Livestock’s Contribution to Poverty Alleviation: How to Measure It?

Alary, Véronique; Corniaux, Christian; Gautier, Denis

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.02.008

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“…In the 43 rd convention of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), it emerged that livestock is and will continue to be a key to the achievement of food security through the diverse products and services offered by livestock (CFS, 2016). However, despite this, the livestock sector remains an overlooked sector as a poverty reduction strategy in most developing countries and transformations in this sector are not occurring at the desired rate (Alary et al, 2011). Before Alary and co-authors made these observations, Mavedzenge et al (2006) had already proposed that African communities need to take advantage of the global trends on the rising demand for livestock products but this did not happen fast enough.…”

Section: Overview Of the Beitbridge Livestock Systemmentioning

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“…Households' food security in Beitbridge is closely tied to livestock in several ways. To cover immediate social needs which require cash, households sell livestock either at the formal auction or farm-gate (Alary et al, 2011). Furthermore, livestock provides other essential products for food and nutrition security such as meat and milk.…”

Section: Overview Of the Beitbridge Livestock Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Digital Technologies and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Rural Communities

Gwaka

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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The 43 rd Committee on World Food Security (CFS) convention reiterated the importance of livestock towards eliminating food insecurity across the globe. Livestock provides extensive services and products which are critical in addressing the issues of hunger, malnutrition, health and diseases. However, despite such importance, livestock systems across the globe continue to face the challenge of sustainability. In this research article, using ethnographic research techniques, we examine the Beitbridge livestock systems to understand the vulnerabilities within the system and current efforts to overcome. The article identifies that the Beitbridge livestock system, similar to many others, faces numerous socio-ecological and political economy challenges. Also, in the past engagement of the author and the community, it emerged that there was limited use of digital technologies within the community. Therefore, this study explore whether digital technologies can contribute towards sustainability of livestock and if so, how. The major findings of the study are that, DTs have affordances which can be exploited to contribute towards the sustainability of the livestock system. However, in order for this to happen, there is need for convergence of conditions e.g. presence of supporting institutions and improvement of digital infrastructure. These findings confirm the need for context based studies on DTs. The findings of the study provide practitioners and policy makers 'something to think about' in the development of DTs and supporting systems.

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Section: Overview Of the Beitbridge Livestock Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of the Beitbridge Livestock Systemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Technologies and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Rural Communities

Gwaka

2017

E J Info Sys Dev Countries

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“…It is commonly said that domestic livestock, from poultry to camels, play a special role in African rural livelihoods (Alary et al 2011;LID 1999). As livelihood assets livestock can be a source of nutritious food and/or income (e.g.…”

Section: Livestock As Livelihoods Assetsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heifer‐in‐trust, Social Protection and Graduation: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Questions

Sumberg¹,

Lankoandé²

2013

Development Policy Review

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Citation: Sumberg, J. and G. D. Lankoandé. (2013). Heifer-in-trust, social protection and graduation: conceptual issues and empirical questions. Development Policy Review 31(3): 255-271Official URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dpr.12006/abstract More details/abstract: This paper contributes to current debates about social protection with a particular focus on the notion of graduation. We use the example of heifer-in-trust projects to explore the implications of using livestock to enable asset-based graduation. We conclude that in principle the heifer-in-trust approach has considerable potential as a promotive social protection measure and that in principle the 'asset-ness' of livestock may allow them to make a unique contribution to a dynamic of livelihood transformation, thus allowing beneficiaries to graduate from a position of requiring social protection. However, these conclusions are heavily qualified, as actual outcomes are dependent on a wide array of considerations ranging from beneficiary selection criteria, through the livestock species and breeds distributed, to local environmental and market conditions. AbstractThis paper contributes to current debates about social protection with a particular focus on the notion of graduation. We use the example of heifer-in-trust projects to explore the implications of using livestock to enable asset-based graduation. We conclude that in principle the heifer-in-trust approach has considerable potential as a promotive social protection measure and that in principle the 'asset-ness' of livestock may allow them to make a unique contribution to a dynamic of livelihood transformation, thus allowing beneficiaries to graduate from a position of requiring social protection. However, these conclusions are heavily qualified, as actual outcomes are dependent on a wide array of considerations ranging from beneficiary selection criteria, through the livestock species and breeds distributed, to local environmental and market conditions.

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“…LID 1999; Alary, Corniaux and Gautier 2011;Njuki and Sanginga 2013). This claim is based on five key propositions, that:…”

Section: The Attributes and Asset-ness Of Livestockmentioning

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Assets, ‘Asset-ness’ and Graduation

Kim

Sumberg

2015

IDS Bulletin

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Asset-based approaches -usually involving asset transfers and/or asset building -are increasingly central to thinking about poverty alleviation, social protection, graduation and livelihood resilience. Although the notion of assets is well established in the literature, the meanings of and relationships between asset(s), livelihood capital(s), risks(s), welfare and wellbeing, and graduation need further analysis. We examine issues arising from asset-based approaches to poverty reduction and introduce the idea of 'asset-ness' -the qualities and characteristics of different assets -which have received little attention from those promoting or designing asset-based social protection programmes. We argue that asset-ness provides a key to understanding differences in the impacts of asset-based social protection and associated processes and dynamics of graduation. As such the article aims to advance understanding of graduation theory. We develop this argument with reference to domestic livestock, which are commonly distributed to poor people as part of asset-based poverty alleviation and social protection programmes.

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Livestock’s Contribution to Poverty Alleviation: How to Measure It?

Cited by 88 publications

References 13 publications

Digital Technologies and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Rural Communities

Digital Technologies and Sustainable Livestock Systems in Rural Communities

Heifer‐in‐trust, Social Protection and Graduation: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Questions

Assets, ‘Asset-ness’ and Graduation

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