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Published January 26, 2022 | Version v1
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Socio-economic evaluation of the herders practicing agro-grazing in district Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Creators

  • 1. Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Description

The  herders/respondents  involve  in  agro-grazing  were  95%  were  landless  having  their  own
herders and 91% illiterate. Average size of the family was 8 and average annual income from
animals of the livestock was 54830.0 PKR. Agro-grazing was their major occupation and they
graze  their  animals  mainly  on  farmlands  and  on  natural  vegetation  growing  along  railway-line, 
canal side and road side. They grazed their livestock average 8.5 hours daily. Lack of nutritious
forage and non-cooperative attitude of local farmers and Forest/Irrigation Departments were the 
major grazing problems of all the herders. The agro-grazing in the district can be promoted if the
problems of the herders are solved. The herders demanded and average amount of the rupees
(61525 PKR) as long for mainly for the purchase of livestock. Bahawalpur district has an area of 
1632670 Acres excluding Cholistan in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. Area under Kharif and Rabi
fodder crops were 68800 and 40300 Acres respectively. Bahawalpur district has variety of land 
which is best suited for Agriculture and farmers hardly keep good land as follow / blank. Only the
low potential land of the district is made available for livestock grazing. Keeping in view the
importance of agro-grazing, the study was conducted in district with the objective to evaluate the 
socio-economic conditions of local herders, practicing agro-grazing at different locations and also
to sort out the problems faced during the practice

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