The Kenyan Economy: Perceptions and Realities Ipsos
In this release, we present several findings related to the economy.
Underpinning the specific findings is the general reality that three-quarters of all Kenyan households (75%) report a total family income of Shs. 25,000 or less, with more than half of these households (44%) earning between nothing and only Shs. 10,000 (a figure which increases to 46% if those who declined/were unable to answer this question are excluded). In addition, as is seen in several of the specific findings show below, such extensive poverty takes a clear regional dimension. For example, the proportion of those in the Shs. 10,000 and below category is 56% at the Coast compared to 56% in Nairobi, more than twice.
At the same time, these income-group findings over all three Ipsos surveys since May, 2014 show no statistical change, reflecting both the static nature of income-distribution in Kenya, and the reliability of Ipsos’ survey methodology.
What do we know about the economic impact of foot and mouth disease in smallh...ILRI
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The Kenyan Economy: Perceptions and RealitiesIpsos
In this release, we present several findings related to the economy.
Underpinning the specific findings is the general reality that three-quarters of all Kenyan households (75%) report a total family income of Shs. 25,000 or less, with more than half of these households (44%) earning between nothing and only Shs. 10,000 (a figure which increases to 46% if those who declined/were unable to answer this question are excluded). In addition, as is seen in several of the specific findings show below, such extensive poverty takes a clear regional dimension. For example, the proportion of those in the Shs. 10,000 and below category is 56% at the Coast compared to 56% in Nairobi, more than twice.
At the same time, these income-group findings over all three Ipsos surveys since May, 2014 show no statistical change, reflecting both the static nature of income-distribution in Kenya, and the reliability of Ipsos’ survey methodology.
Presentation providing insights from the recently published paper, "Women in agriculture and climate risks: Hotspots for development," co-authored by Nitya Chanana-Nag and Pramod K. Aggarwal.
Paper Abstract: "There is rising interest among research and development practitioners to arrive at impact driven solutions in the field of gender and climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation interventions can be better targeted by being linked with type of climatic risks experienced by women farmers, their social profile and their needs based on the role they play in agriculture. This study presents a methodology to identify hotspots where climate change adaptation and gender based interventions could be prioritized. The methodology is illustrated for India. The results suggest 36 hotspots across 10 states in India, where large number of women farmers are impacted by high levels of drought probability, excess rainfall and heat wave. The target population in these hotspots comprise 14.4% of the total women farmers in the country. A socioeconomic characterization of the hotspot population highlights barriers, such as labor, credit and market access for female cultivators and lower wage rates for female laborers in these hotspots. Based on the constraints as well as the climatic risks faced by these women in the hotspots, the potential of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices are emphasized. Additionally, a comparison of current research being done in the field with the results of the study highlights the potential to learn from current efforts for efficient scalability of gender and climate change adaptation interventions."
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that 78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72), environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management.
The Kenyan Economy: Perceptions and Realities Ipsos
In this release, we present several findings related to the economy.
Underpinning the specific findings is the general reality that three-quarters of all Kenyan households (75%) report a total family income of Shs. 25,000 or less, with more than half of these households (44%) earning between nothing and only Shs. 10,000 (a figure which increases to 46% if those who declined/were unable to answer this question are excluded). In addition, as is seen in several of the specific findings show below, such extensive poverty takes a clear regional dimension. For example, the proportion of those in the Shs. 10,000 and below category is 56% at the Coast compared to 56% in Nairobi, more than twice.
At the same time, these income-group findings over all three Ipsos surveys since May, 2014 show no statistical change, reflecting both the static nature of income-distribution in Kenya, and the reliability of Ipsos’ survey methodology.
What do we know about the economic impact of foot and mouth disease in smallh...ILRI
Presented by Jonathan Rushton and Theo Knight-Jones at the open session of the standing technical and research committees of the European Commission for the control of foot and mouth disease, Cavtat, Croatia, 29-31 October 2014.
The Kenyan Economy: Perceptions and RealitiesIpsos
In this release, we present several findings related to the economy.
Underpinning the specific findings is the general reality that three-quarters of all Kenyan households (75%) report a total family income of Shs. 25,000 or less, with more than half of these households (44%) earning between nothing and only Shs. 10,000 (a figure which increases to 46% if those who declined/were unable to answer this question are excluded). In addition, as is seen in several of the specific findings show below, such extensive poverty takes a clear regional dimension. For example, the proportion of those in the Shs. 10,000 and below category is 56% at the Coast compared to 56% in Nairobi, more than twice.
At the same time, these income-group findings over all three Ipsos surveys since May, 2014 show no statistical change, reflecting both the static nature of income-distribution in Kenya, and the reliability of Ipsos’ survey methodology.
Presentation providing insights from the recently published paper, "Women in agriculture and climate risks: Hotspots for development," co-authored by Nitya Chanana-Nag and Pramod K. Aggarwal.
Paper Abstract: "There is rising interest among research and development practitioners to arrive at impact driven solutions in the field of gender and climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation interventions can be better targeted by being linked with type of climatic risks experienced by women farmers, their social profile and their needs based on the role they play in agriculture. This study presents a methodology to identify hotspots where climate change adaptation and gender based interventions could be prioritized. The methodology is illustrated for India. The results suggest 36 hotspots across 10 states in India, where large number of women farmers are impacted by high levels of drought probability, excess rainfall and heat wave. The target population in these hotspots comprise 14.4% of the total women farmers in the country. A socioeconomic characterization of the hotspot population highlights barriers, such as labor, credit and market access for female cultivators and lower wage rates for female laborers in these hotspots. Based on the constraints as well as the climatic risks faced by these women in the hotspots, the potential of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices are emphasized. Additionally, a comparison of current research being done in the field with the results of the study highlights the potential to learn from current efforts for efficient scalability of gender and climate change adaptation interventions."
Conflicts between Cassava Farmers and Cattle Herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Go...BRNSS Publication Hub
This paper studied the conflicts between cassava farmers and cattle herdsmen in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Six farmers each from the six communities that make up the local government were selected using random sampling techniques, and this gave a total sample size of 36 respondents. Interview schedule was used for data collection, and descriptive statistics such as frequency, mean score, and standard deviation were used in analyzing the data. The results showed that 78.1% of the respondents were male and the mean age was 43 years. However, 63.5% of the respondents were married while the majority (84.4%) of the respondents was full-time farmers. Destruction of crop with a mean score (2.94), raping of farmers (2.87), killing and wounding of farmers (2.81), burning of rangeland (2.75), blockage of routes by farmer (2.72), blockage of water point by farmers (2.72), environmental pollution (2.66), and killing of cattle by farmers (2.28) were seen as the cause of conflict while the use of bamboo fence with a mean score (2.94), help from the village youths (2.88), increase of farm size (2.81), staying late in the farm (2.53), supplementary occupation (2.41), and temporary relocation of farmers from home were used by the farmers as coping strategies for conflict management.
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A participatory assessment of disease burden, morbidity and mortality from five priority livestock diseases in Nigeria
1. 12/20/2012 1
A PARTICIPATORY ASSESSMENT OF DISEASE BURDEN,
MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY FROM FIVE PRIORITY
LIVESTOCK DISEASES IN NIGERIA.
BY
DR MARIAT .O. SOLEYE
RESIDENT NFELTP
NIGERIA.
PAPER PRESENTED AT 1ST PENAPH WORKSHOP
CHAING MAI, THAILAND
11TH - 13TH, DECEMBER
2012
2. INTRODUCTION
• Livestock are asset to the poor and majority
kept in the rural sector of Nigeria
• Livestock are traditionally kept in 3 major
production system
• Highest number are kept by rural people in
semi intensive system
12/20/2012 2
3. INTRODUCTION…2
• Animal diseases of varying morbidity and
mortality threatens the livestock sector in
Nigeria
• Animal associated disease burden is
controllable, preventable and treatable
• Disease burden is sum of direct cost of the
disease
• PE gives an accurate estimates as it involves
the producers directly
12/20/2012 3
4. INTRODUCTION
• Federal department of livestock prioritized
six(6) diseases for control and eradication.
• They are
– Contagious Bovine pleuropneumonia
– African swine fever
– Highly pathogenic avian influenza
– Newcastle disease
– Foot and mouth disease
– Peste des petites ruminant
12/20/2012 4
5. OBJECTIVES
• Assess the impact of livestock diseases on
livelihood
• To make recommendations on the feasibility
of targeted interventions
12/20/2012 5
6. Methodology…1
• Participatory rapid assessment – used to
obtain information on epidemiology and
impact of the diseases
• Done in 4 agro ecological zones
– Sudan savannah (Kano state)
– Northern guinea savannah (Niger state)
– Sub-humid zone (Enugu state)
– Humid zone (Oyo state)
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8. MAP OF NIGERIA SHOWING THE STATES IN THE
ECOLOGICAL ZONES
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9. Methodology…2
• A checklist was developed
• Questions and exercises were standardized
• Clinical case definitions were developed for
the 5 diseases
• Village was the unit of analysis
• Villages were selected non randomly
• Permission was sort from leaders
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10. Methodology…3
• Qualitative and quantitative information were
gathered using the following tools
a) Semi structured interview
b) Proportional piling
c) Simple ranking
d) Relative incidence scoring
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11. Methodology…4
• SSI was used to determine
– Livelihood activities
– Production challenges
– Production cost, control and treatment cost
Simple ranking was used to determine
– Order of importance of livestock kept in terms of
number and relative importance
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12. Methodology…5
• Proportional piling used to determine
– Importance of each disease in terms of prevalence
and economic importance
– Age distribution on herds and flocks
– Mortality rates by age
– Estimate annual livestock level
– Incidence and impact of livestock diseases
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13. Methodology…6
• Relative incidence scoring was used to
estimate
– Incidence of each disease in each spp over the last
year
– Case fatality, morbidity and mortality rates
All data gathered were fed into a spreadsheet model
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14. RESULTS…1
• Total of 56 interviews were done
– 18 in humid zones
– 21 in semi humid zones
– 10 in Northern guinea savannah
– 7 in Sudan savannah
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17. Results…4
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0
8.0
Total Survey (n=55) Oyo/Lagos (n=18) Kano (n=6) Niger (n=10) Enugu (n=21)
AverageScore
Importance of Livestock Species in Terms of Village Populations in Four Agro-ecozones in
Nigeria
Cattle (n=22)
Sheep (n=37)
Goats (n=39)
Pigs (n=19)
Chickens (n=47)
Ducks (n=8)
Turkeys (n=3)
Guinea Fowl (n=8)
Other (n=13)
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18. Results…5
0.0
10.0
20.0
30.0
40.0
50.0
60.0
70.0
80.0
CBPP tryps FMD GI parasites ectoparasites calf diarrhea Other
%
Relative Herd Incidence of Cattle Diseases from May '09 - April '10 in Four Agro-
ecozones of Nigeria
Total Survey (n=20)
Oyo/Lagos (n=5)
Kano (n=5)
Niger (n=6)
Enugu (n=4)
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19. Results…6
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Total Survey Oyo/Lagos Kano Niger Enugu
Relative Impact on Livelihoods of Cattle Diseases from May '09 - April '10 in Four Agro-
ecozones of Nigeria
CBPP (n=12)
tryps (n=14)
FMD (n=16)
GI parasites (n=5)
ectoparasites (n=4)
calf diarrhea (n=5)
Other (n=11)
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26. Discussion…1
• Livestock keeping is practiced by all the
villages surveyed
• Nearly half reported sole livelihood support is
from farming
• This highlights the importance of farming to
livelihood and survival in rural Nigeria
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27. Discussion…2
• Regional variation in species ranking in terms
of population exists
• Little regional variation in terms of impact on
livelihood
• Chickens are the most numerous species kept
• Cattle make the greatest contribution to
livelihood
• Pigs were not numerous but ranked 2nd most
important
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28. Discussion…3
• Livestock diseases pose a critical challenge to
production in 4 agro ecological zones
• FMD has high incidence in cattle in all regions
• ASF has the highest relative incidence in pigs
– Case fatality of100%
– Morbidity and mortality of 15%
PPR most occurring disease in small ruminants
Morbidity and mortality of 23% and 10%
respectively, case fatality of 36- 94%
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30. Conclusion/Recommendation
• Farmers perception of importance of disease
is its effect on livelihood
• Assistance to farmers to overcome limitations
to production will contribute greatly to
improving livelihood
• Control of diseases should be a package
involving private and public sector
• Veterinary practice be closer to the farm level
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31. Acknowledgement
• Dr Chris Jost( International Livestock Research
Institute)
• International Livestock Research Institute
office, Ibadan, Nigeria
• International Livestock Research Institute
research support group
• Drs Uju Okafor, Tinuke Ahamed, Waziri Musa,
Ibrahim Musa and Ndahi Mwapu
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