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  1. Library Resource
    Articles et Livres
    décembre, 2007
    Afrique du Sud, Afrique australe

    Soil microbial biomass is considered as an important early indicator of changes that may occur
    in the long term with regard to soil fertility and constitutes an important source and sink of nutrients. In
    South Africa, rangeland monitoring has mostly focused on assessing changes of aboveground vegetation
    in response to land uses effects, but the associated changes at belowground soil level remain a topic of
    further research. The aim of this study was to explore soil microbial biomass at three sites under

  2. Library Resource
    Articles et Livres
    avril, 2007
    Éthiopie, Afrique orientale

    This study has undertaken to describe the sheep and goat production and marketing systems and identify constraints to and improvement options for smallholder farms of Alaba, southern Ethiopia. Results are based on survey of 150 sample households and rapid appraisal of major sheep and goat markets. Flock distribution and holdings in different parts of the woreda vary and thus the study sites were stratified into mixed sheep-goat flock, goat dominating and sheep dominating sites. Average family size of the study area was 6.7. Literacy of household heads accounts 30%.

  3. Library Resource
    Articles et Livres
    décembre, 2007
    Kenya, Afrique, Afrique orientale

    Nature’s Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being integrates spatial data on poverty and the environment

    in Kenya, providing a new approach to examining the links between ecosystem services (the benefits derived from nature)

    and the poor. This publication focuses on the environmental resources

    most Kenyans rely on to earn their livelihoods, such as soil, water, forest,

    rangeland, livestock, and wildlife. The atlas overlays georeferenced

    statistical information on population and household expenditures with

  4. Library Resource
    Rapports et recherches
    décembre, 2007
    Kenya, Afrique, Afrique orientale

    This report provides a new approach to integrating spatial data on poverty and ecosystems in Kenya. It is endorsed by five permanent secretaries in Kenya and with a foreword by Wangari Maathai (recipient of the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize). It provides a new approach to examining the links between ecosystem services (the benefits derived from nature) and the poor. Through a series of maps and analyses, the authors focus on the environmental resources most Kenyans rely on such as soil, water, forest, rangeland, livestock, and wildlife.

  5. Library Resource
    Articles et Livres
    décembre, 2007
    Éthiopie, Afrique orientale

    The research was conducted to assess the major animal health problems in market oriented livestock developments and to know the veterinary service in Metema woreda North West of the country from November 2006 to June 2007.A questionnaire survey was conducted in 80 livestock owners to collect information on major livestock health problems, veterinary service of the

  6. Library Resource
    Rapports et recherches
    décembre, 2007
    Kenya, Afrique orientale

    The main purpose of the study presented here is to shed some light using simple and aggregated methods on the following question: In view of the expected climate change, is there also a long-term perspective for livestock development in the area, i.e. will the Turkana ecosystem be able to sustain livestock production during the next few decades?

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