Traditional pastoral strategies in a modern world: An example from northern Kenya

Human Organization

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-224

  Roth, Eric Abella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drought; Livestock; Pastoralism; Rendille; East Africa; Kenya

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DROUGHT; HERD MANAGEMENT; HOUSEHOLD STRATEGY; PASTORAL ECONOMY; PASTORALISM; RENDILLE PEOPLE; STOCKING RATE;

KENYA;

EID: 0030473988     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.55.2.14465222904843v4     Document Type: Article

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