Reforming farmland and rangeland in Tharparkar: Suggested implementations for income generation

Herani, Gobind and Rajar, Allah Wasayo and Khaskheli, Muhammad Ali (2007): Reforming farmland and rangeland in Tharparkar: Suggested implementations for income generation. Published in: Indus Journal of Management & Social Sciences , Vol. Vol.1,, (2007): pp. 16-36.

Abstract

This paper is the analysis of farming and rangeland of rain-fed area of Tharparkar and it is desert area, but the concept is general and applicable for every part of the world’s desert where agriculture is rain-fed dependant. It is disadvantaged area of Pakistan. Its’ main source of income is livestock, people like agriculture, but agriculture is not sustainable source of income due to shortage of rainfall. There is need of awareness of reforming of farmland and rangeland; fencing is the best way for farmland reform. Only this practice can help the farmers supplying the fodder in drought conditions. Rangeland also should be conserved for the natural vegetation providing, fodder. Increase in livestock would lead Thar to agro-based industrial economy. We should get the lesson from the example of Denmark where previous condition was like Tharparkar.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Indus Institute of Higher education
• English Title: -
• Language: English
• Keywords: Farming; Rain Fed; Livestock; Farmland; Rangeland; Forecast; Reform; Natural-Vegetation; Sustainable; Organization
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q15 - Land Ownership and Tenure ; Land Reform ; Land Use ; Irrigation ; Agriculture and Environment; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q1 - Agriculture > Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets

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