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by ruchita last modified Jan 27, 2014 01:14 PM

Livestock and Commons: Policy Perspectives for Rainfed Regions of India

by ruchita last modified Nov 26, 2014 10:06 AM
Livestock and Commons: Policy Perspectives for Rainfed Regions of India

The objective of this policy paper, developed by the Foundation for Ecological Security, is to present a narrative of the options available for common property resource management considering the diversity of socio-economic groups engaged in this production system in different ecological, institutional and political contexts.
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Watershed Development and Livestock Rearing- Experiences and Learning from the Watershed Organisation Trust, Maharashtra, India

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 06:06 PM
Watershed Development and Livestock Rearing- Experiences and Learning from the Watershed Organisation Trust, Maharashtra, India

The study demonstrates how watershed development has immense scope to secure livestock-based livelihoods and, at the same time, build the natural resource base.
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Building Consensus and Joint Strategies for Fodder Development and Resource Management – Rapid Appraisal of Agriculture Knowledge Systems, a Multi Stakeholder Process

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 03:48 PM
Building Consensus and Joint Strategies for Fodder Development and Resource Management – Rapid Appraisal of Agriculture Knowledge Systems, a Multi Stakeholder Process

This Good Practice note highlights the need for greater interaction and collaboration between different stake-holders dependent on the same natural resource base and responsible for its development and management.
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Promoting a Productive and Sustainable Fodder Programme: Oats as a Potential High Altitude Winter Fodder Crop

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 03:41 PM
Promoting a Productive and Sustainable Fodder Programme: Oats as a Potential High Altitude Winter Fodder Crop

The note documents how this fodder promotion program benefited alpine communities and the support provided by way of leasing land and assistance for fencing material. These initiatives contributed positively to sustaining yak herds in the alpine regions.
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Enriching community pastures - Villagers of Gudha Gokulpura in Bundi, Rajasthan take the lead

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 03:34 PM
Enriching community pastures - Villagers of Gudha Gokulpura in Bundi, Rajasthan take the lead

The note shows how community protection and management of the commons has led both to increasing the output of grasses and thereby promoting livestock development, and has also contributed to improving the water table with a resultant increase in the area under cultivation and improved crop productivity.
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Development of Village Institutions for Equitable & Sustainable Access to Natural Resources

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 06:08 PM
Development of Village Institutions for Equitable & Sustainable Access to Natural Resources

The document highlights the need to ensure and enable community participation in interventions related to the management and governance of natural resources especially forests and open pasture lands.
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Management of Rangelands Through Controlled Shrub Burning

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 06:09 PM
Management of Rangelands Through Controlled Shrub Burning

This potential Good Practice Note details the results of a study undertaken by the Department of Livestock in Paro Dzongkhag (district), Bhutan, wherein trials were conducted of controlled burning of shrubs in the alpine areas of Soe Yaksa, to assess the effect on regeneration of grasses, forbs, broadleaf and edible shrub species.
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Building Fodder Security in Rural Areas: Validation of Traditional Knowledge on Fodder and its Reintegration into Livelihoods

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 06:09 PM
Building Fodder Security in Rural Areas: Validation of Traditional Knowledge on Fodder and its Reintegration into Livelihoods

This note highlights the importance of engaging members of the community in documenting the wealth of traditional knowledge regarding feed and fodder systems across different agro-ecological regions.
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Willow Silage: An Alternative to Winter Fodder

by ruchita last modified Dec 10, 2013 06:10 PM
Willow Silage: An Alternative to Winter Fodder

This Potential Good Practice Note documents the practice of growing willow and ensiling willow twigs and leaves as an alternative winder fodder in the mountainous regions of Bhutan. The technique of silage making is simple, affordable, replicable and user friendly.
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Community Ownership and Institutional Mechanisms to Develop CPRs' and Enhance Livelihoods - The Kavalas Way, Rajasthan, India

by ruchita last modified Jan 21, 2014 09:11 AM
Community Ownership and Institutional Mechanisms to Develop CPRs' and Enhance Livelihoods - The Kavalas Way, Rajasthan, India

This Good Practice note documents the community led development of common lands in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan, and how representative institutional systems and equitable norms for benefit distribution considerably enhanced the livelihoods of livestock keepers particularly the poor, landless and families below the poverty line.
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