Beef value chain analysis and climate change adaptation and investment options in the semi-arid lands of northern Kenya

Gum arabic is a resin collected from several types of Acacia tree growing most densely in arid and semi-arid lands in East Africa and the Sahel. Kenya is particularly well endowed with gum-yielding trees but exports only small amounts of gum. Methodology: A combination of descriptive livelihood and value chain analysis was used to gain insight into the socio-economic characteristics of collectors and the role of gum arabic in their livelihood. Results: The degree of poverty encountered is considerable with most collectors barely able to maintain a subsistence level. Marketed quantities of gum arabic are low, collection practices are rudimentary, and the market is severely underdeveloped. Conclusion: Thin markets, evidenced by a lack of specialised traders and the infrequency of their visits, removes incentives for increasing the quantity and quality of marketed gum arabic. Only when this situation changes will collectors be motivated to improve their current collecting and marketing practices, for which there is ample scope.

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Gum arabic collection in northern Kenya: unexploited resources, underdeveloped markets

Afrika Focus ◽

10.21825/af.v27i1.4895 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wytse Vellema ◽

Gaudiose Mujawamariya ◽

Marijke D'Haese

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Gum Arabic ◽

Forest Products ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Subsistence Level ◽

Northern Kenya ◽

Thin Markets ◽

Chain Analysis ◽

Non Timber Forest Products ◽

Collection Practices

Gum arabic is a resin collected from several types of Acacia tree growing most densely in arid and semi-arid lands in East Africa and the Sahel. Kenya is particularly well endowed with gum-yielding trees but exports only small amounts of gum. Methodology: A combination of descriptive livelihood and value chain analysis was used to gain insight into the socio-economic characteristics of collectors and the role of gum arabic in their livelihood. Results: The degree of poverty encountered is considerable with most collectors barely able to maintain a subsistence level. Marketed quantities of gum arabic are low, collection practices are rudimentary, and the market is severely underdeveloped. Conclusion: Thin markets, evidenced by a lack of specialised traders and the infrequency of their visits, removes incentives for increasing the quantity and quality of marketed gum arabic. Only when this situation changes will collectors be motivated to improve their current collecting and marketing practices, for which there is ample scope. Key words: gum arabic, Kenya, poverty, market development, non-timber forest products

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Impact of Climate Change Adaptation on Food Security: Evidence from Semi-Arid Lands, Kenya

10.21203/rs.3.rs-174615/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

S. Wagura Ndiritu ◽

Geoffrey Muricho

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

Climate Change Adaptation ◽

Arid Lands ◽

Switching Regression ◽

Adaptation To Climate Change ◽

Impact Of Climate Change ◽

Percentage Points ◽

The Impact ◽

Semi Arid

Abstract The paper investigates the impact of climate change adaptation on food security in the Semi-Arid parts of Kenya. Our research used a sample of 440 households, and an endogenous Switching regression is estimated to account for the heterogeneity in the decision to adapt or not, and for unobservable characteristics of pastoralists. We examined how pastoralists’ decision to adapt, that is to implement a set of strategies; storage/purchase of fodder, change in water management, partial shift to other livelihoods, banking livestock assets and herd management. The results demonstrate that climate change adaptation increases food security among pastoralists significantly. Pastoralists who have not adapted are seven percentage points more likely to be food secure if they had adapted to climate change while adopters are 27 percentage points likely to be food insecure if they had not adapted. The paper recommends the strengthening of policies on adaptation to climate change in the Semi-Arid lands where pastoralism is the primary means of livelihood. Although pastoralists have information on the effect of climate change on their livestock, incomplete information on the mechanism of adaptation remains a hurdle. Consistent climate change monitoring, timely warning systems and communication of pertinent information to pastoralists is fundamental.

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Strategic Planning Information Systems Enterprise Architecture Planning Method Case Study of Semarang City Public Works Department

Journal of Information Systems and Informatics ◽

10.33557/journalisi.v2i1.53 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 114-122

Author(s):

Agustinus Fritz Wijaya ◽

Mahendra Wahyu Prasetyo

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Value Chain ◽

Enterprise Architecture ◽

Business Processes ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Public Works ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Application Architecture ◽

Chain Analysis ◽

The City

Semarang City Public Works Department is a state-owned enterprise that works in the area of public services in the city of Semarang. Most of the technological conditions in the Public Works Department are still in manual data management, which is hampering business processes from going well. Therefore this research was conducted to design an Information System at the Semarang City Public Works Department using the Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) method which includes a SWOT analysis and Value Chain analysis. The existing framework in the Enterprise Architecture Planning (EAP) method can help align the data architecture and application architecture to get the expected results, which is achieving the business objectives of the City of Semarang Public Works Department so that business functions can run by the desired business processes. This research resulted in several proposals for the development of Information Systems and Information Technology in organizations including the development of several applications in the next 5 years.

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Value chain analysis of honey bee (Apis mellifera) products in Chitwan, Nepal

Azarian Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.29252/azarinj.026 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 26-35

Author(s):

Suman Bhattarai ◽

Subodh Raj Pandey ◽

Santosh Kumar Bhattarai ◽

Rupak Karn ◽

Suraj Gurung ◽

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Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Value Chain ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Chain Analysis

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PEMETAAN RANTAI NILAI IKAN PELAGIS KECIL DI KOTA AMBON

PAPALELE (Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Ekonomi Perikanan dan Kelautan) ◽

10.30598/papalele.2018.2.1.15 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 15-21

Author(s):

Yolanda MTN Apituley ◽

Dionisius Bawole ◽

Imelda KE Savitri ◽

Friesland Tuapettel

Keyword(s):

Value Chain ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Pelagic Fish ◽

Value Chain Analysis ◽

Small Pelagic Fish ◽

Fresh Fish ◽

Chain Analysis ◽

The Government ◽

Market Distance ◽

Role Of The Government

This research was taken in Ambon (Latuhalat and Laha) and in Central Maluku Regency (Waai) in May – July 2018. It was aimed at mapping the value chain of small pelagic fish in Ambon through: 1) mapping of product, financial and information flows and 2). analysis of percentage distribution of small pelagic fish caught. The data used in this study was primary and secondary data, and analyzed by using value chain analysis. The results show that small pelagic fish marketing chain in Ambon consisted of six models with five actors. Each chain is formed due to the conditions and situation of market, resulted by the influencing of catches of fishermen and traders' capital. The broker plays an important role in marketing small pelagic fish in the market and obtaining 10% of the fishermen's catch that can be distributed, both to retailers and cold storage. Fish caught by the fishermen is still fresh in general when arrives in the consumers, because the fishing area is not too far, the market distance with the production centers is also quite close and in general fishermen and traders have understood the importance of maintaining product quality. Even so, the role of the Government in providing marketing facilities and infrastructure is needed so that modern market conditions can be applied in marketing fresh fish in Ambon.

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