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Library ResourceJanuary, 1984Liberia
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Ghana
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Ghana
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Ghana
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Ghana
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1984Guinea-Bissau
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1984Burkina Faso
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper is based on a series of studies conducted by the author on the settlement problems, work roles and educational experiments among nomadic Fulani in Plateau, Bauchi and Kaduna States, Nigeria, from 1982 to 1984.The first part of this paper describes the land tenure system in northern Nigeria and the way in which it affects pastoral nomads and plans for their settlement. The second part discusses the Nigerian Government;s intention to educate nomads and gives the example of special schemes which have attempted to do this.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 1985Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
Attempts at settling or sedentarizing nomadic herders in semi-arid and arid regions have been largely unsuccessful, partly on account of the difficulty of restricting the movements of domestic livestock in areas where low and irregular rainfall lead to scant and unreliable sources of water and grazing. But for the herders in sub-humid regions, where both water and vegetation resources are much more reliable and substantial, there appear to be different possibilities.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1984Africa, Western Africa
Eighteen plants traditionally used for the treatment of human and animal helminthiasis in Africa were screened for anthelmintic activity using the Nippostrongylus - rat model. Aloe barteri, Terminalia avicennioides, Annona senegalensis, Cassia occidentalis, Anogeissus leiocarpus and Diospyros mespiliformis showed significant activity, giving deparasitizations of 92, 89, 75, 69, 60 and 58% respectively compared to untreated controls.
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