Discusses the need for identifying sociological and economic possibilities for improvement in pastoral production systems, mentioning the major steps involved, particularly, identification of potential improvements, prediction of their likely impact on net production & quality of life; prediction...
Walsh, J.
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Peters, Kurt J.
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Sandford, S.
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[ILCA in Africa; A Presentation to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research]
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ILCA in Africa; A Presentation to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
Defines the major agricultural production zones of tropical Africa, with particular reference to the importance of land, livestock & water in each zone, & discusses traditional & modern strategies used to overcome water shortages, identifying factors which determine their adoption. Outlines the t...
Discusses livestock policy making and analysis in Africa, with particular reference to policy objectives & instruments (drawing examples from the field of dairy marketing), criteria for setting priorities, and the need for designing better policies and forecasting results.
Identifies areas that should be the main concern of policy makers in the Development of water supplies for livestock in dry zones of Africa including productivity & stability, and environmental conservation & equity. Presents issues concerning the number of water sources, their types, who control...
Sandford, S.
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[The management of water Development for livestock in dry zones of Africa]
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The management of water Development for livestock in dry zones of Africa
Explains to what extent effective traditional African range management systems exist/existed, and discusses the factors which influence their incidence, persistence or effectiveness - focussing principally on sub-Saharan Africa.
Explains range administration, its objectives & sources of information; suggests a programme for information processing, priorities of importance in information and some useful techniques for collecting and analysing information; examines the influence of providing information on results, and dis...
Sandford, S.
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[Information systems for range administration in developing countries with special reference to Africa]
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Information systems for range administration in developing countries with special reference to Africa
Discusses pastoral systems research (PSR) within the framework of the experience of livestock and pastoral development in Africa during the last 50 years, analyzing data on livestock population & productivity in relation to the welfare of pastoralists; and examines previous efforts in pastoral de...