Differential Adaptation Strategies by Agro-Ecological Zones in African Livestock Management

Differential Adaptation Strategies by Agro-Ecological Zones in African Livestock Management

This paper examines how farmers have adapted their livestock operation to the current climate in each agro-ecological zone in Africa. The authors examine how climate has affected the farmer's choice to raise livestock or not and the choice of...

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Main Authors: Seo, S. Niggol, Mendelsohn, Robert, Dinar, Ariel, Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ANATOMY
ANIMAL
ANIMAL DISEASES
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
ANIMAL SPECIES
ANIMALS
ASSESSMENT REPORT
BEEF
BEEF CATTLE
BREEDS
CATTLE OWNERSHIP
CHICKEN
CHICKENS
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE VARIABILITY
CLIMATIC CHANGE
DAIRY
DAIRY CATTLE
DAIRY FARMS
DETERMINANTS
DRY AREAS
EAST COAST FEVER
ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMS
FLIES
FOREST
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GOAT
GOATS
GRAINS
GREENHOUSE GAS
HIGHLAND ZONES
HIGHLANDS
HUMID FORESTS
ISSUES
LAND USE
LATIN AMERICAN
LIVESTOCK
LIVESTOCK DISEASES
LIVESTOCK FARMING
LIVESTOCK FARMS
LIVESTOCK HOLDINGS
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT
LIVESTOCK OPERATION
LIVESTOCK OPERATIONS
LIVESTOCK OWNERS
LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
LIVESTOCK RESEARCH
LIVESTOCK SPECIES
LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS
LOWLAND FORESTS
MILK
MILK PRICE
MILKING
MOUNTAINS
RAINFALL
RIFT VALLEY FEVER
SAHARA
SAHEL
SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS
SAVANNA
SEASONAL CHANGES
SHEEP
SOUTH AMERICA
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TRYPANOSOMIASIS
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
URBANIZATION
VETERINARY
VETERINARY MEDICINE
VILLAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9365779/differential-adaptation-strategies-agro-ecological-zones-african-livestock-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6751

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/04/9365779/differential-adaptation-strategies-agro-ecological-zones-african-livestock-management
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6751

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