The Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia are characterised by extensive livestock production in response to the area?s natural characteristics - aggregate mean rainfall ranges between 300 and 900 mm per annum with high seasonal and inter-annual variability. Though traditionally transhumant past...
Kamara, A.
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Swallow, B.M.
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Kirk, M.
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[Role of policies and development interventions in pastoral resource management: the Borana rangelands in southern Ethiopia]
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Role of policies and development interventions in pastoral resource management: the Borana rangelands in southern Ethiopia
Swallow, B.M.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Dewi, S.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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White, D.
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Gockowski, J.
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Hyman, Glenn
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Budidarsono, S.
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Robiglio, V.
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Ekadinata, A.
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Agus, F.
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Hairiah, K.
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Mbile, P.N.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Weise, S.F.
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[Opportunities for avoided deforestation with sustainable benefits: an interim report by the ASB partnership for the tropical forest margins]
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Opportunities for avoided deforestation with sustainable benefits: an interim report by the ASB partnership for the tropical forest margins
World agriculture is based on a small number of animal species and a decreasing number of breeds within each species. Several breeds of West African shorthorn cattle (Bos taurus brachyceros) are now at high risk of extinction due to interbreeding. The West African shorthorn breeds are particularl...
Jabbar, M.A.
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Swallow, B.M.
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D'Ieteren, G.D.M.
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Busari, A.A.
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[Farmer preferences and market vaues of cattle breeds of west and central Africa]
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Farmer preferences and market vaues of cattle breeds of west and central Africa
This document reports the results of a small meeting of social scientists from ILCA and IFPRI held at ILCA. The workshop was conceived to summarize the results of studies previously conducted by ILCA and others, to identify priorities for future research; to provide guidance for future research -...
Swallow, B.M.
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[Evaluating the relationships between property rights, risk technology and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Evaluating the relationships between property rights, risk technology and productivity in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper reviews the studies of property institutions that have been undertaken by researchers affiliated with the International Livestock Centre for Africa (ILCA) since 1980. Particular attention is given to the systems studies and an ongoing study of the impacts of trypanosomiasis control on ...
Since September 1993, ILCA and IFPRI have been engaged in a discussion about the most important, researchable, issues in the area of property rights. A concept note has been developed for collaborative research on the evolution of resource use and property institutions under risk. The starting p...
The Lesotho cattle industry is characterized by overstocking, range degradation, low marketed offtake, low fertility, and high mortality. The overstocking situation is paradoxically accompanied by an ownership pattern which leaves many households with an insufficient number of cattle for draught ...