Abstract The present research is aimed to evaluate the diverse husbandry practices, ethno-veterinary socio-economic status and distressing constraints of camel pastoralists inhabiting desert (Thal) areas Pakistan, where they maintain herds Marecha Barela dromedaries in extensive production regimes. For this purpose, 200 were selected at random fill out an on-site questionnaire. According farmer...

Since 1980, seed business law (patent vis-à-vis agrobiotechnology, PVP and laws) has been mainstreamed in the global South. Observers maintain that can lead to dispossession of farmers. I analyse legislation, statistics case studies (Senegal, Burkina Faso), argue African LDCs, primarily takes place through capturing markets via institutions for direct control over distribution. Domestic elites ...

The effect of farm accessibility and market proximity on the farmer’s food production capacity remains unclear. main concern is how farmers' productive ability influenced by market-farms proximity. Optimal contingent ease to purchase farming inputs an enabling environment for farmers maximize their benefits. As important as vis-à-vis facilitating farmers’ movement from in agricultural process, ...

this paper examines factors that predispose pastoralist women to social and environmental vulnerability and how the women cope with their livelihoods when their husbands relocate with cattle during dry season. the paper adopts a case study research design to select kwara state of nigeria where focus groups discussions and interviews were held to elicit information. it was found that food insecu...

rangelands are known as one of the main income resources for their exploiters.in the recent century, management of iran rangeland has undergone vast transformationsbecause of vulnerable socio-economic conditions of pastoralists. a study was done toprovide a clear picture of the status and utilization of aq qala rangelands via assessinginternal and external environmental factors affecting the ut...

This article reports a rapid method for rangeland assessments in Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda by harnessing pastoralists’ indigenous knowledge among the Orma, Afar and Karamojong pastoralists. The study developed and evaluated a methodological framework for conducting joint assessments with pastoralist range scouts. The framework has four components: selection of ecological and anthropogenic indi...

Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is an arthropod borne viral disease affecting livestock (cattle, sheep, goats and camels), wildlife and humans caused by Phlebovirus. The disease occurs in periodic cycles of 4-15 years associated with flooding from unusually high precipitations in many flood-prone habitats. Aedes and Culex spp and other mosquito species are important epidemic vectors. Because of poor li...

Agriculture has a key role to play in reducing poverty and hunger in many developing countries. About 75% of the world's poor live in rural areas and most are dependent on agriculture and related activities in the rural economy. For this reason the benefits for developing countries’ farmers have been shown to be substantial if OECD member countries reformed their agricultural policies. The issu...