Pastoral livestock losses and post-drought rehabilitation in Subsaharan Africa: Policy options and issues

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by

Camilla Toulmin
42, Lavender Grove
London, E.8, 3LS

ALPAN - AFRICAN LIVESTOCK POLICY ANALYSIS NETWORK

Network Paper No 8
March 1986

INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK CENTRE FOR AFRICA (ILCA)
P.O. Box 5689, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Tel: 18 32 15 - Telex: ADDIS 21207

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Introduction

Drought-induced livestock losses

The pastoral sector
The national economy

Comparing the impact of policy measures

Constraints on choice of policy measures

Herd reconstitution projects: An example of policy intervention

Choice of scale
The institutional framework
Alternatives to herd reconstitution

Conclusions and policy implications

References