Pastoral production systems and land utilisation types

Describes West African transhumant pastoralism, briefly analysing major characteristics of this mode of production, reviews differences in land tenure & farm size, livestock holdings, labour intensity, income & level of technical knowledge of African pastoral & cropping systems, and assesses applica...

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Autor principal: Leeuw, P.N. de
Formato: Conference Paper
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 1984
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50918
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Sumario:Describes West African transhumant pastoralism, briefly analysing major characteristics of this mode of production, reviews differences in land tenure & farm size, livestock holdings, labour intensity, income & level of technical knowledge of African pastoral & cropping systems, and assesses applicability & efficacy of FAO's land evaluation framework in covering the distinctive features of these production systems.