Several activities were conducted by sociology and economics in collaboration with Instituto Boliviano de Tecnologia Agropecuaria and Utah State University. A research synthesis is being developed, and many chapters were completed this year. A workshop took place in Bolivia in November of 1995. It provided the opportunity to bring together researchers that had been involved in field activities in San Jose Llanga to discuss hypothesis on strategies of farmers in crop livestock production systems in marginal drought and frost prone areas. Research continued on peasant household economic and social strategies that contribute to persistence in the Altiplano. Diversification and the role of livestock in food security were the main topics of publication during this year. Analysis of the household data for 1995 was initiated. It shows the diversification strategies pursued by peasant households in San José during a low rainfall year. This is compared to the strategies pursued in 1993. Marketing systems were studied which show producers of San José responding to market signals in the production of sheep and cattle. Finally a study of nutrition and livestock in Andean communities was initiated and will continue during 1997, supported by the University of Missouri, to look at the role of livestock in household food security. All Bolivian students have completed and submitted their theses. Our collaborating scientists continue to provide them support. Christian Jetté and Jorge Céspedes in Bolivia, and Lisa Markowtiz in the U.S. have been essential to our project. We continue to collaborate in research with all of them. Support provided by IBTA allowed us to complete activities and close our program in San José Llanga, providing then community leaders studies that have been used to develop projects to benefit their members. We created a World Wide Web site that presents our activities, findings and publications. Our site address is:
http://www.ssu.missouri.edu/ssu/srcrsp/srcrsp.htm
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