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tion and conducting studies and applied research
where and when needed.
Linkages and Networking
The range component of the SR-CRSP
was awarded a linkage grant of $15,000 to
complete the research highlighted above and to
provide bridging support for the Moroccan
collaborating team as it seeks to secure alternative
financial resources to sustain its range
research program.
Other Contributions
In April, 1990, the Fourth International
Rangelands Congress will be held in Montpelier,
France. Our SR-CRSP range research
collaborators in Morocco have been involved in
the preparations for this major international
meeting. In particular, the Moroccan Co-PI, Dr.
Hamid Narjisse, is in charge of organizing an
eight-day post-Congress tour of Morocco, April
27 to May 5.
The Groupe d'Etude et de Recherche sur
le Pastoralisme (GERP) at IAV continues to
function as an integral part of the Institute,
directing the pastoralism curriculum and student
research projects dealing with rangeland
and livestock. GERP is governed by a council
consisting of three representatives from each of
three departments at IAV, the departments of
Plant Ecology, Animal Production, and Human
Sciences.
The College of Natural Resources at
Utah State University has decided to expand
and strengthen its collaborative relationship
with IAV, Rabat. The basis of the agreement is
an understanding that USU and IAV are sister
institutions that come together as equals to
pursue mutual objectives in training, research,
and resource development. The evolution of
IAV to its present standing and reputation as a
tertiary agricultural institution owes much to
the USAID-funded, twenty-year Minnesota
training project. But it has been projects like the
SR-CRSP which have enabled a truly collaborative
working relationship to emerge between
IAV and American universities,
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To borrow a phrase from Jim Lowenthal,
ADO/Rabat, we can now move into "second
generation" development, which is less a case of
development in the traditional sense but rather
a program of collaboration for the benefit not
only of Morocco and the United States but also
of the Francophone Africa region as a whole. To
pursue these objectives, a high-level mission
from Utah State University composed of the
University President, Vice-President for Research,
Vice-President for Extension, Provost,
directors of international programs, and the
deans and department heads in the College of
Natural Resources, visited IAV in March, 1991.
Publications
E1Aich, A., and L.R. Rittenhouse. 1989. Relationship
between habitats selection and diet
selection by Timahdit sheep. Actes Inst. Agron.
Vet. 9: 5-10.
El Aich, A., L.H. Rittenhouse, S. El Khamkhami,
and T. Ait Mhand. 1990. Timahdit sheep
production and behavior at three stocking rates
in the Moyen Atlas of Morocco. J.Range Manage.
43: 390-396.
Narjisse, H. 1990. Range forage resources in the
Mediterranean region. International Symposium
on Livestock in the Mediterranean Cereal
Production Systems. Oct 7-10,1990. Rabat.
Published abstract.
In Preparation
The 1989-90 year was a light one in terms
of publications appearing in press. However, a
number of publications arising from SR-CRSP
research are currently in the preparation or
planning stages. Titles identified include:
Utilization by sheep and goats of Stipa
tenacissimaplant communities in Morocco.
Nitrogen and energy supplementation of
Timahdit sheep grazing Stipa tenacissimavegetation.
Effect of site and defoliation intensity on silica
and wax concentration in Stipatenacissima.