Restocking Pastoralists
A manual of best practice and decision support tools
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Synopsis
Restocking can be an effective means of poverty alleviation, which enables poor households to be incorporated back into the social and economic fabric of pastoralism. Nevertheless, at present the sustainability of projects is low. This book responds to the previous failures of restocking projects by promoting a new client-driven approach. As such, it offers a holistic overview of the factors influencing the success of restocking as a means of relief, rehabilitation or development. A review of best practices in project design and implementation is also described. Equally, easily applied decision support tools have been created to assist practitioners in each stage of the restocking cycle ranging from community and client selection to monitoring and evaluation. As well as its practical application, the book provides a comprehensive background to key concepts and literature. Use of the manual will enable practitioners and policy makers to improve the poverty alleviation outcomes of restocking projects and programmes. Claire Heffernan is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Reading and the Director of the Livestock Development Group; Louise Nielsen is a member of the Livestock Development Group; Federica Misturelli is a linguist with a background in social development.
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ix
Acronyms and abbreviations x
Introduction 1
Pastoralists and poverty 1
The advent of restocking 1
Early projects 1
Project objectives 2
The criticisms 2
The issues 2
PART 1 Concepts, issues and guidelines 5
Chapter 1 Key concepts 7
Restocking 7
Pastoralist 7
Destitute pastoralist 9
Pastoralist community 9
Disaster 10
The relief–development continuum 11
The role of restocking in the relief–development continuum 12
Summary 13
Chapter 2 Key issues and best practice guidelines 15
The project cycle 15
Project design 16
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Implementation issues 26
Summary 33
Chapter 3 Relief, rehabilitation or development? 35
Restocking as a means of relief 35
Restocking as a means of rehabilitation 37
Restocking as a means of development 41
Summary 44
PART II Decision support tools 47
Chapter 4 Participation and the project cycle 49
Guidelines for participation 50
Chapter 5 Tools for ex ante assessment 55
Chapter 6 Targeting tools 59
Community selection tools 59
Household selection tools 70
Chapter 7 Monitoring and evaluation 79
Stage I: Environmental screening 79
Stage II: Animal health inputs 81
Stage III: Repayment schemes 84
Stage IV: Herd growth and livelihood indicators 85
Summary 88
Chapter 8 Utilizing the tool kit 91
References and bibliography 99
Index 107
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Details
| Sub Title |
A manual of best practice and decision support tools |
| Author |
Claire Heffernan |
| Editor |
No |
| Width (mm) |
155mm |
| Height (mm) |
234mm |
| Thickness (mm) |
7mm |
| Number of Pages |
128 |
| Number of Illustrations |
No |
| Format |
Paperback / softback |
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