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  1. Methodologies to support endogenous development The social mobilisation approach facilitates community change in Sri Lanka Promoting health care in India - by reinforcing local health traditionsrang Ghanaian community approach AGRUCO's methods strenthen self esteem and cultural identity Reviving...
  2. The last few years have seen a major rethinking of some of the hallowed assumptions of range ecology and range management practice. This book examines the management of policy implications of this new ecological thinking for pastoral development in dryland areas. With examples drawn from all over...
  3. 1990-01-01 The papers reviewed here pose a number of difficult questions regarding the precision with which carrying capacity can be estimated, current definitions of the concept and its relevance to certain dry African environments. They also critically examine the concept of rangeland degradation and...
  4. This publication is an introduction to tropical pasture science and as such is primarily suited to students, extension workers, and scientists seeking a general outline of knowledge in this field. As well as dealing with improved pastures, considerable emphasis has been given to native grazing...
  5. Key Resource 1998-01-01 This book is a valuable guide for anyone concerned with the management or production of forage, especially by the smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the tropcis and subtropics. It covers the principles of forage husbandry, as well as the functions of different types of forage resources and...
  6. 2004-01-01 This is a book about a remarkable method of handling cattle on the range, written for the benefit of the range rider. Bud Williams teaches a remarkable method called low stree livestock handling.
  7. This paper reviews the process of establishing pastoral organisations im Mali in the Mopti region under a government programme supported by the World Bank and other donors. This paper deals mostly with natural resource management, such as operation of water and land rights, water-point...
  8. This paper deals with a small section of the Fulani who migrated from Sokoto state in Northern Nigeria during the drought of 1972/1973 and settled in Borgu District of Kwara state in the buffer zone between Guinea savannah and the sub-humid zone. It intends to assess the interaction between...