Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Conflict and Agropastoral Development in the Sahel; 2 The Lifescape: Production Systems and Social Institutions; 3 Landscape and Soil Characterization of Madiama Commune; 4 Investigation into the Movements of Cattle, Sheep and Goat Herds through the Commune of Madiama*; 5 Land Use Changes in Madiama Commune; 6 Participatory Landscape/Lifescape Appraisal; 7 Building Social Infrastructure for Sustainable Development; 8 Conflict Management Training; 9 Holistic Management Applied to SANREM Research and Development in Madiama
10 Farmers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Soil Fertility11 Biophysical Assessment of Alternative Soil Fertility Technologies Through Modelling; 12 An Economic Evaluation of Alternative Soil Management Technologies; 13 Economic Linkages Among Occupational Groups in the Madiama Commune; 14 Dry Season Feed Supplements: the Potential Role of Cassia tora; 15 Controlled Grazing: Botanical Response and Animal Performance; 16 Social Capital and Impr
Summary
This book is the product of a research programme into sustainable agriculture and natural resource management. It focuses on the transition from agricultural and pastoral systems of arid and semi-arid regions of West Africa to more intensified agricultural and animal husbandry systems. Both technological options and decision tools are analysed, and a replicable methodology for building social capital within a rural community in the Inland Delta of the Niger River is presented. Fundamentally, this text presents a solid point of reference for a case study based on a research based development pr