Budget for Pasture Management
Type: Approaches
Creation: 2013-01-11 00:00 Updated: 2017-08-17 11:36
Compilers: Azamat Isakov
Reviewers: Alexandra Gavilano, David Streiff
Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied
- Country: Kyrgyzstan
- Region/ State/ Province: Naryn
- Further specification of location (e.g. municipality, town, etc.), if relevant: Jergetal, Minbulak, Onarsha ail okrug
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Approach
Short description of the Approach
The budget for pasture management constitutes a necessary amount of funds for the implementation of pasture management activities planned for the year. These activities include the seasonal monitoring of pasture areas, the development of the grazing plan and monitoring of its implementation, activities to restore pasture infrastructure, measures to improve pasture condition, and the maintenance of the Pasture Committee. The means of income for the budget for pasture management are payments made for the use of pastures (in the frame of CACILM).
Detailed description of the Approach
Aims / objectives: Provision of financial sustainability to the Pasture Committees and implementation of Pasture Management Plans to reduce / prevent the degradation of pastures. For the realisation of the planned activities for pasture management it is necessary to have an annual budget plan managing the financial resources. The amounts of payment for the seasonal use of pastures is calculated based on this budget.
The budget for pasture management allows Pasture Committees to plan their activities based on their own financial resources, which,. Iin turn this, ensures the stability of Pasture Committees as independent institutions, and the implementation of measures to improve the condition of pastures and pasture infrastructure.
Stages of implementation: While developing the plan for pasture management the Pasture Committees identify the needs for rehabilitation of infrastructure (roads, bridges, watering points and others) and for improvement of pasture condition, as well as activities to promote the production of winter feed and measures for herd management. Identified needs are ranked by priority based on their relevance for the implementation of the plan for the use of pastures. The cost of the most relevant measures is calculated and the resulting amount of expenditures is included into the annual budget of the Pasture Committee. In addition, the budget includes the costs associated with the development of the plan for the use of pastures (development or purchase of pasture areas maps, determination of the numbers of livestock by type), the seasonal monitoring of pasture conditions to determine the capacity of each pasture area, the monitoring of the implementation of the plan for the use and management of pastures, as well as administrative costs of the Pasture Committee. The developed budget is being discussed at a general meeting of pasture users of the aiyl okrug. If pasture users feel that the budget is not feasible, the Pasture Committee must review the budget and reduce both the cost of measures to improve the condition of pastures and pasture infrastructure, as well as the administrative costs of the Pasture Committee. The corrected version of the budget is to be discussed and approved by the aiyl kenesh. Once the budget is approved, the value of the 'pasture ticket' is determined by dividing the total annual budget by the total livestock units of the aiyl okrug. Then, each owner of livestock must pay the costs for pasture use, in accordance with the number of cattle converted into equivalent units.
Role of stakeholders: Pasture Committees agree upon the developed budget with pasture users and aiyl kenesh (local parliament).
Other important information: This approach has been developed, tested, adapted and implemented by CAMP Alatoo PF in the framework of the project 'Sustainable Pasture Management in the Jergetal and Onarcha River Basins in Naryn District, Kyrgyzstan' 2008-2011 funded by the GIZ regional program “Sustainable Use of Natural Resources in Central Asia'.
Photos of the Approach
- 📍 Jergatal village, Naryn province
- 🗓 2010-11-02
- 📷 Archives of САМР Alatoo (3, Uphimskiy pereulok, Bishkek)
- 📍 Jergatal village, Naryn province
- 📷 Archives of САМР Alatoo (3, Uphimskiy pereulok, Bishkek)