Datum
2022-09-23Schlagwort
630 Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin Gilgit-BaltistanPakistanBeweidungHütenYakAusbildungNachhaltigkeitMetadata
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Aufsatz
Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Zusammenfassung
In the mountain regions of northern Pakistan, pasture-based animal husbandry is a substantial element of people’s livelihood. To study the implications of herding strategies on rangeland utilization patterns, individual interviews with 90 herders and 10 group interviews with five to eight herders per group, respectively, were conducted in three valleys each of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Data collection targeted number and species of animals kept, livestock management practices and seasonal pasture use and included GIS-based participatory mapping of spring, summer, autumn and winter pastures of yak, small ruminants and cattle. Households kept 10 yaks on average, along with 4 cattle and 15 small ruminants. Herding practices varied between valleys and seasons and were influenced by topographic as well as social factors. Full-time herding led to a more uniform distribution of yaks on pastures than part-time herding and unattended grazing, but in small ruminants promoted higher animal numbers near campsites. Many livestock keepers perceived rangeland degradation as a veritable challenge and identified lack of herding labour as one important problem. Training programmes for young herders, strengthening of group herding schemes and prevention of lowland pasture conversion into farmland were suggested as effective countermeasures.
Zitierform
In: Pastoralism Vol. 12 (2022-09-23) eissn:2041-7136Förderhinweis
Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität KasselZitieren
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title={Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan},
journal={Pastoralism},
year={2022}
}
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2023-01-18T15:27:57Z 2023-01-18T15:27:57Z 2022-09-23 doi:10.17170/kobra-202301187400 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/14373 Gefördert durch den Publikationsfonds der Universität Kassel eng Namensnennung 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Livestock herding Mountain pastures Participatory mapping Ruminants Seasonal transhumance 630 Constraints and prospects of utilising mountain pastures in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Aufsatz In the mountain regions of northern Pakistan, pasture-based animal husbandry is a substantial element of people’s livelihood. To study the implications of herding strategies on rangeland utilization patterns, individual interviews with 90 herders and 10 group interviews with five to eight herders per group, respectively, were conducted in three valleys each of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Data collection targeted number and species of animals kept, livestock management practices and seasonal pasture use and included GIS-based participatory mapping of spring, summer, autumn and winter pastures of yak, small ruminants and cattle. Households kept 10 yaks on average, along with 4 cattle and 15 small ruminants. Herding practices varied between valleys and seasons and were influenced by topographic as well as social factors. Full-time herding led to a more uniform distribution of yaks on pastures than part-time herding and unattended grazing, but in small ruminants promoted higher animal numbers near campsites. Many livestock keepers perceived rangeland degradation as a veritable challenge and identified lack of herding labour as one important problem. Training programmes for young herders, strengthening of group herding schemes and prevention of lowland pasture conversion into farmland were suggested as effective countermeasures. open access Hameed, Asif Tariq, Muhammad Buerkert, Andreas Schlecht, Eva 18 Seiten doi:10.1186/s13570-022-00253-5 Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan Beweidung Hüten Yak Ausbildung Nachhaltigkeit publishedVersion eissn:2041-7136 Pastoralism Vol. 12 false 41
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