Title:

Managing private, commercial rangelands for agricultural production and wildlife diversity in Namibia and Zambia

Author(s):
Publication Year:
2008
Abstract:

The private game industry has grown across Africa since the mid-20th century. While considerable research has documented wildlife production on commercial land in many eastern and southern African countries, few studies have focused specifically on the integration of livestock and game production in Namibia and Zambia. This paper reports a survey of 43 commercial conservancy members in Namibia and 23 game farmers in Zambia conducted between September 2004 and June 2005. The survey was based on inductive sampling theory and queried farmers on how they have integrated wildlife production in to their management practices. Farmers in each country reported considerable integration of wildlife conservation and agricultural production. Namibian farmers reported substantial problems with bush encroachment, whereas none of their Zambian counterparts raised similar complaints. This paper describes the state of rangeland management on commercial farms in Namibia and Zambia and identifies important areas where further research can contribute to the enhancement of this conservation-production system. Keywords: Game farming, Game ranching, Wildlife production, Sustainable grazing, Veld management, Veld ecology, Bush encroachment, Namibia, Zambia. See also: http://www.academia.edu/214700/Managing_private_commercial_rangelands_for_agricultural_production_and_wildlife_diversity_in_Namibia_and_Zambia.

Publication Title:

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volume:
17
Issue:
8
Pages:
1965-1977
Item Type:
Journal Article
Language:
en

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