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  1. Library Resource
    March, 2015
    Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2014
    Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Southern Africa

    The Chinyanja Triangle (CT) is an area inside the Zambezi

    River Basin, inhabited by Chinyanja-speaking people

    sharing a similar history, language and culture across

    the dryland systems of the eastern province of Zambia,

    southern and central regions of Malawi and Tete Province

    of Mozambique. Chiefs and Chiefdoms play a critical role

    in decision making and influencing social relationships. The

    Zambezi River, which originates in the Kalene Hills in Zambia

    is joined by ten big tributaries from six countries, and is

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2010
    Burkina Faso, Ghana, Asia, Western Africa

    The Atankwidi Catchment, which lies in the White Volta Basin in West Africa, is intensively cultivated by locals for economic gains. During dry seasons, farmers irrigate their crops, chiefly tomatoes, using shallow groundwater harvested from shallow ponds they dig using simple tools like an axe, hoe, bucket and bowls. Recent expansion in cultivated areas has brought to the fore the need to estimate the volume of shallow groundwater stored in the catchment’s underlying aquifer and to what extent it can sustain the incremental growth in irrigated areas.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2002
    Ethiopia, Eastern Africa

    The Borana rangelands of southern Ethiopia are characterised by extensive livestock production in response to the area?s natural characteristics - aggregate mean rainfall ranges between 300 and 900 mm per annum with high seasonal and inter-annual variability. Though traditionally transhumant pastoralists, the Boranas have recently increased their reliance on crops, with evidence of communal pastures becoming either privatised, or accessible to only a small sub-group of individuals or households.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    February, 2009

    In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increasing competition for water between various sectors is aggravated by growing demands for water, climate change and environmental degradation. One of the major consumers of water is livestock keeping, which is an important livelihood strategy for smallholder farmers in Africa. The water consumption for livestock production is currently increasing with the growing demands for livestock products. On the other hand, current low returns from livestock, limit its contribution to livelihoods, threaten environmental health and aggravate local conflicts.

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