Reviews various approaches and techniques used in a number of sub-Saharan African countries to collect and analyze data on large-scale ecological changes with particular reference to remote sensing and monitoring techniques in resource inventory; suggests ways to build more effective data bases.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
Analyzes the output of the Maasai pastoral system by examining three group ranches in the Kajiado District in Kenya, first in terms of output per animal, household cash and subsistence income from livestock for large-and small-scale producers, and second in terms of output per unit of pastoral land.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
Examines the extent and methods of crop production in the Fulani agropastoral system in central Nigeria by analyzing cropping patterns, management techniques employed, and inputs to cropping such as labour, draught power & fertilizers, and output in terms of grain yield, energy and crop residues.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984
Reviews various approaches and techniques used in a number of sub-Saharan African countries to collect and analyze data on large-scale ecological changes with particular reference to remote sensing and monitoring techniques in resource inventory; suggests ways to build more effective data bases.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Colombia, South America
The results of a case study conducted in Betulia (Sucre, Colombia) in May-Dec. 1983 to evaluate the competition for land between cassava cultivation (monocropped or in association with maize or yam) and cattle raising are discussed. In general, profits from cassava either in association or in monoculture are much higher than for cattle raising. Regarding labor requirements, cassava cultivation and cattle raising are equally attractive from an economic viewpoint.
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