Many factors contribute to misdiagnosis and underreporting of infectious zoonotic diseases in most sub-Saharan Africa including limited diagnostic capacity and poor knowledge. We assessed the knowledge, practices and attitudes towards spotted fever group rickettsioses (SFGR) and Q fever amongst local residents in Laikipia and Maasai Mara in Kenya. A semi-structured questionnaire was administere...

This article discusses the socio-economic impact of mobile telephony in a developing country like India. Emerging markets are experiencing technology leapfrogging in terms of telecom evolution and adaptation. While the rich and affluent use mobile technology to enhance their lifestyle, for the poor, mobile based applications can augment their daily livelihood. Due to economic compulsions, the f...

In a recent participatory cross-sectional study of rural communities in the Northern and Copperbelt Provinces of Zambia undertaken in March 2000, some livelihood analysis revealed that transport constraints, and their impact on rural livelihoods and service provision are of a high priority for the rural poor. Indeed transport emerged as a serious concern in all six study districts, particularly...

This research utilises the sustainable livelihood approach to evaluate the livelihood assets and resources and identify key challenges and development opportunities in a village in Southern Lebanon. Primary data using quantitative (structured questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structured interview) methods were collected. The findings highlight the weak resource management and monitoring of v...

Within Nigeria and Ghana, pastoralists face increasing adversity from climate change marginalisation due to a complex combination of factors, further amplified by highly sensitive increasingly violent conflicts with farmers. While exacerbates the vulnerability pastoralists, this remains largely unaccounted for in current Nigerian Ghanaian pastoral livestock policy. Employing thematic analytical...

Herd dynamics of Boran Pastoralists Contemporary policy debates are rife with discussions of “poverty traps” which describe structural features of the state of poverty that cause it to persist. Different factors may give rise to different types of poverty traps: there may be groups within a population for whom there exists a unique equilibrium associated with persistent poverty and others who f...

Pastoralism is an important form of livelihood in Kenya, particularly northern Kenya. While pastoralists have always faced risks such as political marginalization, harsh climate conditions and violent conflict, pastoral communities are increasingly exposed to new wildlife conservancies well large-scale wind oil projects. The growing security literature has provided some insights into how changi...

Adaptive capacity is the capabilities, resources and institutions of a country or region to implement effective adaptation measures. This article aims highlight pastoral communities’ differential adaptive buffer household food insecurity. We use mixed methods including case households key informants provide qualitative data on determinants capacity. Subsequently cluster analysis applied combine...

This study has examined traditional coping systems, emerging adaptation strategies and barriers to the adoption of these strategies. Structured questionnaires on were conducted among Nyangatom households, expounded by focus group discussions key informant interviews. Correlations between times series (1987–2016) rainfall, temperature local perceptions CC examined. The time analysis confirmed pa...

The study was conducted in Mieso and Bordede districts, West Hararghe Zone of Oromiya National Regional State with the objectives assessing major constraints camel production, reproductive performances, physicochemical quality milk areas. A total 120 households (camel owners) were selected purposively for interview (i.e 20 from each kebeles). Feed shortage, conflict over scarcity natural resour...