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 |
| Â | Book chapter | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Conference proceeding | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Â | Report | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Â | 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 |
| Â | Before 2001 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Agro-ecological zone | Mixed systems | 53 | 41 | 12 | 15 |
| Â | Agro-pastoral systems | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Â | Pastoral systems | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Multiple systems | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Â | Other | 2 | 2 | Â | 1 |
| Â | (Blank) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Regions | Horn of Africa | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Â | East Africa | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| Â | Central Africa | 1 | 1 | Â | Â |
| Â | West Africa | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Southern Africa | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | South Asia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Â | Southeast Asia | 12 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Â | East Asia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Â | Latin America | 5 | 4 | 2 | Â |
Type of methods | Quantitative | 45 | 40 | 14 | 13 |
| Â | Qualitative | 9 | 5 | Â | 2 |
| Â | 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 |
| Â | NA | 36 | 31 | 8 | 6 |
Total | Â | 73 | 58 | 19 | 22 |