Discusses the ecology, germination, temperature, dormancy, water stress, salinity & alkalinity, water requirements, potential yields, feed value, and seed production of local fodder species used in current agricultural practice and of species which have been experimentally tested and subject to s...
Houerou, H.N. le
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[Resources and potential of the native flora for fodder and sown pasture production in the arid and semi-arid zones of North Africa]
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Resources and potential of the native flora for fodder and sown pasture production in the arid and semi-arid zones of North Africa
Outlines the importance of goats in arid & semi-arid Africa and describes the farming systems in which they are present. Discusses the value of goats in the context of the percentage of families owning them and the numbers of goats per family and in relation to other stock. Examines resource util...
Wilson, R.T.
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[The integration of goats in the livestock systems of the arid and semi-arid Africa]
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The integration of goats in the livestock systems of the arid and semi-arid Africa
Reviews the overall objective of ILCA, research areas concentrated and food production in Africa; presents the details of the field programmes grouped in four ecological zones; discusses briefly some aspects of the systems approach, appropriate technology and trypanotolerance.
Nestel, Barry L.
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[The International Livestock Centre for Africa - Current research and applications]
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The International Livestock Centre for Africa - Current research and applications
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
This paper considers the economic prospects for reducing carbon emissions and increasing carbon storage in the habitable drylands of Africa. Particular attention is paid to the semi-arid and drier sub-humid agro-ecological zones of sub-Saharan Africa. Crop and animal agriculture are the main sour...
Swallow, B.M.
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[Towards incentive-compatible mechanisms for enhanced carbon storage in the African drylands]
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Towards incentive-compatible mechanisms for enhanced carbon storage in the African drylands
United Nations Environment Programme
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[Report on Non-governmental Organization activities on Environmental Issues related to UNEP programmes: Prepared for the Sixth Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme]
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Report on Non-governmental Organization activities on Environmental Issues related to UNEP programmes: Prepared for the Sixth Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme
United Nations Environment Programme
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United Nations Economic Commission for West Asia
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[The National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrain]
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The National Plan of Action to Combat Desertification in Bahrain
Temporal and spatial variabilities in rainfall, herbaceous production and biomass were studied over a 4-year period in a topographically diverse, arid pastoral region of northwest Kenya. A significant relation between rainfall and primary production was found, and this was applied in a manner tha...
Coughenour, M.B.
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Coppock, D.L.
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Ellis, J.E.
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[Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients]
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Herbaceous forage variability in an arid pastoral region of Kenya: Importance of topographic and rainfall gradients
In this document ILCA proposes a set of six researchable issues pertaining to ILCA's three research areas that need to be investigated (three broad themes). A brief description of the researchable issues is presented. This includes economic and policy measures to improve the management of natural...
Fernández Rivera, S.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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Turner, M.
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Williams, Timothy O.
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[Ecological and economic linkages between the arid and semi-arid zones: The role of livestock]
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Ecological and economic linkages between the arid and semi-arid zones: The role of livestock