Pastoral production systems and land utilisation types

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International Livestock Research Institute

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Describes West African transhumant pastoralism, briefly analysing major characteristics of this mode of production, reviews differences in land tenure & farm size, livestock holdings, labour intensity, income & level of technical knowledge of African pastoral & cropping systems, and assesses applicability & efficacy of FAO's land evaluation framework in covering the distinctive features of these production systems.

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pastoralism, land use, transhumance, land capability, evaluation

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