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In the agropastoral areas of Eastern Senegal, the goal of pastoral units (PU) is to improve the daily life of breeders and farmers. PUs are characterized by a low population density, and inhabitants are scattered throughout the region. In such cases, it is difficult for breeders and people living in these areas to share information. Many pastoral breeding systems in Africa are conditioned either by the dry season or by the rainy season. This approach incorporates local knowledge covering two complementary strategies: mobility and geographic localization of the resources that should be used.
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Niang, I., Demanou, C., Ndiaye, S., Ba, P.D. (2012). Optimizing Pastoral Mobility Based on Mobile Geographic Information Systems (MGIS). In: Bolay, JC., Schmid, M., Tejada, G., Hazboun, E. (eds) Technologies and Innovations for Development. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0268-8_13
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