Herds movement and roaming at different altitude/watershed zone
Type: Approaches
Creation: 2018-04-12 07:17 Updated: 2018-07-17 20:07
Compilers: Askarsho Zevarshoev
Reviewers: Farrukh Nazarmavloev
Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied
- Country: Tajikistan
- Region/ State/ Province: Rasht Vally, Lakhsh District
- Map: View Map
Description of the SLM Approach
Short description of the Approach
In this approach community take the opportunity to move their livestock along different pasture resources, which are located at different altitude. This is appropriate in mountains areas, where vegetation period starts in different period and community have access to fresh fodder for their animals. At this time they have the chance to save the pasture close to the village and crop land which they cultivate during summer time.
Detailed description of the Approach
In the mountain areas of Tajikistan pasture are distributed according to the seasonal use named also accordingly – winter/spring pasture and summer pasture. The winter pasture are usually are located in the upper zone of the watershed, while the winter/spring pasture are the one close to the community. Based on this delineation they are used in different season, because in the early spring, when snow just started melting in the close pasture in the remote pasture it is still covered by snow and not possible go to this areas. In this way community provide balance in use of pasture resource between different types of pasture resources along different altitude.
The approach is applied in a participatory way in agreement with all involved stakeholders, including community members/livestock owners, local government and other involved parties, such as herder from other communities. Community jointly in a village meeting in the early season of grazing plan for herds movements and assign responsible people with support of the village management to organize logistics.
Community is very much in favor to organize in such approach to move their animal to other places when at this period they save fodder and easily cultivate their crops land in the village. The only thing they do not like is that during this period they do not have to the dairy product, which could they get from their animals.
Photos of the Approach
- 📍 Rasht Valley
- 🗓 2015-08-04
- 📷 Ibrohim Boronov