This document summarises the proceedings of the workshop on Pastoral Systems Research in sub-Saharan Africa held at ILCA's headquarters in Addis Ababa from 21 to 24 March 1983. The workshop was sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada and by ILCA. It was attended by 15 scientists from different countries in sub-Saharan Africa, by 20 scientists from ILCA and by 3 others.
The workshop focused on the techniques and processes in pastoral systems research with particular reference to ILCA's experience in sub-Saharan Africa. The 21 presentations were made by ILCA staff members and the discussion sessions were led by national representatives from different African countries. At the end of the workshop a panel of national representatives reviewed ILCA's progress in pastoral systems research and made suggestions for future work.
This document contains the written presentations made at the workshop and summaries of the discussion sessions. Each presentation appears in its source language and is followed by a summary in English or French, as appropriate. Summaries of each discussion session are presented in both English and French.
Acknowledgment is made to the ILCA staff who assisted in the running of the workshop, in particular Mr Addis Anteneh, the workshop organiser; and to Senedou Leon and Sophie Gorfineh who typed these proceedings.
