Drought and Saving in West Africa: Are Livestock a Buffer Stock?
Households in the West African semi-arid tropics face substantial risk--an inevitable consequence of engaging in rainfed agriculture in a drought-prone environment. It has long been hypothesized that these households keep livestock as a buffer stock to insulate their consumption from income fluctuat...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1998
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