"chauris" - 1 õppematerjal

Transhumant Grazing systems in Temperate Asia

Bhutan case study • No crops are grown, only a few vegetables • Stock numbers are on raise and andpastures generally hard grazed • Bush enchroachment is exerbated by a ban of pasture burning to improve wildlife habitat • Major problem is winter mortality of younger and weaker animals due to malnutrition • Oats have shown considerable promise but seed supply has still to be organized Nepal case study • Two grazing systems were studied both in raising chauris for milk • First system is highly commercialized and based around a milk purchasing organization • The second has no outlet of fresh milk, only ghee and local dry cheese is sold • During passage between seasonal grazing lands they use the transitional pastures for about four months Future directions • Conflict of instrests between settled farmers and herders is rising with rising population pressure and intensification of agriculture