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Use of Visual Material for Eliciting Shepherds’ Perceptions of Grassland in Highland Peru

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Journal Articles & Books
mei, 2007
Peru
Central America
South America

People’s perceptions of their environment

in high mountain rangelands ultimately

affect the fragile ecosystems on which

they depend, and thus their welfare. This is

especially true in developing countries,

where the livelihoods of people living in such ecosystems depend on grazing

Characterization of milk production system and opportunity for market orientation: a case study of Mieso District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

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Journal Articles & Books
april, 2007
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa
Africa

This study was conducted in Mieso district in western Hararghe Zone of Oromia Regional State to characterize milk production and marketing system and identify opportunity for market orientation. This study was initiated with the objectives of generating baseline data in the area of milk production and marketing system.

Production and marketing systems of sheep and goats in Alaba, Southern Ethiopia

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Journal Articles & Books
april, 2007
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa

This study has undertaken to describe the sheep and goat production and marketing systems and identify constraints to and improvement options for smallholder farms of Alaba, southern Ethiopia. Results are based on survey of 150 sample households and rapid appraisal of major sheep and goat markets.

Adoption of small ruminants’ fattening package in agropastoral areas, Mieso Wereda, Eastern Oromia

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Journal Articles & Books
april, 2007
Ethiopia
Eastern Africa

Many studies were conducted to identify determinants of adoption of crop base technologies and practices and improved seeds, and while few studies concerned on evaluation of extension services in terms of the clients’ need and interest or adoption of livestock technologies in agropastoral and pastoral context In fact, livestock extension services in general in developing countries are less prio

The Dynamics of Social Capital and Conflict Management in Multiple Resource Regimes

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Journal Articles & Books
december, 2006
Uganda

Increasingly, social capital, defined as shared norms, trust, and the horizontal and vertical social networks that facilitate coordination and cooperation for mutually beneficial collective action, is seen as an important asset upon which people rely to manage natural resources and resolve conflicts.