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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Autores principales: Leeuw, P.N. de, Hiernaux, Pierre H.Y., Mihoso, V.M.
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 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
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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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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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