Forage production; Herders' livelihood; Summer and winter rangelands; Traditional livestock management; Animals; Iran; Seasons; Conservation of Natural Resources; Livestock; Environmental Engineering; Waste Management and Disposal; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; General Medicine
Abstract :
[en] Stocking rate and rangeland area are key variables to provide the livelihood of herders in different climatic zones. To evaluate the economic and ecological management of pastoral units, this study aims to determine the optimal economic size of pastoral units for livestock grazing use considering the ecological capacity of semi-arid rangelands in different climatic scenarios. Therefore, 12 pastoral units (an area of 47,355 ha) were selected in two climatic zones (summer and winter rangelands) in the Kalat region of Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. By measuring forage production, carrying capacity was calculated. Based on the results, the costs of traditional livestock management in winter rangelands are higher than those of summer rangelands. Moreover, the current size of the assigned rangeland, especially the summer rangeland, is lower than that of the economic justification. The results emphasize that rangeland-based livestock husbandry cannot create a good livelihood for herders in the region, and it is necessary to pay special attention to other services and aspects, despite the existing ecological and socio-economic complexities. In this regard, providing multi-purpose rangeland use and useable technologies to better manage these areas is necessary to increase per capita household income and reduce the stocking rate in the region's rangelands. Ultimately, both increasing the level of available rangelands and reducing costs by applying new technology are required, as is the economic consideration of pastoral units by using rangelands for multiple purposes.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Haghiyan, Iman; Nature Engineering and Medicinal Plant Department, University of Torbat Heydarieh, Torbat Heydarieh, Iran
Mofidi-Chelan, Morteza; Faculty of Natural Resources, Department of Range and Watershed Management, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. Electronic address: m.mofidi@urmia.ac.ir
Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Nejatiyanpour, Elnaz; Agricultural Economics Department, University of Torbat Heydarieh, Torbat Heydarieh, Iran
Motamedi, Javad; Rangeland Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
Sheidai-Karkaj, Esmaeil; Faculty of Natural Resources, Department of Range and Watershed Management, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Scheffran, Jürgen; Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Language :
English
Title :
Evaluating economic and ecological management to determine the economic size of pastoral units for different climatic zones in the northeast of Iran.
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