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Archaeobotanical evidence for the emergence of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa

open access: yesActa Palaeobotanica, 2022
Several models which remain equivocal and controversial cite migration and/or diffusion for the emergence and spread of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa during the first millennium AD.
Jerry Oluwatobi Olatoyan   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Adaptation to New Climate by an Old Strategy? Modeling Sedentary and Mobile Pastoralism in Semi-Arid Morocco

open access: yesLand, 2014
In a modeling study we examine vulnerability of income from mobile (transhumant) pastoralism and sedentary pastoralism to reduced mean annual precipitation (MAP) and droughts. The study is based on empirical data of a 3410 km2 research region in southern,
Korbinian P Freier   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Transhumant Pastoralism in the Context of Socioeconomic and Climate Change in the Mountains of Nepal

open access: yesMountain Research and Development, 2016
This research explored how transhumant pastoralism has been sustained and promoted in the context of socioeconomic and climate change in the mountain regions of Nepal.
Popular Gentle
exaly   +3 more sources

Relational resiliences: reflections from pastoralism across the world

open access: yesEcosystems and People
Resilience is a common concept in pastoralism scholarship and policy-making, especially in dryland environments where livelihoods are considered vulnerable to frequent shocks such as droughts, pests and epidemics, and conflicts.
Greta Semplici   +8 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Quality schemes and pastoralism in France [PDF]

open access: yesRevue de Géographie Alpine, 2015
Strengthening and securing economic activity in rural areas figure among the objectives of French policy on the quality and origin of agricultural products. This is particular true for territories known for their harsh terrain.
Claire Aubron   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pastoral areas and actors: between pastoralism and pastorality [PDF]

open access: yesRevue de géographie alpine, 2014
In its first issue, in 1913, the Revue de Geographie Alpine published an article by Philippe Arbos on the pastoral economy of some of the valleys in the Savoie region of France (Economie pastorale dans quelques vallees savoyardes), in which he made the following observation: “livestock is the main, if not the only, resource: the farmer lives from ...
Coralie Mounet, Olivier Turquin
openaire   +3 more sources

Reforestation and sylvopastoral systems in Sahelian drylands: evaluating return on investment from provisioning ecosystem services, Senegal

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Since the 1960s, droughts have caused significant degradation of Sahelian ecosystems, particularly resulting in a reduction in tree cover. Despite the challenges posed by climate change, the rural Sahelian population continues to depend on natural ...
Jean-Daniel Cesaro   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unfounded claims about productivity beyond density for reindeer pastoralism systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
We point out problems with the article Productivity beyond density: A critique of management models for reindeer pastoralism in Norway by Marin and co-workers published in Pastoralism in 2020.
Tveraa, Torkild   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Pastoralism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
An article surveying the major issues in pastoralism and pastoral ...
Morton, John
core   +1 more source

Physical and Physicochemical Characteristics, Bioactive Compounds, and Antioxidant Activity of Cladodes from Erect Prickly Pear Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality, 2023
Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw. is well adapted to arid and semiarid regions and has great potential for industrialisation. One- to four-year-old cladodes of this species harvested in Drâa-Tafilalet region in the southeast of Morocco, were characterised by ...
Soufiane Lahmidi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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