Rangelands, No. 27
Crop residues in sustainable mixed crop/livestock farming systems
Farmer participatory research: measuring impact
The major issues in impact assessment for farmer participatory research (FPR) are analyzed. There are many potential ways in which FPR can have an impact; for example, increasing agricultural productivity, improving the management of natural resources or leading to a wider dissemination of innovations.
ILRI 1996. Out of Africa, into a global mandate
ILRI's mandate encompasses international livestock research through the developing world. This report makes the connection between research by ILRI and its partners and the needs of poor farmers in developing countries.
ILRI 1997: Livestock, people and the environment
Improvement of livestock production in crop-animal systems in rainfed agro-ecological zones of South-East Asia
Methodological challenges for institutionalizing participatory research and development
Resilience of soils and vegetation subjected to different grazing intensities in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya
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: 0, 4, 8 and 16 heifers per hectare, hereafter referred to as CL, X, 2X and 4X respectively.