Search Results - "African mountains"

African Mountain Association by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The newly formed African Mountain Association (AMA), whose goal is to improve communication between researchers working on such areas, is trying to assemble the often dispersed information that deals with the mountains and uplands of Africa. …”
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Experience gained in the research-to-development continuum: livestock research for sustainable livelihoods in the East African mountains by Mohamed-Saleem, M.A.

“…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. …”
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A mountain of exchange by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The international conference of the African Mountains Association (AMA) will be held in mid August, 2002, in Moshi, Tanzania. …”
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The temporal dynamics of crop yield responses to climate change in East Africa by Thornton, Philip K., Farrow, Andrew, Jones, Peter G.

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Getting to the roots of a valuable tree’s genetic heritage Bioversity International’s study of African cherry (Prunus africana) by Bioversity International

“…The goal of this search is to reconstruct the migratory path of a lofty evergreen known scientifically as Prunus africana and create a composite picture of how its genetic profile adapted as it migrated and settled in isolated spots – high-elevation locations scattered across African mountain ranges. The species occupied lower elevation locations during the last Ice Age, but later, an increase in temperature caused a retraction of montane species to higher elevation locations, where it is currently found. …”
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