Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture
in Recurrent and Protracted Crises
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Carmen Jaquez

Carmen is the SPARC Livelihoods, Markets and Economy Lead.

She is a livelihood and market systems expert at MercyCorps.

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Policy brief

This study investigates pastoralists’ perceptions of the risks they face and how this influences adoption of innovations.
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Evidence review

This scoping paper presents key findings from the SPARC review of the innovation landscape specific to the contexts of fragile and conflict-affected settings.
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Technical report

This report looks at the degree to which traders marketing livestock from the rangelands use formal financial services, and examines the development of these financial services.
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Technical report

This paper draws on interviews with traders and herders in Sudan, and secondary literature, to gain insight into how the suspended Hajj in 2020 affected livestock traders and herders on low incomes.

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Find out more about some of the opportunities and challenges that SPARC will face as we work with donors and programmes that aim to support dryland communities and economies.