Many semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing vast increases in human population pressure and urbanization. These augment the demand for agricultural products and have led to the expansion, intensification, and often closer integration of crop and livestock production systems...
Powell, J.M.
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Pearson, R.A.
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Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y.
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[Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands]
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Crop-livestock interactions in the West African drylands
The resilience of rangeland soils and vegetation to different levels of grazing is still poorly understood. A study was conducted to determine the recovery of a rangeland grazed at different intensities and allowed a two-year rest period. The following treatments were applied to 0.5 hectare plots...
Mworia, J.K.
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Mnene, W.N.
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Musembi, D.K.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Resilience of soils and vegetation subjected to different grazing intensities in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya]
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Resilience of soils and vegetation subjected to different grazing intensities in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya
The general distinctions between open access, state property, common proerty and private property are now well established in the academic literature. When applied to African rangelands, however, common property admits a wide variety of resource management regimes. To formulate effective policies...
Swallow, B.M.
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Bromley, D.W.
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[Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands]
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Institutions, governance and incentives in common property regimes for African rangelands
A study to determine carbon sequestration potentials and soil attributes was conducted in Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia under communally grazed areas, grazing enclosures (rangelands enclosed for 20 years for dry season grazing) and rangelands managed by prescribed fire for more than five...
Negasa, B.
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Zewdu, T.
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Ebro, A.
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[Carbon sequestration potentials of semi-arid rangelands under traditional management practices in Borana, Southern Ethiopia]
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Carbon sequestration potentials of semi-arid rangelands under traditional management practices in Borana, Southern Ethiopia
Northern Rangelands of Kenya have continued to grapple with management challenges largely due to a lack of understanding of the dynamics thereof. Eroding customary institutions and new institutional arrangements characterize the system suggesting that adaptation is taking place to cope with the c...
Kanyuuru, C.K.
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Mburu, J.
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Njoka, J.
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[Adaptation of institutional arrangements to management of Northern Rangelands of Kenya]
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Adaptation of institutional arrangements to management of Northern Rangelands of Kenya
We discuss the search for optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands. We argue that ‘one size does not fit all’ and that different stocking regimes are appropriate under different conditions. This paper is an attempt to move beyond polarization of the current debate towards a more integr...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gordon, I.J.
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Luckert, M.K.
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Petheram, L.
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[In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all]
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In search of optimal stocking regimes in semi-arid grazing lands: one size does not fit all
The use of enclosures has globally gained popularity as an effective strategy to enhance soil carbon sequestration, but empirical evidence is lacking particularly in arid and semi-arid rangelands of Africa. This study addressed the effectiveness of long-term (15–37 years old) enclosures in enhanc...
Feyisa, K.
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Beyene, S.
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Angassa, A.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Leeuw, Jan de
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Abebe, A.
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Megersa, B.
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[Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands]
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Effects of enclosure management on carbon sequestration, soil properties and vegetation attributes in East African rangelands
Leeuw, P.N. de
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[The primary and secondary productivity of the savannas in the middle belt of Nigeria]
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The primary and secondary productivity of the savannas in the middle belt of Nigeria
A study conducted to assess and sample the composition and quality of native supplements such as salt licks, soil licks and well waters from various parts of Ethiopia used by pastoral nomads for cattle feeding.
Kabaija, E.
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[Non-conventional indigenous mineral supplements used for cattle feeding in the pastoral rangelands of Ethiopia]
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Non-conventional indigenous mineral supplements used for cattle feeding in the pastoral rangelands of Ethiopia