Migration and animal husbandry: Competing or complementary livelihood strategies. Evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-221

  Schoch, Nadia ^a   Steimann, Bernd ^a   Thieme, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Kyrgyzstan; Migration; Multi locality; Pastoralism; Remittances; Rural livelihoods

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DEVELOPING WORLD; INCOME; INVESTMENT; LABOR MIGRATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; REMITTANCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

KYRGYZSTAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955409444     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2010.01306.x     Document Type: Article

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