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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993Namibia
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1994Namibia
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1994South Africa
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksSeptember, 1993South Africa, Southern Africa
In an economic analysis the present use of the most important national park in South Africa, (Kruger National Park) is compared with the use of the same land for agricultural purposes. The present use of the Kruger National Park creates substantially more net social benefits to society than agricultural use. The question remains whether these benefits are equitably distributed at various levels of the South African society.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993Botswana, Sub-Saharan Africa
Paper attempts to dispel some of the confusion surrounding the application of the range degradation concept in Botswana. It has three objectives. First, to present the current thinking of range ecologists vis-a-vis range degradation. Second, to dismiss recent arguments that range degradation in Botswana is insignificant.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993Botswana, Sub-Saharan Africa
A useful debate is developing over carrying capacity and the degradation of communal rangelands in sub-Saharan Africa. With a few lonely exceptions, scientists and policy-makers have in the past claimed that degradation is universal and livestock productivity lowered because of overstocking on communal range. This position has been mainly dogmatic. More recent research has not supported dogmatists; hence the debate, which impinges on livestock development policy in Botswana.A new livestock development policy is being promoted by the Government of Botswana (Ministry of Agriculture 1991).
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1993Botswana, Sub-Saharan Africa
Recent arguments have stated that the new livestock development policy will carry a high social cost, that the reality of range degradation in Botswana has been ignored, and that there is no basis for assuming that de-stocking would decrease the productivity of rangeland.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesJune, 1993South Africa
To provide for the designation of certain land; to regulate the subdivision of such land and the settlement of persons thereon;_andto provide for matters connected therewith
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1993Malawi, Africa, Southern Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 1993Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
The workshop papers deal with trends in smallholder livestock enterprises, research on smallholder dairy research programmes in subhumid areas, disease control approaches and production systems.
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