Factors Influencing the Grazing Management Styles of Settled Herders： a Case Study of Nagqu County, Tibetan Plateau, China

The implementation of pasture contracting policies in the Tibetan Plateau has been of widespread concern in the scientific community and related government departments. Studying the effects of the implementation of pasture contracting policies will help us understand herders＇ attitudes toward those...

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Published in:Journal of mountain science 2013-12, Vol.10 (6), p.1074-1084
Main Authors: Hua, Xiao-bo, Yan, Jian-zhong, Liu, Xiang, Wu, Ying-ying, Liu, Lin-shan, Zhang, Yi-li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal husbandry
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Ecosystem studies
Environment
Geography
Grazing
Logistic回归模型
Nomads
Pasture
Pasture management
Pastures
中国
参与式农村评估
家庭成员
放牧管理
牧民
那曲
青藏高原
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Summary:The implementation of pasture contracting policies in the Tibetan Plateau has been of widespread concern in the scientific community and related government departments. Studying the effects of the implementation of pasture contracting policies will help us understand herders＇ attitudes toward those policies and to amend existing policies effectively. This paper analyzes 135 herder families＇ grazing management behavior using participatory rural appraisal （PRA）, quantitative analysis and a Logistic regression model in three townships of Nagqu County in remote areas of the Tibetan Plateau, China. The results show that the herders have become settled and are no longer nomadic, so the settlement project has basically been completed and the policy of contracting for grazing rights is being gradually implemented in Nagqu County. Since the grazing rights and pastures were under contract, group-based management has been widely accepted in this area, which helps the herders deal with constraints, such as limited pasture area, a small grazing radius, controlled family animal husbandry and an uneven distribution of water. The herders that have more family members available for labor, higher proportion of family members with good health, and higher income from animal husbandry tend to choose household-based management. Herders tend to choose group-based management when higher quality winter pastures are available.
ISSN:1672-6316
1993-0321
1008-2786
DOI:10.1007/s11629-013-2726-1