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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
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