Integrating the Indigenous Knowledge of Borana Pastoralists into Rangeland Management Strategies in Southern Ethiopia

Integrating the Indigenous Knowledge of Borana Pastoralists into Rangeland Management Strategies in Southern Ethiopia

Pastoralists' indigenous knowledge (IK) about ecology and social organization led to rangeland-management strategies appropriate to deal with the erratic rainfall in African drylands. Herd mobility was traditionally practiced as the key strategy to make use of the scattered rangeland resources on a large scale.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2005-06
Subjects:ANIMALS, CAMELS, CATTLE, CATTLE HUSBANDRY, CULTIVATION, DECISION MAKING, DROUGHT, DRY SEASONS, DRYLANDS, ECOLOGY, EROSION, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FERTILE PASTURES, FORAGE, GRAZING, GRAZING AREA, GRAZING PRESSURE, GRAZING RESERVES, GRAZING RESOURCES, GRAZING SYSTEM, HERD COMPOSITION, HERD MOBILITY, HERD SIZE, HERDERS, HERDING, HERDING GROUPS, HERDS, INCOME, INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, LIVELIHOODS, LIVESTOCK, LOWLANDS, NATURAL RESOURCES, NGOS, PASTORAL COMMUNITIES, PASTORAL DEVELOPMENT, PASTORAL HOUSEHOLDS, PASTORAL INSTITUTIONS, PASTORAL POPULATION, PASTORALISM, PASTORALISTS, PASTURE, PASTURE MANAGEMENT, PASTURES, POPULATION GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY, RAINFALL, RANCHES, RANGELAND, RANGELAND CONDITIONS, RANGELAND MANAGEMENT, RANGELAND RESOURCES, RANGELANDS, RESOURCE USE, SMALL HERDS, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, TRADITIONAL GRAZING, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, WELLS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/6082141/integrating-indigenous-knowledge-borana-pastoralists-rangeland-management-strategies-southern-ethiopia
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10753
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