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A Critical Review of Working Animal Welfare Challenges and Access to Veterinary
and Technology Services
in Oromia, Ethiopia
Victoria Phillips, Rahel Jigi and Yimesgen Tarekegn, PENHA and Elnet Foundation
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Social protection design and implementation in Ethiopia Prospects for a more inclusive approach
Zeremarima Fre, Gabriel Temesgen Woldu and John Livingstone
Chapter 9: In: Social Protection, Pastoralism and Resilience in Ethiopia
Lessons for Sub-Saharan Africa, Routledge
Utilization of Prosopis juliflora in the Horn of Africa: Recent developments
Nick Pasiecznik, John Livingstone, Amsale Shibeshi, Sadia Ahmed, and Zeremariam Fre, Chapter 11, 2022
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Integration of forest landscape restoration in Ethiopia’s nationally
determined contributions
Yitebitu Moges, Mituku Haile, and John Livingstone 2022 PENHA-TBI Infobrief Publication
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Dryland restoration successes in the Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa show
how to increase scale and impact
Chris Reij, Nick Pasiecznik, Salima Mahamoudou, Habtemariam Kassa,
Robert Winterbottom & John Livingstone 2020
Successful landscape restoration in Abreha We Atsbeha watershed,
Tigray, Ethiopia
Mitiku Haile & Dawit Gebregziabher 2020
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Advances in managing and
utilizing exotic tree invasions in the Greater Horn of Africa
Nick Pasiecznik, Amsale Shibeshi, John Livingstone & Simon Choge 2020
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Roaming LIfestyles: Designing Social Protection for the Pastoralist Afar in Ethiopia
Zeremariam Fre and Naomi Dixon 2019
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Status and determinants of poverty and income inequality in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities: Household-based evidence from Afar Regional State, Ethiopia
Araya M. Teka, Gabriel Temesgen Woldu and Zeremariam Fre 2019
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Social Protection as a pathway for inclusive development among the pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Africa
Zeremariam Fre, Zaid Negash, Gabriel Temesgen, Bereket Tsegay, Araya M. Teka, Bistrat Weldesilassie, Selamawit T. Araya and Nicole Kenton
SPIDA Conference Proceedings 2018
Social Protection for Inclusive Development in Afar Region of Ethiopia: Participatory Rural Appraisal Report
Zeremariam Fre et al. 2017
SPIDA Working Paper
Social Protection among the Afar Pastoralist communities in Ethiopia: Beyond survival towards transformation
Zeremariam Fre, Bereket Tsegay, Gabriel Temesgen, Selamawit Teklu Araya and Nicole Kenton 2017
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Critical reflections on safety net policies with respect to social protection among pastoral peoples in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bereket Tsegay
SPIDA Working Paper 2017
Exploring the implications of formal and informal social protection practices among the Afar communities in Ethiopia
Araya M. Teka and Gabriel Temesgen
SPIDA Working Paper 2017
Report on The Consultative workshop
Zeremariam Fre, Gabriel Temesgen and Bisrat Weldesilassie 2017
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Who calls the shots? Adapting traditional land governance in Somalia In Farming Matters
Sadia Ahmed, John Livingstone, Amsale Shibeshi and Nick Pasiecznik 2016
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Turning invasive garaanwa (prosopis) trees into a new resource for feed, fuel and food security in Somaliland
Amsale Shibeshi, John Livingstone and Nick Pasiecznik 2016
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The Great Green Forest is here and expanding all on its own: A call for action
Pasiecznik N, Choge S, Fre Z, Tsegay B, Parra F, 2015. The Great Green Forest is here and expanding all on its own: A call for action. International Conference on Resilience, Research and Innovation, Djibouti, 26-28 October 2015
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Exploring Prosopis Management and Policy Options in the Greater Horn of Africa
Bereket Tsegay, John Livingstone and Zeremariam Fre
Proceedings of a Regional Conference 2015
Innovative Approaches to Prosopis Utilisation in the Horn of Africa
John Livingstone and Beruk Yemane 2015
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Explorando la Gestion y las Opciones de Politica de Prosopis en el Gran Cuerno de Africa
Zeremariam Fre, Bereket Tsegay and John Livingstone [Translated by Federica Risi]
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Training Manual on Improved Animal Feeding and Fodder Conservation Practices from Prosopis Juliflora in Sudan
Nuha H. Talib 2013
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Training Manual on Improved Animal Feeding and Fodder Conservation Practices from Prosopis Juliflora in Sudan (Arabic)
Nuha M. Talib 2013
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Towards resilience and social sustainability of the livestock sector
Elizabeth Katushabe
Approaches of the life network in India to support biodiversity-based livestock development
Input to the Global Agenda on Sustainable Livestock
Chinese Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Food Security Implications
By Matthew Smith, PENHA
Food insecurity is an issue which remains very nebulous in modern development discourse, mainly due to the fact that because it is so multi-faceted, it is nearly impossible to fashion any sort of ‘magic bullet’ to eradicate it.
Economic contribution of pastoral and agro-pastoral production to food security and livelihoods systems in Africa: The case of Eastern Sudan, Eritrea and Western Ethiopia in the Horn of Africa
Zeremariam Fre and Bereket T. Tsegay
Paper presented to the UNRSID Conference on “Innovative Development Strategy IV: A Rights-based Approach to Food” Session October 24-25th 2011 Paris, France.
Economic Empowerment for Pastoralist Women: A Comparative Look at Program Experience in Uganda, Somaliland and Sudan
By John Livingstone & Everse Ruhindi
Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing 6-8 April 2011
Policy Framework For Pastoralism in Africa: Securing, Protecting and Improving the Lives, Livelihoods and Rights of Pastoralist Communities
Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture
October, 2010; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Use of alternative Animal feeds to enhance food security and environmental protection in the Sudan
(The Case of Prosopis Juliflora)
By T. M. Abedelnoor; N. H. Talib; A. A. Mabrouk; M. A. Mohamed, M. I. El-Mahi H.H.Abu-Eisa; & Bokrezion.H
Editor in chief: Zeremariam Fre (PhD).
Sudan, 2009
The Ecological and Socio-Economic Role of Prosopis Juliflora in Eritrea: An Analytical Assessment within the Context of Rural Development in the Horn of Africa
Harnet Bokrezion (2008)
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The Ankole Longhorn Cattle sustain our Life and Livelihood: We have to conserve them
Kampala, March 2009
The launch of an important report held in February 2010 at Sanga, Nyabushozi Kiruhura District.
The impact of increased food prices on rural-urban-rural relationships – the case of Eastern Sudan
Zeremariam Fre (PhD) Team leader, Mirghani Ibnoaf (PhD) Senior Researcher, and Hiroshi Kuwata (MSc) Researcher (PENHA)
Study commissioned by IIED / UNFPA
Khartoum, Sudan 2009
Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa – To Be or Not To Be: An Evolutionary Perspective
Zeremariam Fre (PhD), Lecturer at the University College London and Executive Director of PENHA
Nairobi, September 2008
The New Phenomenon of Land Grabbing in Africa and its Impact on Livelihoods and Ecosystems
PENHA’s Director lectures at the UN University in Japan
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Pastoralists and Agropastoralists losing ground: A Horn of Africa perspective
Zeremariam Fre.
This paper focuses on Eastern Sudan and Eritrea, a region generally represents a wider Sahelian Scenario.
Legislators and Livestock: A Comparative Analysis of Pastoralist Parliamentary Groups in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
John Morton
Final Report of the NRI/PENHA Research Project on Pastoralist Parliamentary groups, funded by DFID’s Livestock Production Programme and the CAPE Unite, African Union’s Inter- African Bureau for Animal Resources, 2005.
Legislators and livestock: Pastoralist parliamentary groups in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda
John Morton, John Livingstone and Mohammed Mussa IIED 2007
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A comparative study of pastoralist parliamentary groups: case study on the pastoral affairs standing committee of Ethiopia
Mohammed Mussa NRI 2004 (abstract)
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A Comparative Study of Pastoralist Parliamentary Groups: Kenya Case Study
John LIvingstone 2005
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