Pastoral nomadism as an economic adaptation : a case study of the Pashtun pastoral nomads of Northeastern Afghanistan in Domesticated plants and animals of the Southwest Eurasian agro-pastoral culture complex. 2. Pastoralism.
Le domaine pastoral montagnard français. Quelques résultats de l'enquête pastorale 1972
Elevage ; France ; Géographie de l'Europe ; Montagne ; Pastoral ; Production fourragère
L'article analyse les caractéristiques qui définissent le domaine pastoral, puis constate que celui-ci est actuellement sous-exploité sur un tiers des surfaces.
Africa ; Arid area ; Climatic variability ; Concept ; Drought ; Ecosystem ; Pastoral ; Pastureland ; Primary production ; Senegal
The A. outlines aspects of the new paradigm for dryland ecosystems and pastoral production systems. With the new paradigm a coherent theory is provided linking the dynamics of drylands with pastoral strategies. Consequences of the new paradigm
are analysed from a theoretical point of view, emphasis is on implications for pastoral mobility with a focus on pastoral systems in West Africa. In an example from Ferlo, Senegal, different types of pastoral mobility are discussed with special focus
on the importance of scale. It is concluded that pastoral mobility is a rational response to climate variability and unpredictability in African drylands.
Resource use and strategies for development of pastoral systems in subhumid West Africa. The case of Nigeria
Développement régional ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Nigéria ; Pastoral ; Ressources naturelles ; Secteur agricole ; Stratégie de développement ; Système agro-pastoral ; Utilisation du sol
An attempt is made here to outline the major elements of pastoral resource use in subhumid Nigeria, and to examine some development strategies against this background. (l'A)
Pastoralism and class differentiation among the Lakenkhel in Change and development in nomadic and pastoral societies.
Accumulation primitive ; Afghanistan ; Baghlan ; Cheptel ; Classe sociale ; Elevage ; Géographie de l'Asie ; Lakenkhel, ethnie ; Lignage ; Nomadisme ; Nomadisme pastoral ; Pachtoun, ethnie ; Société rurale ; Société traditionnelle ; Sédentarisation
Le nomadisme pastoral des Lakenkhel, groupe Pashtoun dans le Baghlan (Afghanistan): transhumance, facteurs limitant la croissance des troupeaux, intégration à l'économie de marché, accumulation primitive du capital. Stratification sociale différente
This paper describes and analyses the livestock ecology, pastoral movements and changes in Rendille social groups. New concepts such as the cooperative herding group, homogeneous or heterogeneous fission-fusion of the social group
and the subsistence unit are presented. The importance of camels, technological adjustments to camel rearing for a stable food resource, the determinants of pastoral movement and its patterns, social adaptations to camel herding, and the peculiarities of camel
This paper offers a model for the domestication of quinoa, an Andean seed plant. The wild ancestor of this crop may have come into an early association with man by way of well-fertilized pastoral campsites where llamas were kept. - (DWG)
Examination of seasonal pastoral migrations to alpine pastures in a valley of the northwestern Himalaya shows that increases in human population and livestock numbers are putting severe pressures on the traditional agropastoral system. - (DWG)
Labor and land use on mixed farms in the pastoral zone of Niger.
Elevage ; Exploitation agricole ; Exploitation mixte ; Géographie de l'Afrique ; Niger ; Système agro-pastoral ; Système de culture ; Travail agricole ; Utilisation du sol