The broader ecological and social contexts within which livestock husbandry of Sudano-Sahelian West Africa operates have changed significantly over the past thirty years. This study concerns how: (1) these broader trends have affected the quantity and quality of labor investments into livestock h...
Turner, M.D.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Changing access to labor, pastures, and knowledge: the extensification of grazing management in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa]
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Changing access to labor, pastures, and knowledge: the extensification of grazing management in Sudano-Sahelian West Africa
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
A summary of the final report of the ILCA Mali team covering the years 1982-1985. Presents research findings on ecology & pasture, animal health & production, and socio economics & intervention monitoring. Ends with proposed solutions and recommendations for future work.
Diallo, A.K.
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Cisse, M.I.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Blench, Roger
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[Livestock production in the Sahel: Development constraints and proposed solutions]
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Livestock production in the Sahel: Development constraints and proposed solutions
In this chapter, it is argued that the application of scientific knowledge is an essential prerequisite for sustainable resource management. Scientific inputs have the following components when applied to a specific region: (1) a through analysis of the resource base, with emphasis on feed and wa...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Diarra, L.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[An analysis of feed demand and supply for pastoral livestock: the Gourma region of Mali]
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An analysis of feed demand and supply for pastoral livestock: the Gourma region of Mali
Grazing and herd management in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed in a broad ecological, agricultural and geopolitical context. A brief historical overview of the Development of the livestock sector is presented, followed by an assessment of feed supplies and livestock densities in major ecological ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Mihoso, V.M.
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[Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective]
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Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective