Describes the dif. phases in the ILCA research framework, w. regard to Livestock Systems Research (LSR), particularly the descriptive, diagnostic, design, testing & extension phases, using examples of field research on pastoral & agropastoral systems in the arid & semi arid zones of Mali, Ethiopi...
Leeuw, P.N. de
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Nyambaka, R.
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[The prediction of rangeland production from rainfall data in arid and semi-arid eastern Africa]
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The prediction of rangeland production from rainfall data in arid and semi-arid eastern Africa
patial self-organization of dryland vegetation constitutes one of the most promising indicators for an ecosystem’s proximity to desertification. This insight is based on studies of reaction–diffusion models that reproduce visual characteristics of vegetation patterns observed on aerial photograph...
Bastiaansen, R.
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Jaibi, O.
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Deblauwe, V.
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Eppinga, M.B.
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Siteur, K.
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Siero, E.
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Mermoz, S.
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Bouvet, A.
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Doelman, A.
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Rietkerk, M.
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[Multistability of model and real dryland ecosystems through spatial self-organization]
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Multistability of model and real dryland ecosystems through spatial self-organization
Studies on the enabling factors for household food security (HFS) most often used simplified econometric models looking into the links with a selected set of variables. In this research, a livelihood approach of HFS was used and aimed at determining the most significant livelihood assets for HFS ...
N’Danikou, S.
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Vodouhe, R.S.
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Bellon, M.R.
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Sidibe, A.
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Coulibaly, H.
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[Foraging is determinant to improve smallholders’ food security in rural areas in Mali, West Africa]
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Foraging is determinant to improve smallholders’ food security in rural areas in Mali, West Africa
Groundwater resources are vital for the well-being and livelihoods of most of the ten million people living in the Dry Zone of central Myanmar. Despite this importance, there is remarkably little known or documented on the nature, extent and use of these resources. This contribution has attempted...
Pavelic, Paul
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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[Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge]
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Groundwater resources in the dry zone of Myanmar: a review of current knowledge
Reference evapotranspiration (ETo) is a key factor in determining the amount of water needed for crops, which is crucial to correct irrigation planning. FAO Penman-Monteith (EToPM) is among the most popular method to estimate ETo. Apparently sometimes it is difficult to compute ETo using Penman-M...
Gafurov, Zafar
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Eltazarov, S.
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Akramov, Bekzod
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Yuldashev, Tulkun
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Djumaboev, Kakhramon
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Anarbekov, Oyture
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[Modifying Hargreaves-Samani equation for estimating reference evapotranspiration in dryland regions of Amudarya River Basin]
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Modifying Hargreaves-Samani equation for estimating reference evapotranspiration in dryland regions of Amudarya River Basin
Kalenzi, Deus
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[Distribution of livestock Infrastructures in Kiteto District, Manyara Region]
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Distribution of livestock Infrastructures in Kiteto District, Manyara Region
The use of animal draft power for soil tillage has long been a major theme of agricultural development programmes in semi-arid West Africa. The rationale for animal traction utilization ranges from increasing agricultural productivity and income to relieving the drudgery in farm work. Yet, its ad...
Williams, Timothy O.
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[Problems and prospects in the utilization of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger]
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Problems and prospects in the utilization of animal traction in semi-arid West Africa: Evidence from Niger
In this millennium, global drylands face a myriad of problems that present tough research, management, and policy challenges. Recent advances in dryland development, however, together with the integrative approaches of global change and sustainability science, suggest that concerns about land deg...
Reynolds, J.F.
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Stafford Smith, M.D.
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Lambin, EF
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Turner, B.L.
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Mortimore, M
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Batterbury, S.P.J.
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Downing, T.E.
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Dowlatabadi, H.
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Fernández, R.J.
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Herrick, Jeffrey E.
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Huber-Sannwald, E.
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Jiang, H.
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Leemans, R
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Lynam, T.
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Maestre, FJ
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Walker, B
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[Global desertification: building a science for dryland development]
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Global desertification: building a science for dryland development
Agriculture in the dry savannas is intensifying in response to increasing populations of humans and livestock. As a result, increased productivity demands are placed upon integrated crop-livestock systems and more emphasis is on the roles of legumes such as cowpea. Cowpea has the potential to fun...
Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Singh, B.B.
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Gupta, S.C.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Harris, F.
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Nokoe, S.
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Fernández Rivera, S.
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Bationo, B. André
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Makinde, K.
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Odion, E.C.
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[Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa]
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Cowpea as a key factor for a new approach to integrated crop-livestock systems research in the dry savannas of West Africa