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Small animal species in the livelihoods of small-scale farmers in tropical Bolivia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

R.T. Paterson  and
F. Rojas
R.T. Paterson
Affiliation:
Sustainable Agriculture Group, Natural Resources Institute, The University of Greenwich, Chatham Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
F. Rojas
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación Agrícola Tropical (CIAT), Casilla 247, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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In the Bolivian Department of Santa Cruz, the Provinces of Sara and Ichilo lie some 100 km North-West of the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where they occupy an area of about 21,000 km2. Most of the region is a flat, alluvial plain, 350-450 m above sea level, with young soils prone to localized, seasonal waterlogging, although the land becomes undulating and rises to 800 m as it approaches the foothills of the Andes to the west. The soils are moderately fertile with pH values often in the range of 4.5 to 5.5.

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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 33: Responding to the Livestock Revolution , 2004 , pp. 117 - 132
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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