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Grazing reserves in Nigeria: Problems, prospects and policy implication

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Reports & Research
Décembre, 1989
Nigéria
Afrique
Afrique occidentale

Grazing reserves in Nigeria are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended to be the foci of livestock development. The stated purpose of grazing reserves is the settlement of nomadic pastoralists they offer security of tenure as an inducement to sedentarization through the provision of land for grazing and permanent water.

Trends in on-farm performance testing of cattle and sheep in sub-Saharan Africa

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Journal Articles & Books
Décembre, 1989

Summarises past and present experiences with livestock performance testing in sub-Saharan Africa and outlines the role of networks in improving on-farm testing through the use of standardised testing methods and rapid data handling and feedback. Includes data on the distribution of cattle and sheep populations by ecological zone in sub-Saharan Africa.

A solution to desertification: holistic resource management

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Décembre, 1988
États-Unis d'Amérique
Afrique sub-saharienne
Amérique septentrionale
Amérique latine et Caraïbes

It is clear from the failure of our efforts in many countries to halt the desertification process - deserts are now advancing at a rate of nearly 15,000,000 acres a year worldwide (Worrall 1984) (that something was missing in our knowledge of the problem).

Private and communal land tenure in Morocco's western High Atlas mountains: complements, not ideological opposites

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Décembre, 1988
Maroc
Afrique septentrionale
Asie occidentale

In Morocco's Western High Atlas Mountains, Berber agropastoralists are oblivious to the ideological debate over land tenure occurring in the rangeland development community. Berber producers of sheep and goats use a continuum of tenure institutions, from private ownership, to communal control, to uncontrolled, open range.

Economic and ecological carrying capacity implications for livestock development in the dryland communal areas of Zimbabwe

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Décembre, 1988
Zimbabwe
Afrique sub-saharienne

Carrying capacity (CC) is a term often talked about in relation to livestock in the communal areas (CAs). It is the source of much confusion. This discussion paper will hopefully clarify some of the issues and make the implications for the policy debate clearer. It is based on the preliminary findings of field work carried out in Zvisharane District during 1986 and 1987.