2. A review of recent literature on pastoralism and transhumance in Africa

Niamir‐Fuller, Maryam; Turner, Marian

doi:10.3362/9781780442761.002

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“…Today, both movement control and test and slaughter policies would be costly to implement and poorly tolerated. Transhumant livelihoods systems are now recognized as rational and environmentally friendly foundations for sustainable development of arid lands (Niamir-Fuller, 1999). This leaves vaccination and controversial treatment regimes as the main possibilities for CBPP control in pastoral areas.…”

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A model of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission dynamics in East Africa

Mariner¹,

McDermott

Heesterbeek

et al. 2006

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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The dynamics of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) transmission vary widely between livestock production systems. This paper describes the development of a homogeneous, stochastic, compartmental model for CBPP transmission in pastoral herds of East Africa. The model was built using parameter estimates based on data published in the literature and on observations of livestock owners obtained through participatory research. The basic reproduction number for CBPP in southern Sudan was estimated to range from 3.2 to 4.6. The homogeneous model indicates that the critical community size for the persistence of CBPP falls within the typical herd sizes for pastoral communities in East Africa suggesting that individual isolated herds are capable of maintaining infection indefinitely. Vaccination alone with currently available vaccines was unlikely to eradicate the disease. # 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.

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A model of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission dynamics in East Africa

Mariner¹,

McDermott

Heesterbeek

et al. 2006

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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“…Herders' assessments and monitoring of rangeland quality at landscape level considers ecological variability (Niamir-Fuller and Turner 1999;Scoones 1999) which reflects spatial and temporal variation in the distribution and productivity of indigenous vegetation (Scholes and Archer 1997;Boeken and Shachak 1994;Byakagaba 2005). The ecological variability, which is described by herders mainly in terms of micro-climate, soils, and topography, generally forms the basis of their landscape classification for landscape level rangeland quality assessment and monitoring (Oba and Kaitira 2006).…”

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Livestock-based knowledge of rangeland quality assessment and monitoring at landscape level among borana herders of northern Kenya

Dabasso

Oba

Roba

2012

Pastor Res Policy Pract

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It has not been easy to capture landscape level grazing parameters through participatory assessment and monitoring of rangeland quality. Disagreements exist on what indicators to use and how the generated data can be linked to management-related information and whether the methods can be replicated across different grazing areas. Rangeland quality assessment and monitoring has hence focused on conventional scientific methods while the role of indigenous ecological knowledge of local herders has been given less emphasis. This study explored Borana herders' knowledge of assessing and monitoring rangeland quality at landscape level in Marsabit Central District in northern Kenya. A number of participatory methods have been used, including focused group discussion, key informant interviews and a joint field survey. We established that Borana herders have a considerable ecological knowledge which focuses on livestock-based indicators at the level of classified landscapes. The herders' personal experiences and social memory further provided an environmental history of grazing landscapes and their perceptions of rangeland quality change. The herders' knowledge can be integrated with conventional ecological methods to assess and monitor rangeland quality.

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“…The 'mobility paradigm', which was launched by Niamir-Fuller and Turner (1999), provided the answer to the question: Is mobility necessary or rational for pastoralists or for arid lands? It was shown that mobility is necessary for arid lands and hence that pastoral mobility is a rational management strategy.…”

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“…Hence, two out of the nine aspects are taken from the checklist (including four aspects) made by Niamir-Fuller and Turner (1999). The rest are inspired by the case study from Ferlo.…”

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“…In the second chapter of the book, Niamir-Fuller and Turner (1999) develop an integrated analytical framework that should act as a checklist for understanding pastoral mobility. The authors have the sympathetic aim to ensure appropriate measures that can 'allow self-evolution of pastoralism towards an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable livelihood system ' (1999: 31).…”

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2. A review of recent literature on pastoralism and transhumance in Africa

Cited by 88 publications

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A model of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission dynamics in East Africa

A model of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia transmission dynamics in East Africa

Livestock-based knowledge of rangeland quality assessment and monitoring at landscape level among borana herders of northern Kenya

Using GPS for Studying Pastoral Mobility

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