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Little of the current focus on landscape fragmentation has focused on rangelands or pastoral lands. This paper investigates the existing evidence for causes and processes of fragmentation in pastoral lands and its effects of landscapes and peoples. More conceptual work is needed on the definition...


Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.Kruska, R.L.[Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues]Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues

The Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS) project, now transformed into the Livestock Information Network and Knowledge System (LINKS), of the Global Livestock Collaborative Research Support Program led by Texas A&M University has developed robust forage monitoring and livestock market informatio...


Kaitho, R.J.Jama, A.A.Stuth, J.W.Kariuki, G.Abdirahman, A.MacOpiyo, L.Ndung'u, J.M.[Livestock early warning information resource in the Horn of Africa: Forage and livestock marketing information analysis and forecasts]Livestock early warning information resource in the Horn of Africa: Forage and livestock marketing information analysis and forecasts

This paper focuses on the changes affecting the world's pastoral systems in the context of globalization, and considers whether pastoralism will survive modern times. Opportunities for pastoral livelihood improvement are explored.


Leneman, J.M.Reid, Robin S.[Pastoralism beyond the past]Pastoralism beyond the past
Dyson-Hudson, N.Dyson-Hudson, R.[The structure of East African herds and the future of East African herders]The structure of East African herds and the future of East African herders

This study assesses the livestock market access and opportunities in Turkana, Kenya. Section one is introduction and it characterises traditional nomadic pastoralism in Turkana and discusses the changing character of nomadic pastoralism in the contemporary period. Section two characterizes people...


Watson, D.J.Binsbergen, J. van[Livestock market access and opportunities in Turkana, Kenya]Livestock market access and opportunities in Turkana, Kenya

Pastoralism is not only a livestock-based livelihood strategy but also a way of life with socio-cultural norms and values, and indigenous knowledge revolving around livestock. Pastoral systems in Africa are facing demographic, economic, socio-political and climatic pressures which are driving man...


Ayantunde, Augustine A.Leeuw, Jan deTurner, M.D.Said, Mohammed Yahya[Challenges of assessing the sustainability of (agro)-pastoral systems]Challenges of assessing the sustainability of (agro)-pastoral systems

In a short-term improved fallow for crop-livestock farming systems of subhumid west Africa, rotational effects from a range of forage legumes on a subsequent maize crop were studied at two sites in south-west Nigeria. Nutrient (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) export from the fallows in the fo...


Muhr, L.Tarawali, Shirley A.Peters, MichaelSchultze-Kraft, Rainer[Forage legumes for improved fallows in agropastoral systems of subhumid West Africa. III. Nutrient import and export by forage legumes and their rotational effects on subsequent maize]Forage legumes for improved fallows in agropastoral systems of subhumid West Africa. III. Nutrient import and export by forage legumes and their rotational effects on subsequent maize

Ericksen, Polly J.Leeuw, Jan deHerrero, Mario T.[Harnessing livestock resources for food security in the pastoral areas of Eastern and Central Africa]Harnessing livestock resources for food security in the pastoral areas of Eastern and Central Africa

Index Based Livestock Insurance in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASALs) of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia is being implemented by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), as a drought coping mechanism, anchored on the belief that development of an insurance scheme for livestock...


Khalai, D.Banerjee, Rupsha R.Mude, Andrew G.[Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists]Analyzing the use of ICT in demand and access to information and services for pastoralists

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