Livestock Exports from Pastoralist Areas: An Analysis of Benefits by Wealth Group and Policy Implications

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This is the 13 th in a series of Working Papers prepared for the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative. The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. The authors would like to thank the various people who were interviewed in Ethiopia, Kenya and Sudan, and the logistical support provided by FAO in Sudan. We are also grateful to the following people who reviewed earlier drafts of the reports and who made very useful recommendations on structure and content: DISCLAIMER This paper is part of a series of political economy Working Papers prepared for the InterGovernmental Authority on Development's Livestock Policy Initiative (IGAD LPI) This is the 10 th in a series of Working Papers prepared for the IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative. The purpose of these papers is to explore issues related to livestock development in the context of poverty alleviation. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of either the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or the InterGovernmental Authority on Development concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities concerning the delimitations of its frontiers or boundaries. The opinions expressed in this paper are solely those of the author and do not constitute in any way the position of the FAO, IGAD, the Livestock Policy Initiative nor the governments studied.