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    Destocking as an emergency drought mitigation measure: lessons learned from the 2005 'Turkana emergency livestock off-take' intervention

    Reports & Research
    December, 2006
    Kenya, Eastern Africa
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    pastoral lands
    rangelands
    pastoralists

    This report describes an emergency drought mitigation program executed by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Belgium (VSF-Belgium) in Turkana District, northwestern Kenya, in early 2005. It consisted of purchasing drought-affected goats from pastoralists in the worse affected parts of the district and donating them to local schools and health centres, where the resulting meat was to be used to supplement the diet of students and in-patients.

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    Grazing reserves in Nigeria: Problems, prospects and policy implication

    Reports & Research
    December, 1989
    Nigeria, Africa, Western Africa
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    pastoralists
    pastoral lands
    rangelands
    land tenure

    Grazing reserves in Nigeria are areas set aside for the use of pastoralists and are intended to be the foci of livestock development. The stated purpose of grazing reserves is the settlement of nomadic pastoralists they offer security of tenure as an inducement to sedentarization through the provision of land for grazing and permanent water. This paper reviews problems associated with grazing reserves and offers suggestions to make them more productive and relevant to the needs of the intended beneficiaries.

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    ILCA's monitoring activities in Kenya: Report to the Government of Kenya

    Reports & Research
    December, 1978
    Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    pastoral lands
    rangelands
    pastoralists

    Describes the monitoring Programme carried out by ILCA covering phase II of the Kenya Livestock Development Project, and the six components included. Also describes a two-tiered monitoring system consisting of intensive studies of carefully selected samples and an extensive data collection network concentrating on key indicators. Discusses initial results from the Kenya monitoring Programme.

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