The Borana Plateau of Southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of Pastoral Research, Development, and Change, 1980-91David Layne Coppock ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD), 1994 M01 1 - 20 pages |
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Acacia acaricides agropastoralism animals annual average rainfall banking livestock capital Boran Boran cattle Borana household Borana Plateau Borana system calf mortality calves camels cattle herd cattle population cattle production cereals chapter constraints cowpea cultivation dairy sales decline density drought reserves drought-recovery phase dry seasons dynamics ecological sustainability encampments Ensete Ethiopia Ethiopian Birr food energy food security forage Gada grasses herbaceous high stocking rates high-density phase highlands human population impact implementation increased inter-drought cycle interventions Kenya labour lactating livestock production livestock sales long-term trend lowlands madda maize markets Mature males milk cows milk offtake milk production mitigation mortality rates nutrition occur Oromo pastoral development pastoral households pastoralists peri-urban population densities poverty production system promote reduce regional reportedly response to drought result sell small ruminants social southern rangelands species strategies study area terms of trade TLDP traditional type of rainfall upper semi-arid zone Vertisols woody plants