Guyo Roba
Biographic Data
| ID | 6459935 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guyo Roba |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guyo |
| FAMILY NAME | Roba |
| SIGNATURE | ROBA G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kassel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa
This article synthesises the current situation vis‐à‐vis the aid modality of anticipatory action in pastoralist settings. Broadly comprising pre‐planned, pre‐financed interventions triggered by early warning systems and aimed at reducing the impacts of crises, anticipatory action has been effective at reducing the impact of shocks in multiple settings (particularly sudden‐onset shocks such as floods and cyclones). Yet, it has seemingly failed to …
Elusive profits
Traders tend to be regarded as exploitative towards producers even without knowledge of their businesses. This study examines marketing costs, net-profits and return to invested capital of small ruminant traders from Marsabit County. Based on 84 transactions made between 2014 and 2016, we found low average profits and a high risk of economic losses among local long-distance traders. For traders working in partnerships of two or more, the profits …
Making decisions without reliable information
Manoeuvring through difficult terrain
Manoeuvring through difficult terrain
Making decisions without reliable information
Elusive profits
Traders tend to be regarded as exploitative towards producers even without knowledge of their businesses. This study examines marketing costs, net-profits and return to invested capital of small ruminant traders from Marsabit County. Based on 84 transactions made between 2014 and 2016, we found low average profits and a high risk of economic losses among local long-distance traders. For traders working in partnerships of two or more, the profits …
Anticipatory action and pastoralism in Africa
This article synthesises the current situation vis‐à‐vis the aid modality of anticipatory action in pastoralist settings. Broadly comprising pre‐planned, pre‐financed interventions triggered by early warning systems and aimed at reducing the impacts of crises, anticipatory action has been effective at reducing the impact of shocks in multiple settings (particularly sudden‐onset shocks such as floods and cyclones). Yet, it has seemingly failed to …
Pastoralism (4 works) · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology (4 works) · Animal Diversity and Health Studies (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Livestock (3 works) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 works) · Market economy (2 works) · Marketing (2 works)