Evolution of Sahelian Pastoralism in Niger: Economical and Ecological Consequences of Sedentarization
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1995
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An investigation in the pastoral zone of Niger with 27 sedentary, transhumant and nomadic households in 1992 and 1993 revealed that land productivity of cropping was 8 to 9 times that of animal husbandry but labour productivity was only 0.2. Productivity of mobile systems was up to 20% higher than that of stationary systems. Future land use of the pastoral zone in the Sahel will be increasingly associated crop livestock systems. (CAB Abstracts)
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Environmental impacts, Rangelands, Economic impacts, Land use management, Pastoralism, Pastoralism, Rangelands, Environmental impacts, Economic impacts, Land use, Land management, Ecosystem Farm/Enterprise Scale