Improved understandings of the agricultural and range ecologies of semi-arid Africa require better information on the spatiotemporal distribution of domestic livestock across agropastoral landscapes. An empirical GIS-based approach was developed for estimating distributions of herded livestock a...
Turner, M.D.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[The use of herders' accounts to map livestock activities across agropastoral landscapes in Semi-Arid Africa]
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The use of herders' accounts to map livestock activities across agropastoral landscapes in Semi-Arid Africa
Mixed farming systems, combining crop and livestock activities, hold considerable promise for improved agricultural productivity and environmental conservation in semi-arid West Africa. Increasing population pressure and climatic changes have combined to render long-fallow periods less feasible a...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Turner, M.
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[Livestock production and sustainable agricultural Development in semi-arid West Africa]
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Livestock production and sustainable agricultural Development in semi-arid West Africa
In this document ILCA proposes a set of six researchable issues pertaining to ILCA's three research areas that need to be investigated (three broad themes). A brief description of the researchable issues is presented. This includes economic and policy measures to improve the management of natural...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Turner, M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Ecological and economic linkages between the arid and semi-arid zones: The role of livestock]
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Ecological and economic linkages between the arid and semi-arid zones: The role of livestock