This paper attempts to demonstrate the importance of livestock in African Agriculture through an analysis of the major factors affecting livestock density and species composition. In the zonal analysis, the general distribution patterns have been summarised by subdividing the continent into five ...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Rey, B.
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[Analysis of current trends in the distribution patterns of ruminant livestock in tropical Africa]
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Analysis of current trends in the distribution patterns of ruminant livestock in tropical Africa
This paper addresses issues surrounding measurment of the potential productivity gains from new livestock technologies and the returns to international livestock research. The approach, applicable to many livestock production constraints and technologies, uses geographic information systems (GIS)...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Rowlands, G.J.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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[Measuring the costs of African animal trypanosomosis, the potential benefits of control and returns to research]
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Measuring the costs of African animal trypanosomosis, the potential benefits of control and returns to research
Reviews various approaches and techniques used in a number of sub-Saharan African countries to collect and analyze data on large-scale ecological changes with particular reference to remote sensing and monitoring techniques in resource inventory; suggests ways to build more effective data bases.
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Milligan, K.
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[A review of integrated surveys for resource inventory and monitoring of pastoral production systems in sub-Saharan Africa]
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A review of integrated surveys for resource inventory and monitoring of pastoral production systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Solomon Bekure
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Grandin, B.E.
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[Aspects of livestock productivity in Maasai group ranches in Kenya]
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Aspects of livestock productivity in Maasai group ranches in Kenya