Table 2 Numbers of studies in different categories by level along the impact pathway

From: A scoping review of feed interventions and livelihoods of small-scale livestock keepers

Categories

Items in category

Total

Adoption

Productivity

Livelihoods

Publication type

Peer-reviewed journal article

51

42

10

12

 

Book chapter

1

1

1

1

 

Conference proceeding

8

6

3

2

 

Report

6

6

4

3

 

Working paper

7

3

1

4

Year of publication

2016–2019

15

10

3

7

 

2011–2015

21

19

7

6

 

2001–2010

28

24

6

8

 

Before 2001

9

5

3

1

Agro-ecological zone

Mixed systems

53

41

12

15

 

Agro-pastoral systems

10

9

2

2

 

Pastoral systems

3

1

2

1

 

Multiple systems

1

1

1

1

 

Other

2

2

 

1

 

(Blank)

4

4

2

2

Regions

Horn of Africa

12

11

2

3

 

East Africa

23

19

5

6

 

Central Africa

1

1

  
 

West Africa

7

5

2

1

 

Southern Africa

5

5

2

1

 

South Asia

6

4

1

2

 

Southeast Asia

12

7

3

8

 

East Asia

2

2

2

1

 

Latin America

5

4

2

 

Type of methods

Quantitative

45

40

14

13

 

Qualitative

9

5

 

2

 

Quantitative/qualitative

19

13

5

7

Duration of the experiment

>20 years

3

1

1

2

 

11–20 years

4

4

1

1

 

1–5 years

22

16

6

8

 

6–10 years

8

6

3

5

 

NA

36

31

8

6

Total

 

73

58

19

22