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Autor: Coppock, D.L.

Ethiopia has a vast lowland area that is important for human subsistence and the national economy. This paper reviews the physical and biological features of the lowlands and some Development perspectives that have been pursued since the 1970s. As elsewhere in Ethiopia, the lowlands have growing ...


Coppock, D.L.[The arid and semiarid low lands of Ethiopia: Environments, pastoral economies and issues in natural resources sustainability]The arid and semiarid low lands of Ethiopia: Environments, pastoral economies and issues in natural resources sustainability
Autor: Coppock, D.L.

This paper reviews research on aspects of vegetation change and pastoral population dynamics in the southern Ethiopian rangelands during the 1980s and relate these findings to the debate on equilibrial versus non-equilibrial patterns of pastoral ecosystem dynamics. Examines pastoral dynamics and ...


Coppock, D.L.[Vegetation and pastoral dynamics in the southern Ethiopian rangelands: Implications for theory and management]Vegetation and pastoral dynamics in the southern Ethiopian rangelands: Implications for theory and management

This paper explores the potential for, and limits to, sustainable agricultural growth in semi-arid Africa, with a focus on the role of pastoralism. Examines the main pressures on pastoral systems, and on the resource base upon which these depend. The paper argues that it is premature to contempla...


Webb, P.Bisrat, G.Coppock, D.L.[Food security and sustainable growth for pastoral systems in semi-arid Africa]Food security and sustainable growth for pastoral systems in semi-arid Africa

Temporal and spatial variabilities in rainfall, herbaceous production and biomass were studied over a 4-year period in a topographically diverse, arid pastoral region of northwest Kenya. A significant relation between rainfall and primary production was found, and this was applied in a manner tha...


Coughenour, M.B.Coppock, D.L.Ellis, J.E.[Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients]Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients
Autor: Coppock, D.L.

This research article provides insights into the daily lives of one pastoral group in a remote area. Themes include: integration of women in development programs, improving access of rural people to basic essentials, and understanding the degree to which ramifications of seemingly simple technol...


Coppock, D.L.[Ethiopian pastoral development. Culture, environment, technology: Development interventions in pastoral Ethiopia]Ethiopian pastoral development. Culture, environment, technology: Development interventions in pastoral Ethiopia

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