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Europe and the Sahel-Maghreb Crisis [PDF]
, 2018 This report analyses the reasons for European policy-makers coming to perceive the Sahel as a threat to Europe’s own security and stability. It starts by presenting the most recent developments in the Sahel and Maghreb regions in respect of the two most ...
Boserup, Rasmus Alenius, Martinez, Luis
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 2, February 2025.This study analyzed HLA class II genes in over 1,000 individuals from 23 African populations, revealing genetic diversity influenced by geography, culture, and environment, with a significant link between Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and variation at the DPB1 gene.
Thomas Goeury +11 more
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Pastoralism as a New Phase of Terrorism in Nigeria [PDF]
, 2017 The need to feed livestock of herdsmen necessitates their migration from their communities due to inadequate pastures to other communities and this has led to the trespass of these pastoralists to the farmlands of local agriculturalists and destruction ...
Idowu Adetayo Johnson +1 more
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Some Dimensions of Farmers\u27-Pastoralists\u27 Conflicts in the Nigerian Savanna [PDF]
, 2016 The savanna ecosystem covers about 48.5% of Nigeria’s land area. It is a national common for intensive cropping and extensive grazing. Fierce competition for land and water resources among the crop farmers and pastoralists is a common feature.
Adedayo, Vide +7 more
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History and genetic diversity of African sheep: Contrasting phenotypic and genomic diversity
Animal Genetics, Volume 56, Issue 1, February 2025.Abstract Domesticated sheep have adapted to contrasting and extreme environments and continue to play important roles in local community‐based economies throughout Africa. Here we review the Neolithic migrations of thin‐tailed sheep and the later introductions of fat‐tailed sheep into eastern Africa.
Anne Da Silva +20 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 1, January 2025.This study tracks long‐term body weight trends in Gobra zebu cattle reared at the CRZ of Dahra (1952–2018). Results reveal significant growth patterns under optimal management, emphasizing the importance of reinstating breeding programmes and developing predictive models for early animal selection and performance evaluation. ABSTRACT The socio‐economic
Babacar Souleymane Sambe +4 more
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Influence of Socio-Cultural factors on Rural House Form in Taraba State of Nigeria. [PDF]
, 2017 This study investigates the Influence of Socio-Cultural factors on Housing Form in Rural Environment Among various ethnic groups of Taraba State, Nigeria with the aim to understand the socio-cultural factors that influences housing form adopted by tribes.
Folorunsho, Eyiaromi Ademileke +1 more
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Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2009 The study examined the demographic characteristics of the pastoral Fulanis, length of stay in their current location as well as access to formal education and other social services. Primary data were collected from 80 pastoral Fulanis in Alamala Adehun, Mologede and Obete villages selected by simple random sampling techniques.
K I Adebayo, O B Osuntade, E O Ayankoya
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The gradual erosion of the social security function of customary land tenure arrangements in lineage-based societies [PDF]
, 2002 Customary rules governing access to land and other natural resources in village societies have characteristics that allow them to fulfil social security functions and achieve equity objectives.
Platteau, Jean-Philippe
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IMPACT OF PSYCHO-SOCIAL DEPRIVATIONS ON EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND EDUCATION OF NOMADIC CHILDREN IN NIGERIA [PDF]
, 2016 The nomads are referred to as ethnic or socio-professional groups of people that travel and migrate from one geographical location to another, in search of means of livelihood.
Agbo, Maria Charity
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