Transformation of Borana from nomadic pastoralists to agropastoralists and shift of livestock from cattle to include more goats, camels and sheep in Southern Ethiopia

International Journal of Business and Globalisation

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 292-312

  Degen, A Allan ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Borana pastoralists; Borana plateau; Cattle; Land allocation; Livestock; Southern Ethiopia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875874150     PISSN: 17533627     EISSN: 17533635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBG.2011.039389     Document Type: Article

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