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Chapter 16- Range Management in Developing Countries
1. Overview2. Challenges to African pastoralism3. Problems relating to livestock numbers4. Land tenure and communal grazing5. Drought6. Range problems in Latin America 7. Information versus prescription range
management8. Agricultural versus industrial development
Problems Confronting African Pastoralists
1. Rapid population growth
2. Loss of common property resources
3. Drought
4. Commoditization
5. Urban migration
6. Political turmoil
Causes of Loss of Grazing Land to African Pastoralists
1. Expanding farming operations
2. Private ranches
3. Wheat estates
4. Urbanization
5. Tourist game parks
Range Problems in Latin America
1. Currency devaluation
2. Lack of credit
3. Unsound macroeconomic policies
4. Uncertain property rights
5. Lack of education
6. Prescription range management
7. Political instability
Essential factors for Improved Conditions in Developing Countries
1. National unity
2. Market-oriented economy
3. Democratic form of government
4. Sound education system
5. Protection of private property rights
6. Opportunity for social and economic mobility
7. Level of economic growth exceeding level of population growth
Prescription versus Information Range Management
Industrial versus Agricultural Development