Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective
Grazing and herd management in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed in a broad ecological, agricultural and geopolitical context. A brief historical overview of the Development of the livestock sector is presented, followed by an assessment of feed supplies and livestock densities in major ecological zon...
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International Rangeland Congress, Inc.
1999
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50620 |
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| author | Leeuw, P.N. de Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Mihoso, V.M. |
| author_browse | Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Leeuw, P.N. de Mihoso, V.M. |
| author_facet | Leeuw, P.N. de Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Mihoso, V.M. |
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| description | Grazing and herd management in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed in a broad ecological, agricultural and geopolitical context. A brief historical overview of the Development of the livestock sector is presented, followed by an assessment of feed supplies and livestock densities in major ecological zones. Herd management by farmers and pastoralists to match feed demand to supplies is considered, and future trends and priorities discussed. |
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| institution | CGIAR Consortium |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 1999 |
| publishDateRange | 1999 |
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| publisher | International Rangeland Congress, Inc. |
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| spelling | CGSpace506202025-01-24T08:53:58Z Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective Leeuw, P.N. de Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Mihoso, V.M. land management grazing farming systems history pastoralism animal production farms stocking density animal husbandry feeding Grazing and herd management in sub-Saharan Africa is discussed in a broad ecological, agricultural and geopolitical context. A brief historical overview of the Development of the livestock sector is presented, followed by an assessment of feed supplies and livestock densities in major ecological zones. Herd management by farmers and pastoralists to match feed demand to supplies is considered, and future trends and priorities discussed. 1999 2014-10-31T06:21:26Z 2014-10-31T06:21:26Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50620 en Limited Access International Rangeland Congress, Inc. |
| spellingShingle | land management grazing farming systems history pastoralism animal production farms stocking density animal husbandry feeding Leeuw, P.N. de Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y. Mihoso, V.M. Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title | Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title_full | Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title_fullStr | Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title_short | Grazing pressure in sub-Saharan Africa: An historical perspective |
| title_sort | grazing pressure in sub saharan africa an historical perspective |
| topic | land management grazing farming systems history pastoralism animal production farms stocking density animal husbandry feeding |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50620 |
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