The Borana rangelands occur in a semi-arid area in southern
Ethiopia, characterized by extensive livestock production. The area is a valuable source of livestock that generates income and livelihoods for large numbers of rural dwellers, and export earnings for Ethiopia's fragile economy. Desp...
Kamara, A.
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Kirk, M.
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Swallow, B.M.
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[Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia]
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Property rights and land use change: Implications for sustainable resource management in Borana, southern Ethiopia
The general distinctions between open access, state property, common proerty and private property are now well established in the academic literature. When applied to African rangelands, however, common property admits a wide variety of resource management regimes. To formulate effective policies...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands]
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Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands
African animal trypanosomosis is a parasitic disease that afflicts livestock across much of sub-Saharan Africa. The disease, primarily transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina spp.), causes morbidity and mortality in several species of livestock. It is particularly important in southern Burkina Fa...
Kamuanga, M.
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Antoine, C.
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Brasselle, A.S.
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Swallow, B.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Bauer, B.
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[Impacts of tsetse control on migration, livestock production, cropping practices and farmer-herder conflicts in the Mouhoun valley of southern Burkina Faso]
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Impacts of tsetse control on migration, livestock production, cropping practices and farmer-herder conflicts in the Mouhoun valley of southern Burkina Faso
Since September 1993, ILCA and IFPRI have been engaged in a discussion about the most important, researchable, issues in the area of property rights. A concept note has been developed for collaborative research on the evolution of resource use and property institutions under risk. The starting p...
About 14 % of the world's cattle and 21 % of its sheep and goats are found in Africa on a land base that comprises 25 % of the world's total area of rangelands. Most of these rangelands are or have in the past been managed under traditional systems of communal tenure. Regrettably, the wide variet...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[LPA Brief No. 1. Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands]
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LPA Brief No. 1. Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands
This book documents the proceedings of the international symposium on property rights, risk and livestock Development. It was held to appraise progress, review achievements, and identify remaining research gaps at the conclusion of a three year research project led by the International Livestock ...
Swallow, B.M.
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McCarthy, N.
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[Property rights, risk, and livestock development in Africa]
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Property rights, risk, and livestock development in Africa