Small-scale farming in semi-arid areas: Livelihood dynamics between 1997 and 2010 in Laikipia, Kenya

Journal of Rural Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 241-251

  Ulrich, Anne ^a   Ifejika Speranza, Chinwe ^b,c   Roden, Paul ^a   Kiteme, Boniface ^c   Wiesmann, Urs ^b   Nüsser, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Centre for Training and Integrated Research in Arid and Semi Arid Land Development (CETRAD)   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Asset portfolio; Bi temporal analysis; Kenya; Laikipia; Livelihood; Rural development

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FARMING SYSTEM; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEMIARID REGION; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY; SMALLHOLDER;

KENYA; LAIKIPIA; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 84862091860     PISSN: 07430167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrurstud.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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