This report provides an in-depth review and critical analysis of the fuelwood, wood balance and household energy studies done in India in the last decades, and the developments in the commercial energy sector. The study synthesised the trend in the consumption of domestic energy and also the reli...
Maziya-Dixon, B.B.
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Onyezili, F.
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Oguntona, E.B.
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Harris, E.
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Sanusi, R.
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Nokoe, S.
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Manyong, Victor M.
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Almustafa, D.
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Akinyele, I.
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[Nigeria food consumption and nutrition survey 2001-2003 interviewers manual]
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Nigeria food consumption and nutrition survey 2001-2003 interviewers manual
Presents findings of research conducted to identify how the Maasai manage their livestock to achieve their subsistence food requirements and production goals; to determine the casual relations within the production system, and to elucidate the constraints on livestock production and evaluate pote...
Nestel, P.
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[A society in transition: Developmental and seasonal influences on the nutrition of Maasai women and children]
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A society in transition: Developmental and seasonal influences on the nutrition of Maasai women and children
The first chapter gives a brief description of a pastoral production system, as envisaged by the study team and outlines the multi-disciplinary approach of the study, its sampling design and the data collected. Chapters 2 & 3 describe Kenya's biophysical and socio-economic environments, within wh...
Bekure, S.
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Leeuw, P.N. de
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Grandin, B.E.
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Neate, Paul J.H.
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[Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya]
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Maasai herding: An analysis of the livestock production system of Maasai pastoralists in eastern Kajiado District, Kenya
This document is divided in eight chapters. The first chapter reviews rangelands and rangeland development in Ethiopia. The second chapter is an introduction to the Borana Plateau with ref. to natural resources and pastoral society. It reviews secondary information on geology and sociology, as we...
Coppock, D.L.
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[The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91]
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The Borana plateau of southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of pastoral research, development and change, 1980-91
This publication is intended to serve researchers and teachers as well as development practitioners. It was prepared based on requests from CIFOR’s national partners in Ethiopia and the region to compile existing information and help address the lack of documents available for teaching graduate a...
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and marketing of gums and resins in Ethiopia]
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Opportunities and challenges for sustainable production and marketing of gums and resins in Ethiopia
This paper presents a methodology employed in reconciling demands of households, private sector, and government on miombo woodlands of Southern Africa. A Weighted Goal Programming approach is presented for planning management and use of the woodlands as well as a framework for policy analysis. Th...
Nhantumbo, I.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[A goal programming model for planning management of Miombo woodlands]
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A goal programming model for planning management of Miombo woodlands
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide important sources of subsistence, income and employment everywhere there are forests (and sometimes even where there are none). With new emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihood improvement in national and international development agendas, this gr...
Kusters, K.
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Belcher, B.
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[Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 1 - Asia]
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Forest products, livelihoods and conservation: case studies of non-timber forest product systems. volume 1 - Asia
This study is part of a larger study on dairy marketing in Ethiopia, and concentrates on the producers'end of the marketing chain. Specifically, the markets of first sale used by dairy producers were identified and the marketing patterns of three categories of dairy producers (intra-urban, peri-u...
Debrah, S.K.
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Anteneh, B.
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[Dairy marketing in Ethiopia: Markets of first sale and producers' marketing patterns]
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Dairy marketing in Ethiopia: Markets of first sale and producers' marketing patterns