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Alley cropping was developed by IITA as a technology to solve soil fertility, erosion and low crop yield. Although crops overwhelmingly dominate the farming system in humid west Africa, livestock, particularly small ruminants, are an integral component of the system accounting for 10-20 percent o...


Lawry, S.Stienbarger, D.Jabbar, M.A.[Land tenure and the potential for the adoption of alley farming in West Africa]Land tenure and the potential for the adoption of alley farming in West Africa

The role of livestock in nitrogen cycling in mixed crop-livestock farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa was explored. Cattle were fed a range of diets to investigate the effects on partitioning of nitrogen between urine and faeces and on the chemical composition of the manures produced. The trade...


Delve, Robert J.Cadisch, GeorgTanner, J.C.Thorpe, W.R.Thorne, Peter J.Giller, Ken E.[Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa]Implications of livestock feeding management on soil fertility in the smallholder farming systems of sub-Saharan Africa

United Nations Environment Programme[Third International Workshop on Regional Approaches to Reservoir Development and Management in the La Plata River Basin - Proceedings]Third International Workshop on Regional Approaches to Reservoir Development and Management in the La Plata River Basin - Proceedings

The study was undertaken in Tanzania to assess the effect of some macro-economic policies on livelihood strategies for households within or in close proximity in miombo woodlands. The focus was on how their responses are impacting on the management and use of the woodlands. Data were collected at...


Monela, G.C.Kajembe, G.C.Kaoneka, A.R.S.Kowero, G.S.[Household livelihood strategies in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania: emerging trends]Household livelihood strategies in the miombo woodlands of Tanzania: emerging trends

The growing demand for construction and fuel wood and the wide adaptation of Eucalyptus to the different agro-ecological zones of the country are resulting in increased plantation of Eucalyptus by smallholders, but the policy environment in Ethiopia discourages farmers from planting this exotic. ...


Mekonnen, Z.Kassa, H.Lemenh, M.Campbell, Bruce M.[The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia]The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia
Autor: Ramírez, R.

Conflict and collaboration are often treated as mutually exclusive modes of stakeholder interaction, with little understanding of the contexts in which stakeholder relationships take place. The conceptual framework in this paper addresses accommodating multiple interests as an evolving, cyclical,...


Ramírez, R.[Understanding the approaches for accommodating multiple stakeholders' interests]Understanding the approaches for accommodating multiple stakeholders' interests

The "paradigm shift" in natural resource management away from state-centred control toward community-based approaches in which local people play a much more active role is situated within the theoretical framework seeking to empower local communities through decentralization policies. This study ...


Nemarundwe, N.[Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe]Social charters and organisation for access to woodlands: institutional implications for devolving responsibilities for resource management to the local level in Chivi District, Zimbabwe
Yasmi, Y.Schanz, H.Salim, A.[Manifestation of conflict escalation in natural resource management]Manifestation of conflict escalation in natural resource management

The new approaches advocated by the conservation community to integrate conservation and livelihood development now explicitly address landscape mosaics composed of agricultural and forested land rather than only protected areas and largely intact forests. We refer specifically to a call by Harve...


García, C.A.Bhagwat, S.A.Ghazoul, J.Nath, C.D.Nanaya, K.M.Kushalappa, C.G.Raghuramulu, Y.Nasi, RobertVaast, Philippe[Biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: challenges and opportunities of coffee agroforests in the Western Ghats, India]Biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: challenges and opportunities of coffee agroforests in the Western Ghats, India

The development of appropriate indicators of sustainable forest management is attracting considerable interest, although some controversy still exists regarding their utility. The wrong indicators can lead to negative, destructive effects on the systems whose maintenance they allegedly seek to su...


Prabhu, R.Ruitenbeek, H.J.Boyle, T.J.B.Colfer, C.J.P.[Between voodoo science and adaptive management: the role and research needs for indicators of sustainable forest management]Between voodoo science and adaptive management: the role and research needs for indicators of sustainable forest management

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