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Livestock Restocking in Burundi: More Complicated than ‘The Gift of a Goat’
Livestock – particularly goats – play a key role in smallholders’ agricultural activities in Burundi. They are a ‘savings-bank on the hoof’, thus can be sold in case of emergency for cash. Their manure and urine provide excellent inputs for … Continue reading
Cuisines and Crops of Africa, 19th Century – The Limits of Pastoralism as a Lifestyle
[First posted 24 Oct 2009 Revised 04 November 2011] With the Horn of Africa so much in the news now, I am updating and reposting several links that focus on limited resources in the area. Summary: The importance of the relationship … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-East, Breeds of livestock, Colonialism, Cuisine, Environment, Explorers & exploration, fat-Tailed sheep, Food, Horn of Africa, Humanitarian Assistance, John Hanning Speke, Kenya, Livestock, Middle East, Nomadic lifestyle, Pastoralism, Somali, Somalia, Sourcd of the Nile, Swahili coast, Third World, Wild honey
Tagged Africa, East Africa, Horn of Africa, John Hanning Speke, Middle East, Mogadishu, Nile, somali, Somali people, somalia
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Life and Livestock in the Arid Areas of Somiland, 1850’s
When Burton and Speke travelled in the regions of what today is Somaliland, they discovered ways of life lived by both pastoralists and livestock that were, to them, unique. Reasonable responses to aridity formed the context for successful survival. …In … Continue reading
Agricultural Shows in Africa are Still Going Strong
Taking the Buck by the Horns… A while back Rachel Laudan put up a link that explains the Royal Agricultural Show in the UK was would no longer be operating, due to lack of funds and other problems. Given the changes … Continue reading
Posted in Africa-General, Breeds of livestock, Burundi, Colonialism, Dairy goats, Goat farmer, Kenya, Livestock, Rachel Laudan, Research & Development
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