The global importance of grasslands is indicated by their extent; they comprise some 26% of
total land area and 80% of agriculturally productive land. The majority of grasslands are …

Grasslands are one of the world's major ecosystems groups and over the last century their
use has changed from being volunteer leys, or a resource on non-arable land, to a …

This book begins with a brief account of the extraordinary sequence of events that led to
emergence of grasslands as major vegetation formations that now occupy some of the driest …

Pastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now
threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of …

This book brings together a range of methods used to study grasslands (both temperate and
tropical) and ruminant performance, including: grassland vegetation and its measurement; …

Grasslands are the predominant forage source for grazing animals and cover more of the
Earth's land than any other major vegetation type. Their values are not always recognised …

Rangelands of sub-Saharan Africa have undergone dramatic changes in terms of
development policy and land degradation during the past three decades (Behnke et al …

Livestock are a global resource of significant benefits to society in the form of food, income,
nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing …

The general thrust of this monograph is to the effect that livestock productions systems for
developing countries should be designed to take account of their impact on long-term …

This book consists of contributions by 25 authors, all with long experience of E. African
conditions. It is concerned largely with the means by which subsistence pastoralism can be …