ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute) together with IDRC, World Bank and FAO were requested to organize and conduct a global electronic conference and face to face consultations which would address the issue of finding a balance between the positive roles of livestock in human affairs...
Li Pun, H.H.
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Mwendera, E.J.
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Mares, V.
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Hart, B.
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Steinfeld, H.
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Peden, Donald G.
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Seré Rabé, Carlos
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Haan, C. de
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[Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs]
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Global consultation on balancing livestock environment and human needs
The Ethiopian highlands are ecologically heterogenous and densely populated by humans and animals. Due to the high human population pressure and large herds of livestock on small farm areas, continuous overgrazing of natural grasslands is common. In attempts to meet the increasing food and feed d...
Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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Mwendera, E.J.
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[Land degradation and intensified livestock and crop production in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Land degradation and intensified livestock and crop production in the Ethiopian highlands
The impacts of grazing on biophysical and hydrological properties of grazing lands were investigated on two sites represting 0-4 percent and 4-8 percent slopes at the Livestock research Institute (ILRI) Debre Zeit research station, 50 km South of Addis Ababa. Grazing pressure differently influenc...
Mwendera, E.J.
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Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
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[Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands]
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Biophysical and hydrological changes in soils under livestock grazing varying slopes in the East African highlands