2008•Unpublished venueRequires access
Is there development potential in arid andsemi-arid lands (ASALs)?
Anne Cussac
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Abstract
Arid and semi-arid lands, comprising about
55% of land in Africa and 80% of land in
Kenya, are characterised by particularly harsh
living conditions with low rainfall of between 100 to 600
millimetres per year. In these regions of a mainly pastoral
population, the rate of poverty is often the highest.
Isiolo District in Kenya, one of the 13 districts of the
Eastern Province, has such an environment.