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Camel herders, middlewomen, and urban milk bars: the commodification of camel milk in Kenya

David M. Anderson Department of Politics and International, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Hannah Elliott Department of Anthropology and Sociology, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, UK
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Hassan Hussein Kochore Institute of African Studies, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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Emma Lochery Department of Politics and International, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 383-404 | Received 15 Aug 2011, Published online: 19 Jun 2012

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Jackline Akinyi Ogolla, Christian Dede, Michael Wandayi Okoth, Oliver Hensel & Barbara Sturm. (2017) Strategies and Technologies for Camel Milk Preservation and Utilization of Non-Marketed Milk in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal 82:2-4, pages 144-167.
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Dinah Seligsohn, Chiara Crestani, Taya L. Forde, Erika Chenais & Ruth N. Zadoks. (2021) Genomic analysis of group B Streptococcus from milk demonstrates the need for improved biosecurity: a cross-sectional study of pastoralist camels in Kenya. BMC Microbiology 21:1.
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Katie Tavenner & Todd A. Crane. (2018) Gender power in Kenyan dairy: cows, commodities, and commercialization. Agriculture and Human Values 35:3, pages 701-715.
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Olivia Pearson & Matthias Schmidt. (2017) Commodity individuation of milk in the Somali Region, Ethiopia. Area 50:2, pages 213-221.
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A. S. Browne, E. M. Fèvre, M. Kinnaird, D. M. Muloi, C. A. Wang, P. S. Larsen, T. O'Brien & S. L. Deem. (2017) Serosurvey of Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) in Dromedary Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Laikipia County, Kenya . Zoonoses and Public Health 64:7, pages 543-549.
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Yazan Ahmed Elhadi, Dickson M Nyariki & Oliver V Wasonga. (2015) Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya: contribution to household diet and income. Pastoralism 5:1.
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