Doubled-up legume rotations improve soil fertility and maintain productivity under variable conditions in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi
Smallholder farmers in Malawi must cope with small farm size, low soil fertility and production risks associated with rainfed agriculture. Integration of legumes into maize-based cropping systems is advocated as a means to increase production of diverse nutrient-dense grains and improve soil fertility. It is difficult to achieve both aims simultaneously, however.
The rights of pastoralist peoples. A framework for their recognition in international law
Pastoralists are one of the most poverty stricken and underdeveloped existing human groups in the world. Until now, having remained practically invisible in the eyes of international law, it is desirable to open a debate concerning the recognition of their rights. The ideal situation would be to create a specific category of rights dedicated expressly to these pastoralist peoples. Therefore, one can surmise that there are two laws that constitute its essential content: the law protecting their way of life and their access rights to the land
The path to greener pastures. Pastoralism, the backbone of the world’s drylands
Pastoralism is a livelihood system based on free-grazing animals that is used by communities in marginal areas. The land may be marginal for various reasons, including poor water supply or soil quality, extreme tem - peratures, steep slopes and remote - ness. Pastoralism enables communi - ties to manage their resources in a sustainable, independent and flexible way. It is marked by rights to com - mon resources, customary values and ecosystem services. Some pastoralists combine livstockkeeping with growing crops for food or forage.
People’s Manual on the Guidelines on Governance of Land, Fisheries and Forests
The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security are a new international instrument that can be used by peasant, fishing and pastoralist organisations, indigenous peoples, the landless, women and youth, and civil society as a whole, to assert their rights.
Inferencia paleodietaria en el sitio arqueológico Los Amarillos (Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina)
El siguiente trabajo expone los resultados del análisis de isótopos estables de carbono y nitrógeno (δ13Cco, δ15N y δ13Cap) de una muestra de 20 individuos humanos adultos procedentes de diferentes sectores del sitio Los Amarillos (Período de Desarrollos Regionales e Inca, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina). El principal objetivo consistió en determinar los recursos predominantes en las dietas, considerando la información isotópica regional para recursos vegetales y animales.
The urgent need to address farmers-pastoralists conflicts in Nigeria
The rising conflicts between farmers and pastoralists threaten Nigeria’s food security, economic stability and ecological balance. Instead of ‘silently’ resolving the issues, the Nigerian government should intensify all means to end these crimes against livelihoods and address the root causes, like climate change, displacement and appropriation of grazing reserves.
BecA-ILRI Hub 2015 annual report: Accelerating research for development impact through partnerships
Effect of graded levels of Tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) leaves supplementation on performance of yearling Menz sheep in Ethiopian Highlands
The effects of supplementation with graded levels of tagasaste (Chamaecytisus palmensis) leaves on feed intake, digestibility, and body weight gain (BWG) and carcass characteristics were studied using thirty yearling and intact male Menz sheep. The sheep were blocked into six blocks of five sheep based on their initial body weight and animals from each block were randomly assigned to five treatment groups with six replications per treatment in randomized complete block design (RBCD).
Décret n° 2016-386/PRES/PM/MAECBE/MATDSI du 20 mai 2016 portant ratification de la Convention sur la coopération transfrontalière adoptée à Malabo le 27 juin 2014.
Le présent décret ratifié la Convention sur la coopération transfrontalière adoptée à Malabo le 27 juin 2014.Les objectifs de la présente Convention sont: promouvoir la coopération transfrontalière aux niveaux local, sous régional et régional; saisir les opportunités qui naissent du partage de frontières communes et relever les défis y afférents; faciliter la délimitation, la démarcation et la réaffirmation des frontières inter-Etats, conformément aux mécanismes convenus par les parties concernées; faciliter le règlement pacifique des différends frontaliers; assurer une gestion intégrée, ef