green, Christopher B. Barrett, Winnie K. Luseno and John G. McPeak 6 Determinants of cattle prices in southern, Kenya: implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies Maren Radeny, Patti Kristjanson, Eric Ruto, Riccardo Scarpa and Jacob Wakhungu 7 Linking pastoralists and exporters in a livestock marketing chain: recent experiences from Ethiopia Solomon Desta, Getachew Gebru, Seyoum Tezera and D. Layne Coppock 8 Innovations in pastoral livestock marketing: the emergence and the role of 'Somali cattle traders-cum-ranchers' in Kenya Hussein A. Mahmoud 9 The geography of integration: cross-border livestock trade in East Africa Fred Zaal, Morgan Ole Siloma, Rachel Andiema and Albino Kotomei 10 Working across borders: methodological and policy challenges of cross-border livestock trade in the Horn of Africa Peter D. Little 11 A review of policies and their impact on livestock trade in Ethiopia during three regimes (1965-2005) Yacob Aklilu 12 Livestock market information systems for East Africa: the case of LINKS/GL-CRSP Jerry Stuth, Abdi Jama, Robert Kaitho, Jimmy Wu, Abdirahman Ali, Gatarwa Kariuki and Margaret Kingamkono 13 Pastoralist coping strategies and emergency livestock market intervention John Morton 14 Conclusion: the policy implications and future research needs John G. McPeak, Peter D. Little and Montague W. Demment ; Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-279) and index UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0703/2006299139.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2006299139-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1116/2006299139-d.html ER -