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Documents et rapports de conférence
décembre, 1988
Afrique, Afrique orientale
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2006Kenya, République-Unie de Tanzanie, Afrique, Afrique centrale, Afrique orientale, Afrique occidentale -
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 1983Discusses the need for identifying sociological and economic possibilities for improvement in pastoral production systems, mentioning the major steps involved, particularly, identification of potential improvements, prediction of their likely impact on net production & quality of life; prediction of the probability of adoption; and assessment of the rapidity with which the improvements will bear fruit.
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 1976Afrique, Afrique sub-saharienneRecommendations for preservation and improvement of sub-Saharan rangelands, and for training people in range management and animal production.
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 1995Afrique, Afrique occidentaleThe integration of crops and livestock has often been cited as a model for agricultural development in semi-arid West Africa. Recent formulations treat the adoption of more intensive forms of manuring as a critical step in agricultural development. These analyses have been criticised for ignoring or underestimating the possible negative consequences of such management on rangeland and livestock productivity. This paper critically examines this debate. It is argued that the agronomic benefits of manuring depend largely on nutrient transfers from non-cropped grazing lands.
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 2006The livelihoods of pastoralists revolve around their indigenous livestock. Combining high
production with disease resistance using genetic engineering is a biotechnological intervention
hailed by some as a promising avenue to mitigate food insecurity and poverty. Considerable
human and financial resources have already been devoted to exploring this option. However, the
challenges are enormous. It is unlikely that such livestock would survive in the harsh ecosystems
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Documents et rapports de conférencenovembre, 2012The global livestock sector is diverse, undergoing rapid change and frequently
misunderstood. Livestock impact issues of major global concern, including food security,
poverty alleviation and environmental and human health. But these impacts differ greatly
across the globe, depending on factors such as the levels of wealth or poverty in a
country/region, the livestock commodity, consumer demands, the policy environment and
the livestock production system. This paper explores global trends in the livestock sector in
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 1983Discusses pastoral systems research (PSR) within the framework of the experience of livestock and pastoral development in Africa during the last 50 years, analyzing data on livestock population & productivity in relation to the welfare of pastoralists; and examines previous efforts in pastoral development relevant to PSR approach.
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Documents et rapports de conférencedécembre, 1986Describes effects of feeding Bunaji cows supplements of cottonseed cake, molasses-urea or fodder bank on birth & 1-year weight of calves and their viability to 1-year, and milk yield, for both calves & humans, of cows under an agropastoral management system.
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Documents et rapports de conférenceaoût, 2014Somalie, Afrique, Afrique orientaleThis study describes the livestock keeping objectives of female and male Somalia pastoralists, for camel, sheep, goat and donkey. The objectives were assessed using a matrix scoring approach, implemented during participatory rural appraisals conducted in 20 settlements in northwestern Somalia, involving 254 female and 252 male participants.
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