Traditional Rangeland Management and Utilization Practices of Nuer Pastoralists in Gambella, southwestern Ethiopia
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Abule, E. (2003). Rangeland evaluation in relation to pastoralist’s perceptions in the Mid-Awash rift valley of Ethiopia. Ph.D. Dissertation. The Free State Univer., Bloemfontein, South Africa. Ahmed, B. (2003). Soil condition & vegetation cover in human impacted rangelands of Jijiga, Somali Regional State. M.Sc. Thesis. Alemaya Univer., Ethiopia. Alemayehu, M. (2004). Rangeland Biodiversity: Concepts, Approaches & the way forward. Addis Ababa University, Faculty of Science, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.80p. Amaha, K. (2006). Characterization of rangeland resources & dynamics of the pastoral Production system in the Somali region of Eastern Ethiopia. Ph.D. Thesis. The Free State Univer., Bloemfontein, South Africa. Amsalu, S. (2000). Herbaceous species composition, dry matter production & condition of the major grazing areas in the mid rift valley. M.Sc. Thesis, Alemaya Univer., Ethiopia. Amsalu, S., & Baars, R.M.T. (2002). Grass composition & rangeland condition of the major grazing areas in the mid rift valley, Ethiopia. Afric. J. Range and Forage Science, 9, 161-166. Ayana, A. (1999). Range condition & traditional grazing management in Borana. M.Sc. Thesis. Alemaya Univer., Ethiopia. Ayana, A., and Fekadu, B. (2003). Current range condition in southern Ethiopia in relation to traditional management strategies: The perceptions of Borana pastoralists. Tropical Grasslands, 37(1): 53-59. Belaynesh, D. (2006). Floristic composition & diversity of the vegetation, soil seed bank flora & condition of the rangelands of the Jijiga Zone, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia. M.Sc. Thesis. Alemaya Univer., Ethiopia. Beruk, Y., and Tafesse, M. (2000). Pastoralism & agro-pastoralism: Past & present. Pp. 54-65. Proceeding of the 8th Annual Conference of Ethiopia Society of Animal production . Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-26 August 2000. Bidwell, T.G., & Woods, B. (2000). Management Strategies for Rangeland & Introduced Pasture. Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Oklahoma. BLPDP (Borana Lowland Pastoral Development Programme). (2004). Overview of Borana Pastoral Production Livelihood System. Extension-, PRA- and M+E- Concepts Networking & Policy Advocacy. BLPDP, Documentation on 7 years experience, Vol. I. December, 2004. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Coppock, .D.L. (1993).Vegetation & pastoral dynamics in the southern Ethiopia rangelands: Implications for theory and management. Pp. 42-61. In: Behnke, R.H.J., Scoones, I., & Kerven, C. (eds.). Range ecology at disequilibrium. New model of natural variability & pastoral adaptation in African Savanna. Overseas Development Institute, London, UK. Coppock, D.L. (1994).The Borana Plateau of Southern Ethiopia: Synthesis of pastoral research, development & change, 1980-1991. International Livestock Center for Africa (ILCA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.393p. EARO (Ethiopia Agricultural Research Organization). (2000). Dry land Agriculture Research Strategic Planning Document. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 66p. Gemedo, D. T. (2004). Vegetation ecology, rangeland condition & forage resources evaluation in the Borana lowlands, Southern Ethiopia. Ph.D. Dissertation. Georg-Audust-Univer., Gottingerg, Germany. GRS (Gambella Regional State). (2003). Gambella Regional Land-use & Land Allotment Study. Amended Draft Final Report, Vol. II. Yeshi-Ber Consult (YBC). October 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Gulliver, P.H. (1972). The family herds: A study of two pastoral tribes in East Africa, the Fire & Turkana. Pp. 72-89. In: Monod, T. (ed.). Pastoralism in Tropical Africa. Black well Scientific Publications, Oxford. IAR (Institute of Agricultural Research). (1990). Abobo Research Center Progress Report 1988-1989. IAR. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ILCA (International Livestock Center for Africa). (1990). Livestock Research Manual. ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2:31-54. Janke, H. E. (1982). Livestock Production Systems & Livestock Development in Tropical Africa. Keilerwissen Schaftesverlag Vauk, Kiel, Federal Republic of Germany. Pp. 121-125. Le Houerou, H.N. (1980). The Role of browse in the Sahelian & Sudanian zones. Pp. 83-100. In: Le Houerou, H.N. (ed.). Browse in Africa. ILCA, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ndikumana, J., Stuth, J., Kamidi, R., Ossiya, S., Marambii, S., & Hamlett, P. (2001). Coping Mechanisms & their Efficacy in Disaster-Prone Pastoral Systems of the Greater Horn of Africa: Effects of the 1995–97 Drought & the 1997–98 El Niño Rains & the Responses of Pastoralists and Livestock. Nairobi: Int Livestock Res Inst; 2000. Project Report. Nigatu, A., Getachew G., & Adam, D. (2004). Mobility, Herd dynamics & species composition of pastoralists; indigenous innovations towards copping mechanism during crisis. Participatory innovation & research; lessons for livestock development. Pp. 77-86. Proceedings the 12th Annual Conference of Ethiopia Society of Animal production. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 12-14 August 2004. Oba, G. (2001). Indigenous ecological knowledge of landscape change in East Africa. International Association for Landscape Ecology Bulletin, 19(3): 1-3. PADS (Pastoral Areas Development Study). (2004). Review of the past & present trends of the pastoral areas. Pp. 1-34. Livestock Resources. PADS Report Phase I. Section I, Vol. II, Techniplan, MCE, Agristudio, Addis Ababa and Rome. PFE (Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia). (2001). Poverty Reduction Strategy & Pastoral Development. Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Pastoral Development in Ethiopia. 22-23 May 2001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Pastoralists Forum Ethiopia PFE (Pastoralist Forum Ethiopia). (2004). Pastoralism & sustainable pastoral development. Proceedings of the Third National Conference on Pastoral Development in Ethiopia. 23-24 December 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Pastoralists Forum Ethiopia. Russell, A. (1984). The environment of Ethiopia Rift Valley compared to other areas of Africa. In: Richard Stewart, (ed.). ILCA Bulletin No. 17. ILCA. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Sabine, H., & Rischkowsky, B. (2005). Integrating the indigenous knowledge of Borana pastoralists into rangeland management strategies in southern Ethiopia. June 2005. IK Notes 81. Sabine, H., Rischkowsky, B., & Steinbach, J. (2004). Herd mobility leads the way for sustainable pastoral development: The case of Borana rangelands, Southern Ethiopia. International Research on Food, Natural Resource Management &Rural Development. Berlin. 123p. Scoones, I. (1995). New directions in pastoral development in Africa. Pp. 271-280. In: Scoones, I. (ed.). Leaving with Uncertainity: New Directions in Pastoral Development in Africa. London: IIED. Snyman, H.A. (2002). Fire and the dynamics of semi-arid grassland: influence of soil characteristics. Afr. J. Range Forage Sci., 19,137–145. SPSS (Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences). (2003). Cary, North Carolina.
Amsalu, S., & Baars, R.M.T. (2002). Grass composition & rangeland condition of the major grazing areas in the mid rift valley, Ethiopia. Afric. J. Range and Forage Science, 9, 161-166.
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