The paper deals with analyses and propositions for adaptive governance of an alpine (A) and an Ethiopian (B) agropastoral system with common-pool pastures. Sustainability can be enhanced by augmenting (i) the ecological and social capitals in relation to costs and (ii) the resilience or adaptive capacity. In (A), a multifunctional agriculture appears to maintain the ecological capital providing...

Agropastoral farming systems are well suited to drought-prone areas with low rainfall, where, despite harsh conditions, these systems have provided reasonable sustenance to pastoral societies for generations. Unfortunately, the levels of wealth accumulated in these societies is inadequate for providing full protection from severe droughts, and the economic and human losses in drought periods ca...

Abstract Climate is one of the key factors determining suitability land for agricultural production and influencing spatial transition between grazing cropping-dominated farming systems in Africa. We identified climate indices that best align with margin Agropastoral Pastoral Farming Systems historical (1981–2006). then used global model results to assess how these agropastoral-pastoral margins...

This study investigates the perception of historic changes in climate and associated impact on local agriculture among smallholders in pastoral/agropastoral systems of Borana in southern Ethiopia. We drew on empirical data obtained from farm household surveys conducted in 5 districts, 20 pastoral/agropastoral associations and 480 farm households. Using this data, this study analyses smallholder...