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Policy brief

This report explores ways in which economically empowered pastoralist women initiate and or adopt innovations at a personal and communal level.
Farming in Ganawuri, Plateau state, Nigeria. Photo: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
Flagship report

Drawing on six years of research, this synthesis report outlines practical ways to make aid in fragile drylands more flexible, locally grounded and effective.
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Policy brief

This policy brief outlines actions policymakers and donors can take to strengthen Ethiopia's goat value chain and drive behaviour change and resilience.
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Technical report

This report examines if crowdsourcing app KAZNET can be used to collect data on drought impacts and improve early warning systems and index-based drought risk financing and insurance products.

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News

How to browse six years of SPARC research.
Fish market in Bor, Jonglei state, South Sudan. Credit: Elphas Ngugi / Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC)
News

In this article, SPARC researchers reflect on pastoralists and farmers' finely tuned strategies for living with variability - and how external interventions would do better to build on what works.
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Blog

Three lessons for effective procurement in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS).

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