Looking into Pastoralism’s Future: Youth lead the 2026 Vision for Pastoralist Youth Consultation

All over the world, pastoralists derive their primary livelihood on rangelands that are estimated to cover more than 54% of the world’s land surface, most of which cannot sustain agricultural crops. They are significant contributors to countries’ economies, for example providing 90% of Mongolia’s ag...

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Autor principal: Spinelli, Madison
Formato: Blog Post
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Livestock Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/128155
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Sumario:All over the world, pastoralists derive their primary livelihood on rangelands that are estimated to cover more than 54% of the world’s land surface, most of which cannot sustain agricultural crops. They are significant contributors to countries’ economies, for example providing 90% of Mongolia’s agricultural GDP. In Africa alone, some 270 million pastoralists provide more than half of the continent’s meat and milk.