The Pastoral Development Network represents a world-wide network of researchers, administrators and extension personnel interested in the issues of pastoralism and rangelands. Between 1976 and 1996 the PDN was managed by ODI and published regular mailings including newsletters and a wide ranging series of papers on pastoralism and related issues. There were also a number of other related publications.
Conservation, Reclamation and Grazing in the Northern Negev: Contradictory or Complementary Concepts?
It is the intention of this paper to explore the relationships between these concepts under the conditions of Middle Eastern semi-arid ecosystems.
The Kyrgyz Sheep herders at the Crossroads
This paper briefly narrates the historical and present challenges facing sheep herders in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Livestock, Land use and Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper focuses on extracts from a recent comparative analysis of livestock and land use surveys across a range of agro-climatic conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, based on information from systematic low level aerial reconnaissance and complementary ground...
Comments on Livestock, Land Use and Agricultural Intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa
This is an important and timely paper. Bourn and Wint provide highly generalisable, empirical evidence that the concentrations of livestock across the Sahel and the adjacent agro-ecological zones are closely related to cropping intensity and population density...
Extension and Pastoral Development: Past, Present and Future
The following article concentrates on those aspects of pastoral extension which are amenable to reform.
