“…The environmental balance has been further stressed by increased livestock herds after the Second World War. In 1950, the Diolof of Senegal maintained 24 hectares per cattle head; by 1975 the ratio was 8 per head (Barral, 1982) and the current rate is an estimated 4 per head.…”
Section: Ecological Context Of Migrationmentioning
“…The environmental balance has been further stressed by increased livestock herds after the Second World War. In 1950, the Diolof of Senegal maintained 24 hectares per cattle head; by 1975 the ratio was 8 per head (Barral, 1982) and the current rate is an estimated 4 per head.…”
Section: Ecological Context Of Migrationmentioning
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