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Household analysis
Q: Does it make sense to prepare the analysis at household level, given that households often split, the men taking the livestock to far grazing and the women, children and elderly remaining behind at the home base?
A: Even though household do split in this way, this is usually only a temporary (often seasonal) phenomenon. This means that the situation is little different from that in a settled agricultural area from which people migrate for work on a seasonal basis. The fact that they are physically separated from other members of the household does not mean that they are no longer members of the household. Having said that, it is important to be aware that migration may mean that not all members have the same access to the household’s resources (i.e. intra-household sharing may not be equal). This can be especially significant if migration separates the women and children from the milking herd.
