Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains

The east African mountain region provides living testimony to what can go wrong when the traditional balance between people, their habitat and the socio-economic context breaks down. The problems posed by population growth, land pressure, food scarcity, and degradation of a fragile environment with...

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Autor principal: Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2328
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description The east African mountain region provides living testimony to what can go wrong when the traditional balance between people, their habitat and the socio-economic context breaks down. The problems posed by population growth, land pressure, food scarcity, and degradation of a fragile environment with finite natural resources are aggravated by insecurity, civil war and cross-border refugee camps. In the face of these odds, the CGIAR International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessor, ILCA, have been working to improve people's livelihoods in Ethiopia since 1974. ILRI believes that the needs of mountain regions can be met sustainably by tapping the potentials of different ecological niches more efficiently, particularly in the area of livestock production. The present paper presents examples of ILRI's development-oriented research and evokes the challenges encountered by research that targets broad development goals.
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spelling CGSpace23282025-11-12T04:29:25Z Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains Mohamed-Saleem, M.A. research agricultural development natural resources The east African mountain region provides living testimony to what can go wrong when the traditional balance between people, their habitat and the socio-economic context breaks down. The problems posed by population growth, land pressure, food scarcity, and degradation of a fragile environment with finite natural resources are aggravated by insecurity, civil war and cross-border refugee camps. In the face of these odds, the CGIAR International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and its predecessor, ILCA, have been working to improve people's livelihoods in Ethiopia since 1974. ILRI believes that the needs of mountain regions can be met sustainably by tapping the potentials of different ecological niches more efficiently, particularly in the area of livestock production. The present paper presents examples of ILRI's development-oriented research and evokes the challenges encountered by research that targets broad development goals. 2001-05 2010-08-26T12:27:13Z 2010-08-26T12:27:13Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2328 en Open Access application/pdf International Mountain Society (IMS) and United Nations University Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.. 2001. Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum. Mountain Research and Development. 21(2): 118-122
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Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title_full Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title_fullStr Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title_full_unstemmed Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title_short Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains
title_sort experience gained in the research to development continuum livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the east african mountains
topic research
agricultural development
natural resources
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