OF THE IN A soil order of the world; refers to prevailing soils in Puntland; Aridisols devoid of humic content A survey designed to establish initial conditions against which the Baseline survey effects of a finished project can be compared A process of land degradation manifested in the extreme diminution of Desertification vegetative resources A season in Puntland (September November) where most of the Deyr – annual rains fall A rainy season in Puntland, typically occurring between April and June Gu’ A cold dry season in Puntland, running from December till March Jilaal A person whose main livelihood strategy is animal keeping and in the Pastoralist Somali context leads a nomadic / transitory life A person main livelihood strategy was animal keeping but who has Pastoral dropout lost the livestock and either has no means of livelihood or switched to other occupations Basic residential unit; a group of people related or not, who Household –whether ordinarily share same meals and depend on the same food source A person looked up to as main decision maker and often the bread Household Head winner Refers to the God-given endowment of land, water and air resources, Natural resources management and the existing management practices Also called pastoralists; are animal keepers who lead a transient life Nomads often in search of water and pasture Situation existing all people at all times have access to Food security “when sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” Individuals with specific knowledge, who are to share this with Key informant researchers. They have access to the study area and variables being studied in a way that is scarcely possible for the researchers
Aridisols A soil order of the world; refers to prevailing soils in Puntland; devoid of humic content Baseline survey A survey designed to establish initial conditions against which the effects of a finished project can be compared Desertification A process of land degradation manifested in the extreme diminution of vegetative resources Deyr A season in Puntland (September – November) where most of the annual rains fall Gu’ A rainy season in Puntland, typically occurring between April and June Jilaal A cold dry season in Puntland, running from December till March Pastoralist A person whose main livelihood strategy is animal keeping and in the Somali context leads a nomadic / transitory life Pastoral dropout A person main livelihood strategy was animal keeping but who has lost the livestock and either has no means of livelihood or switched to other occupations Household Basic residential unit; a group of people –whether related or not, who ordinarily share same meals and depend on the same food source Household Head A person looked up to as main decision maker and often the bread winner Natural resources management Refers to the God-given endowment of land, water and air resources, and the existing management practices Nomads Also called pastoralists; are animal keepers who lead a transient life often in search of water and pasture Food security Situation existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life” Key informant Individuals with specific knowledge, who are to share this with researchers. They have access to the study area and variables being studied in a way that is scarcely possible for the researchers OF IN THE
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