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Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies

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  • Alarcon, Pablo
  • Fèvre, Eric M.
  • Murungi, Maurice K.
  • Muinde, Patrick
  • Akoko, James
  • Dominguez-Salas, Paula
  • Kiambi, Stella
  • Ahmed, Sohel
  • Häsler, Barbara
  • Rushton, Jonathan

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Nairobi is a large rapidly-growing city whose demand for beef, mutton and goat products is expected to double by 2030. The study aimed to map the Nairobi beef, sheep and goat systems structure and flows to identify deficiencies and vulnerabilities to shocks.

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  • Alarcon, Pablo & Fèvre, Eric M. & Murungi, Maurice K. & Muinde, Patrick & Akoko, James & Dominguez-Salas, Paula & Kiambi, Stella & Ahmed, Sohel & Häsler, Barbara & Rushton, Jonathan, 2017. "Mapping of beef, sheep and goat food systems in Nairobi — A framework for policy making and the identification of structural vulnerabilities and deficiencies," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 1-17.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:152:y:2017:i:c:p:1-17
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2016.12.005
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    2. Hennessey, Mathew & Fournié, Guillaume & Hoque, Md. Ahasanul & Kumar Biswas, Paritosh & Alarcon, Pablo & Ebata, Ayako & Mahmud, Rashed & Hasan, Mahmudul & Barnett, Tony, 2021. "Intensification of fragility: poultry production and distribution in Bangladesh and its implications for disease risk," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 110297, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Tripathy, Amit & Bardhan, D & Kumar, Sanjay & Kumar, Shiv & Singh, S R K & Khan, Rizwan & Kumar, Chandan & Suryam Dora, D, 2022. "Value chain analysis of Kadaknath chicken in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh," Agricultural Economics Research Review, Agricultural Economics Research Association (India), vol. 35(2), December.
    4. Barbara Häsler & Paula Dominguez-Salas & Kimberly Fornace & Maria Garza & Delia Grace & Jonathan Rushton, 2017. "Where food safety meets nutrition outcomes in livestock and fish value chains: a conceptual approach," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 9(5), pages 1001-1017, October.
    5. Onono, Joshua Orungo & Alarcon, Pablo & Karani, Maurice & Muinde, Patrick & Akoko, James Miser & Maud, Carron & Fevre, Eric M. & Häsler, Barbara & Rushton, Jonathan, 2018. "Identification of production challenges and benefits using value chain mapping of egg food systems in Nairobi, Kenya," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 159(C), pages 1-8.

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