Geographical and longitudinal approach to rural livelihood security and crisis responses in Central Kenya: The case of crop variety and livestock breed selection
Abstract:The study took a geographical and longitudinal approach as opposed to cross-sectional approach in detecting dynamic changes in livelihood strategies of smallholder farmers at two sites in Kabendera and Kiambogo, Central Kenya. The aim was to enhance the understanding of the ways in which households cope and adapt under increasingly evident and significant economic changes and agroclimatic events using the case of crop variety and livestock breed selection. It revealed that households engaged in various economi… Show more
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