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Mapping livestock and poverty: a tool for targeting research and development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

P.K. Thornton ,
P.M. Kristjanson ,
R.L. Kruska  and
R.S. Reid
P.K. Thornton
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya Institute of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK
P.M. Kristjanson
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
R.L. Kruska
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
R.S. Reid
Affiliation:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), PO Box 30709, Nairobi 00100, Kenya
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Detailed geographical profiles of poverty and inequality can be extremely valuable to governments, non-governmental organizations, and multilateral institutions that aim to strengthen the impact of their spending on poverty. Some developing countries use information on the geographical distribution of welfare indicators to guide the allocation of resources among local agencies or government as a first step in reaching the poor. Poverty maps can also be important tools for researchers.

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 33: Responding to the Livestock Revolution , 2004 , pp. 37 - 50
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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