From cattle to goats: The transformation of East Pokot pastoralism in Kenya

Nomadic Peoples

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-91

  Österle, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diversification; Kenya; Pastoralism; Pokot; Transformation

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; GOAT; PASTORALISM; STOCK ASSESSMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 61449128371     PISSN: 08227942     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/np.2008.120105     Document Type: Article

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