Vulnerable livelihoods in Somali Region, Ethiopia

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Why does famine persist in Africa? (2009, background): “…of Rift Valley Fever in East Africa caused livestock to die, prices to collapse, and Saudi Arabia to impose an import ban that halved exports through Somaliland from 3 million to 1.5 million head, resulting in estimated revenue losses for pastoralists and traders of US$ 100 million (Devereux 2006).”
Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia: Progress and Policy Challenges (2013, background): “Given their distance from markets, there are a number of intermediaries that require payment for their services, which erodes the profits from selling animals (Devereux 2006).”
Extreme Weather and Civil War: Does Drought Fuel Conflict in Somalia through Livestock Price Shocks? (2014, background): “For example, conflicts may destroy transportation infrastructure or diminish productive assets through livestock thefts, thereby causing higher producer costs and income losses (Bundervoet 2010; Devereux 2006; Verpoorten 2009).”
Livelihoods Strategies and Household Resilience to Food Insecurity: An Empirical Analysis to Kenya (2010, background): “…are still essential within social and economic research on poverty and food security, both as embedded in research strategies or as a research tool (Carter and May, 1997; Orr and Mwale, 2001; Barrett et al., 2001; Brown et al., 2006; Devereux, 2006; Ellis and Freeman, 2007; Babulo et al., 2008).”