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

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dc.contributor.authorNdiritu, S. Wagura
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T10:15:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine the beef value chain and identify climate change adaptation and investment options in the semi-arid areas of northern Kenya. The research uses an innovative approach to value chain analysis, namely the three-step Value Chain Analysis for Resilience in Drylands (VC-ARID) that considers the specific characteristics of semi-arid systems. All the respondents interviewed along the value chain have perceived changes in rainfall, temperature and climate extremes – especially drought – over the past 15 years and have experienced the impacts of these changes on their livestock. The findings show that pastoralist producers need to invest in fattening programmes at their ranches or via feedlots to increase the quality of the beef they produce. There is significant potential to improve the fattening stage in the value chain, since it would contribute towards meeting demand in the expanding high-end markets that require finished, top-quality meats.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Development Research Centre; UK Department for International Development
dc.identifier.citationNdiritu, S. W. (2020). Beef value chain analysis and climate change adaptation and investment options in the semi-arid lands of northern Kenya. Journal of Arid Environments, 181, 104216.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104216
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.nrf.go.ke/handle/123456789/1010
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.subjectBeef value chain
dc.subjectLivestock
dc.subjectClimate change adaptation
dc.subjectSemi-arid lands
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titleBeef value chain analysis and climate change adaptation and investment options in the semi-arid lands of northern Kenya
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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