Resultados de búsqueda - "Rangeland"

Determinants of cattle prices in southern Kenya: Implications for breed conservation and pastoral marketing strategies por Radeny, Maren A.O., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Ruto, E.S.K., Scarpa, R., Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…This paper examines the bio-physical, marketing and environmental determinants of purchase price of cattle traded in pastoralists' markets in the southern rangelands of Kenya. Market -level survey data based on observed market transactions from seven livestock markets in Kajiado District in southern Kenya is used.…”
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Herding livelihoods in transition: Kenya's Kitengela Olmakao Cultural Village por International Livestock Research Institute

“…This is the story of a group of women from the Kitengela rangelands area, which boarders the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, who have come together to form the Olmakao Cultural Village to provide alternative sources of income to their livestock-based livelihoods in the face of increasingly frequent droughts that have decimated their herds.…”
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The marginal lands of western Sidamo por Bille, Jean-Claude, Eshete, A.

“…Presents results of a study of the flora around Orbati, Hobok, Dilo-Goray and Gololcha, all marginal rangelands in western Sidamo, Ethiopia. Includes data on percentage composition of dif. shrub, tree & grass species and examines suitability of mathematical formulae for explaining the spatial arrangement of dif. grass and total plant cover classes.…”
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Watershed rehabilitation using rainwater harvesting and shrub establishment methods in Northern Afghanistan por Louhaichi, Mounir, Abdallah, Mohamed, Safi, Navin, Hassan, Sawsan, Gamoun, Mouldi, Ates, Serkan

“…Watershed rangelands in Northern Afghanistan provide various ecosystem services that support the livelihoods of local people, but they are now highly degraded essentially due to the continuous high grazing pressure and recurrent droughts. …”
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Ecology and ecosystems of the Borana deep wells area por Bille, Jean-Claude, Eshete, A., Corra, M.

“…Describes the vegetation & major landscape features of the Dass, Web-Arero, Melbana & Goff-Ley well areas in Borana, Sidamo, southern Ethiopia, all of which represent a historical sequence in the overgrazing of rangelands. Includes a literature review of bush control, and a list of interventions to eliminate/better utilise the effects of bush encroachment in the Sidamo area.…”
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Coordination in natural resource management por Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.

“…Because of their spatial scale, most irrigation systems, forests, rangelands, and fisheries cannot be managed at the individual or household level (Knox McCulloch, Meinzen-Dick, and Hazell 1998). …”
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Sarite cooperative ranch: Cattle growth and production characteristics 1981 and 1982 por Nicholson, M.J.

“…Analyzes statistically, results of weighings made on two cattle groups at the Sarite cooperative ranch in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia & used as a fattening area to determine effects of place of origin, herdsmen group and sex (bull or castrate) on initial liveweight, weight gain & performance of animals, their purchase & sales prices and profits realised and calculates optimum liveweights at purchase & sale to maximize profits. …”
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The crucial centres: Water production and well efficiency in Borana por Cossins, N.J.

“…Presents results of a study on existing water production methods, the rate & amount of production and inefficiencies & production losses; importance of "okoles" (leather buckets) in relation to output rates & okole sizes and their supply; influence of "tetchana" (holding pond after shaft) and "Maninga" (watering trough) on output rates & well efficiency; and energy expenditure of well workers, and labour demand & availability in group wells in the Borana plateau in the southern rangelands of Ethiopia.…”
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The southern Afar: A household economics study por Tilahun, N.

“…Presents results of a study to describe & quantify the Afar production system in terms of its ability to support the human population, w. an analysis of the demographic characteristics of households, economic activities pursued by members and determination of their viability, i.e. balance between levels of food production (milk offtake) & food consumption (grain purchases) and ability to meet energy requirements of members in a study area within the northeast rangelands of Ethiopia.…”
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The use of nutritional blocks as a tool for grazing management in extensive sheep husbandry por Ormaechea, Sebastián Gabriel, Cipriotti, Pablo Ariel, Distel, Roberto Alejandro, Peri, Pablo Luis

“…The improvement in grazing spatial distribution is an important goal for the efficient and sustainable management of rangelands. However, extensive livestock systems such as the Patagonian rangelands generally fails due to the large paddock size (up to 6000 ha). …”
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Governance of natural resources: Highlights, lessons learned, and priorities for One CGIAR por CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets

“…Individual and household rights focus on agricultural land; collective rights on forests, rangelands, and water; and women’s rights consider the full range of resources.…”
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Ann's story por International Livestock Research Institute

“…We met Ann and her family in the rangelands outside of Nairobi. This is her story of how the drought has affected her life. …”
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A focus on the rural poor in drylands, research policy for ICARDA por Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Development of integrated crop-livestock production systems in the low-rainfall areas of West Asia and North Africa has shown the importance of the community approach in the sustainable management of collective property resources, such as rangelands and water. This approach has been widely adopted by national programs in dry areas.…”
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Climate Change Impacts on Livestock por Thornton, Philip K., Boone, Randall B., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando

“…This Working Paper summarizes projected climate change impacts on livestock across Africa, using a combination of literature review and some new results on the projected impacts of climate change on the rangelands of Africa. Findings show that there are many options that can help livestock keepers adapt, but there appear to be no options that are widely applicable which do not have constraints to their adoption. …”
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Changing Land Use, Livelihoods and Wildlife Conservation in Maasailand por Homewood, K., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Chenevix Trench, P.

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Staying Maasai? Pastoral Livelihoods, Diversification and the Role of Wildlife in Development por Homewood, K., Chenevix Trench, P., Kristjanson, Patricia M.

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Assessing returns to land and changing livelihood strategies in Kitengela por Nkedianye, D., Radeny, Maren A.O., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Herrero, Mario

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Improving the nutritional status of tropical ruminants por MacMillan, Susan

“…Cattle, sheep, goats, buffalo and other ruminant animals in developing countries feed mainly on poor-quality plant material, on natural rangelands or pastures as well as on bushes, trees and crop residues. …”
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Flooding events turned into farming opportunities: Innovation transforms livelihoods of pastoralists in Ethiopia por Amede, Tilahun, Akker, Elisabeth van den, Berdel, Wolf, Ketter, Christina, Tilahun, Gebeyaw, Dejen, Asmare, Legesse, Gizachew, Abebe, Hunegnaw, Getnet, Mezgebu

“…• Water Spreading Weirs: To capture and spread the torrential flood emerging in the neighboring highlands to low-lying rangelands and crop fields, five weirs were built based on land suitability studies…”
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Knowledge gaps in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) around livestock in Africa por Cramer, Laura K., Gosling, Amanda

“…There is adequate research in areas such as livestock heat stress, and some research has been conducted on rangelands net primary productivity, the development of emission factors for African breeds and systems, and risks to aquatic systems but significant research gaps remain. …”
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