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Oteros-Rozas, Elisa, Berta Martín-López, César A. López, Ignacio Palomo, and José A. González. "Envisioning the future of transhumant pastoralism through participatory scenario planning: a case study in Spain." Rangeland Journal 35, no. 3 (2013): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/rj12092.
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Transhumance is a practice of nomadic pastoralism that was once common in Mediterranean Europe. This livestock-rearing system is associated with the maintenance of cultural landscapes and the delivery of a wide range of ecosystem services. Although transhumance is still practised in Spain on a small scale, its future is highly uncertain because of socioeconomic constraints and other drivers of change. A participatory scenario-planning exercise with 68 participants, including shepherds, decision-makers, veterinarians, environmental experts, intermediaries from the wool and meat markets, and researchers, was used to envision plausible futures for transhumance and to enlighten policy-making for the maintenance of this practice along the Conquense Drove Road, one of the largest foot-based transhumant social-ecological networks still in use in Spain. Specifically, the aims were to: (1) analyse the drivers influencing the future of transhumance, (2) depict the current situation of transhumance, (3) envision future scenarios for this activity, (4) analyse ecosystem services’ trade-offs between different scenarios and their effect on human wellbeing, and (5) provide some insights for policy-making related to the maintenance of transhumance. Four plausible future scenarios were built, each showing clear trade-offs in the delivery of 19 ecosystem services, such as food, fibre, ecological connectivity, soil fertility, air quality, fire prevention, cultural identity, local ecological knowledge and cultural exchanges, as well as the different dimensions of human wellbeing. As a result of the participatory process, nine management strategies were identified for the maintenance of transhumance. Priority was given to the implementation of payment schemes for ecosystem services, the enhancement of social capital among transhumants and institutional coordination, the improvement of product marketing, and the restoration and conservation of drove roads. Finally, the implications of the current reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union for the maintenance of transhumance are discussed.
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KPEROU GADO, Byll O., Ismaïla TOKO IMOROU, Ousséni AROUNA, Habirou SIDI IMOROU, and Madjidou OUMOROU. "Déterminants des itinéraires de transhumance à la périphérie de la réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du W au Bénin." Journal of Applied Biosciences 152 (August 31, 2020): 15650–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.35759/jabs.152.5.
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Objectifs : la présente étude vise à identifier les facteurs concourant à la définition des itinéraires de transhumance et analyser la perception des éleveurs transhumants sur les déterminants de ces itinéraires en vue d’une amélioration de la prise de décision dans la gestion des écosystèmes pâturés. Méthodologie et résultats : la démarche méthodologique a consisté à cartographier, avec le logiciel ArcGIS 10.4, les infrastructures pastorales et à faire une enquête socioéconomique de la perception des transhumants sur la situation et la gestion des couloirs. Les résultats indiquent l’existence de couloirs locaux ou communaux, intercommunaux et régionaux autour de la réserve. Il existe des liens significatifs entre couloirs et points d’eau, postes vétérinaires frontaliers, marchés à bétail, parcs de vaccination, pharmacies et cabinets vétérinaires. Dans certaines zones, les couloirs n’existent pas, sont obstrués, non fonctionnels ou confondus aux pâturages. Les itinéraires sont dynamiques et régressent numériquement avec le temps du fait de la dégradation des parcours, de l’obstruction des couloirs, des conflits et de l’assèchement des points d’eau. L’histoire, la culture et les institutions aussi sont déterminants. Conclusions et application des résultats : les déterminants des itinéraires de transhumance à la périphérie de la réserve du W sont historiques, culturels, environnementaux, socio-économiques et institutionnels. Les différents types de couloirs sont interconnectés. Une gestion rationnelle, apaisée et durable des itinéraires de transhumance nécessite une connaissance approfondie de ces déterminants dans les écosystèmescibles. La mise en place d’une base de données permettrait aux autorités à divers niveaux d’avoir une vue d’ensemble sur la répartition de ces infrastructures et des outils d’aide à la décision pour une meilleure valorisation du pastoralisme et un meilleur suivi des ressources et infrastructures pastorales. Mots clés : couloirs de transhumance, représentation cartographique, analyse de perception, réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du W du Bénin. Kperou Gado et al., J. Appl. Biosci. 2020 Déterminants des itinéraires de transhumance à la périphérie de la réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du W au Bénin 15651 Determinants of transhumance corridors at the periphery of the transboundary biosphere reserve of W in Benin ABSTRACT Objectives: this study aims to identify the factors contributing to the definition of transhumance corridors and analyse the perception of transhumant herders on the determinants of these corridors with a view to improving decision-making in the management of grazed ecosystems. Methodology and results: the methodological approach consisted on mapping, with ArcGIS 10.4 software, pastoral infrastructures and carrying out a socio-economic survey of the perception of transhumants on the situation and management of the corridors. The results indicate the existence of local or municipal, intermunicipal and regional corridors around the reserve. There are significant links between corridors and water points, border veterinary posts, livestock markets, vaccination parks, pharmacies and veterinary surgeries. In some areas, the corridors do not exist, are obstructed, non-functional or confused with pastures. The corridors are dynamic and regress numerically over time due to the deterioration of the pastures, the obstruction of the corridors, conflicts and the drying up of water points. History, culture and institutions are also crucial. Conclusions and application of results: the determinants of the transhumance corridors on the periphery of the W reserve are historical, cultural, environmental, socio-economic and institutional. The different types of corridors are interconnected. Rational, peaceful and sustainable management of transhumance routes requires an in-depth knowledge of these determinants in the target ecosystems. The establishment of a database would allow authorities at various levels to have an overview of the distribution of these infrastructures and decision-making tools for better valorisation of pastoralism and better monitoring of pastoral resources and infrastructures. Keywords: transhumance corridors, cartographic representation, perception analysis, Benin W transboundary biosphere reserve.
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Azalou, Maximilien, Alassan Assani Seidou, Brice Gérard Comlan Assogba, Josias Steve Adjassin, Hilaire Sorébou Sanni Worogo, Mohamed Nasser Baco, and Ibrahim Alkoiret Traoré. "Calendrier pastoral et carte de transhumance des éleveurs exploitant les ressources pastorales de la commune de Djidja au Sud Bénin." Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 72, no. 1 (May 16, 2019): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.19182/remvt.31727.
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Djidja est l’une des plus grandes communes productrices agricoles du département du Zou au sud du Bénin. De par ses ressources fourragères et hydriques, elle est devenue une destination des éleveurs transhumants. Les mouvements des éleveurs transhumants continuent de s’étendre, de même que les séjours dans cette zone d’accueil s’allongent. L’étude a eu pour objectif global d’élaborer le calendrier pastoral et la carte de transhumance des éleveurs fréquentant cette commune. Des entretiens semi-structurés ont été conduits auprès de 300 acteurs de la transhumance. L’enquête a montré que la transhumance dans cette commune était surtout due à la recherche de ressources fourragères et hydriques (78,7 %). Sept périodes (Seeto, Nduungu Mawdo, Nduungu Pamarel, Jahol, Djaamdè, Dabuundè et Cheedu) ont été identifiées dans le calendrier des transhumants fréquentant cette zone avec une particularité de deux périodes de Nduungu (saison des pluies). Cette particularité est liée aux données climatiques de la zone qui comprend quatre saisons, dont deux pluvieuses et deux sèches. Le calendrier pastoral, l’itinéraire suivi et les temps de séjour dépendaient de la disponibilité des ressources pastorales des zones d’attache, de transit et d’accueil. Ainsi, la bonne connaissance des pistes empruntées, des points d’entrées et de sorties, et des périodes d’accueil des éleveurs transhumants serviront d’outils aux décideurs en matière de gestion durable de la transhumance et des ressources pastorales au sud du Bénin.
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Fernández-Giménez, María E. "THE DECLINE AND REVITALISATION OF TRANSHUMANCE IN THE VALLES OCCIDENTALES OF SPAIN’S ARAGONESE PYRENEES." Nomadic Peoples 28, no. 2 (September 18, 2024): 217–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/whpnp.63837646691056.
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This case study of the decline and revitalisation of transhumance in the Valles Occidentales challenges the dominant narrative that transhumance is a practice of the past without present-day relevance and viability. Drawing from interviews and participant observation with current and former transhumant herders in 2010 and 2018, this case illustrates that transhumance remains an important adaptation to take advantage of varying forage availability over space and time, using a production system that is more profitable than semi-extensive management with winter stable feeding. Social concerns, rising winter-forage costs and declining labour availability led most herders in the Valles to abandon transhumance in the 1980s. In the 2010s, increasing profitability, changing technology and increasing cooperation facilitated revitalisation, while shifting social norms and gender roles both facilitated and challenged continuity of transhumance. This case study suggests a number of interventions that could support revitalisation and continued viability of transhumance in other regions of Spain. This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ .
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Mukako, Placide Bwija, Nathan Nyongombe Utshudienyema, and Freddy Okitayela Onawoma. "La transhumance bovine : une opportunité pour l’amélioration de l’élevage bovin dans le territoire d’Uvira, Province du Sud Kivu en République Démocratique du Congo." Revue Africaine d’Environnement et d’Agriculture 6, no. 2 (July 3, 2023): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/rafea.v6i2.9.
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Description du sujet: Avec l’immensité et la viabilité des pâturages, le territoire d’Uvira connait une transhumance interne et une entrée massive des bovins des pays voisins, le Rwanda et le Burundi. Cette transhumance est influencée par la disponibilité du pâturage dans les milieux de transit et d’accueil des bovins en transhumance.
Objectif: La présente étude vise à évaluer les opportunités de développement (amélioration) de l’élevage bovin à travers la transhumance pratiquée à Uvira en République Démocratique du Congo.
Méthodes: La collecte des données a été réalisée auprès de 192 enquêtés sélectionnés de façon aléatoire sur base d’un questionnaire semi-structuré complété par les entretiens individuels et des focus groupe couplés aux observations des races bovines en transhumance. Les données quantitatives collectées ont été traitées avec Excel 2016 et l’analyse de contenu a été employée pour les données qualitatives.
Résultats: Les résultats d’enquêté ont montré que la transhumance bovine est une opportunité de développement de l’élevage bovin à Uvira. Elle est pratiquée par des éleveurs autochtones (Bafuliiru, Barundi, Banyamulenge) et étrangers (Rwandais et Burundais) pendant la saison sèche (novembre- mai). Les cheptels des transhumants étrangers sont constitués des bovins des races améliorées (Sahiwal, Brun suisse, Frisonne, Jersey et Friesland) préférées par les éleveurs autochtones qui élèvent les races locales (N’dama et Ankolé).
Conclusion: Par manque d’encadrement des éleveurs, plusieurs cheptels bovins sont constitués des races locales (Ndama et Ankolés) à l’exception des cheptels en transhumance constitués des races améliorées (Sahiwal, Brun suis, Friesland, Frisonne et Jersey provenant du Rwanda, du Burundi, de l’Ouganda et de la Tanzanie).
English title: Bovine transhumance: an opportunity to improve cattle farming in the territory of Uvira, South Kivu Province in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description of the subject: With the immensity and viability of the pastures, the territory of Uvira is experiencing internal transhumance and a massive entry of cattle from neighboring countries, Rwanda and Burundi. This transhumance is influenced by the availability of pasture in the transit and reception environments for cattle on transhumance.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the opportunities for development (improvement) of cattle breeding through transhumance practiced in Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Methods: Data collection was carried out among 192 randomly selected respondents on the basis of a semistructured survey questionnaire supplemented by individual interviews and focus groups coupled with observations of cattle breeds in transhumance. The quantitative data collected was processed with Excel 2016 and content analysis was used for qualitative data.
Results: The results of the survey showed that cattle transhumance is an opportunity for the development of cattle breeding in Uvira. It is practiced by indigenous herders (Bafuliiru, Barundi, Banyamulenge) and foreign herders (Rwandans and Burundians) during the dry season (November-May). The herds of foreign transhumants consist of cattle of improved breeds (Sahiwal, Swiss Brown, Frisian, Jersey and Friesland) preferred by indigenous breeders who breed local breeds (N'dama and Ankolé).
Conclusion: Due to the lack of supervision of breeders, several cattle herds are made up of local breeds (Ndama and Ankolés) with the exception of transhumance herds made up of improved breeds (Sahiwal, Brun suis, Friesland, Friesian and Jersey from Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania).
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Oyetola, Wilfried Délé, Maimouna Diéne, Kiffopan Benjamin M'Bari, Bassirou Bonfoh, and Rianatou Bada Alambedji. "Transhumance transfrontalière du bétail et répartition spatiale de la brucellose en Côte d’Ivoire." Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 75, no. 4 (December 16, 2022): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.19182/remvt.36997.
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La Côte d’Ivoire est un pays ouvert à la transhumance transfrontalière du fait de son climat et du potentiel de son marché dans l’espace ouest-africain. Le partage d’espaces, les contacts et les activités socioéconomiques induisent l’émergence et la transmission de plusieurs maladies infectieuses dont la brucellose. L’objectif de cette étude a été d’explorer la répartition spatiale de la brucellose induite par la transhumance en Côte d’Ivoire. Des analyses sérologiques ont été effectuées sur 885 bovins, 83 ovins, 14 caprins et 63 bouviers dans sept régions, dont cinq recevant le bétail transhumant et deux n’en recevant pas. Les séroprévalences individuelles ont été de 4,86 % (intervalle de confiance [IC] 95 % : 3,18‒6,53) chez les bovins, 4,82 % (IC95 % : 0‒10,27) chez les ovins et 7,14 % (IC95 % : 0‒23,11) chez les caprins ; aucun cas n’a été relevé chez les bouviers. La transhumance en provenance des pays limitrophes n’a pas augmenté la séroprévalence de la maladie dans les élevages sédentaires. Les bovins de la zone de transhumance étaient moins infectés (4,1 %) que ceux de la zone où ce type de mobilité n’était pas pratiqué (7,8 %). Les taux de séroprévalence élevés du bétail sédentaire en zone hors transhumance suggèrent d’intensifier le contrôle de la brucellose au niveau des élevages sédentaires.
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Aguilera-Alcalá, Natividad, Eneko Arrondo, Roberto Pascual-Rico, Zebensui Morales-Reyes, José M. Gil-Sánchez, José A. Donázar, Marcos Moleón, and José A. Sánchez-Zapata. "The value of transhumance for biodiversity conservation: Vulture foraging in relation to livestock movements." Ambio 51, no. 5 (December 7, 2021): 1330–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-021-01668-x.
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AbstractIn recent decades, intensive techniques of livestock raising have flourished, which has largely replaced traditional farming practices such as transhumance. These changes may have affected scavengers’ behaviour and ecology, as extensive livestock is a key source of carrion. This study evaluates the spatial responses of avian scavengers to the seasonal movements of transhumant herds in south-eastern Spain. We surveyed the abundance of avian scavengers and ungulates, and analysed the factors affecting the space use by 30 GPS-tracked griffon vultures (Gyps fulvus). Griffons’ foraging activity increased in the pasturelands occupied by transhumant herds, which implied greater vulture abundance at the landscape level during the livestock season. In contrast, facultative scavengers were more abundant without transhumant livestock herds, and the abundance of wild ungulates did not change in relation to livestock presence. We conclude that fostering transhumance and other traditional farming systems, to the detriment of farming intensification, could favour vulture conservation.
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Ragkos, Athanasios, Alexandros Theodoridis, and Georgios Arsenos. "Alternative Approaches of Summer Milk Sales from Transhumant Sheep and Goat Farms: A Case Study from Northern Greece." Sustainability 11, no. 20 (October 13, 2019): 5642. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11205642.
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Sheep and goat transhumance provides a wide range of ecosystem services (ES). Transhumance-specific dairy products could function as a nexus between the system and the public, incorporating ES which are not remunerated in markets, but in Greece, there are actually no such dairy products. Within this context, the objective of this paper was to present a case study regarding a comparative assessment of three different approaches (supply chains) in milk sales from transhumant farms. The first involved production of cheese on-farm and direct sales to consumers. In the second approach, farmers sold their milk to the same industry throughout the year, where it was mixed with milk from non-transhumant farms. The third approach concerned cheese produced solely from milk of transhumant flocks in a small dairy in the highlands. An assessment framework was developed examining the perceived quality; economic performance of farms; compatibility and; representativeness and contribution of each approach. Based on five in-depth interviews with farmers and dairies, it was found that a combination of the three approaches would be beneficial for farms—to decrease risks—and for the system as a whole, in order to convey the ‘agro-pastoral message’ to wider audiences and to increase the recognisability of transhumance. In addition, the analysis showed that the economic performance of each approach was related more to managerial issues and organizational requirements rather than to the achievement of higher prices and more added value in the first and third approach.
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SKLAVOU, Paraskevi, Maria KARATASSIOU, Zoi PARISSI, Georgia GALIDAKI, Athanasios RAGKOS, and Anna SIDIROPOULOU. "The Role of Transhumance on Land Use /Cover Changes in Mountain Vermio, Northern Greece: A GIS Based Approach." Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca 45, no. 2 (September 15, 2017): 589–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nbha45210933.
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Transhumant flocks graze the vegetation of medium and high elevation rangelands during late spring to autumn depending on the geographical area and climatic conditions. This study aimed to assess and interpret the impacts of transhumance decline on the land use/cover on Mountain Vermio, for the period 1985-2009. For many years, this area has received high stocking rates from transhumant livestock. However, during the last 30 years transhumance has been dramatically decreased. Land cover changes have been identified using a post classification comparison approach within a Geographical Information Systems environment. Moreover, the rate and the spatial differentiation of land use/cover were determined by means of the Dynamic Degree Index. According to the results, the acreage of grasslands and grazed open forests has decreased during the study period (3% and 83% respectively), while shrublands demonstrated an opposite trend with an increase of 25%. Furthermore, based on the Dynamic Degree Index, the greatest changes occurred in the conversion of grazed open forests and shrublands, compared to other land use/cover categories. This can be attributed to changes in sheep and goats populations grazing in the area, also related to the dispersion of flocks in local rangelands. Moreover, this article presents the results of a questionnaire survey on transhumant herders. These results, combined with the assessment of changes in the Dynamic Degree Index, reflect the difficulties that farmers face in terms of access to rangelands and their increased awareness regarding the environmental role of transhumance.
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Wolff, Martine. "THE SHEPHERD COMMUNITY OF THE ALBANIAN ALPS: PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING TRANSHUMANCE PRACTICES." Nomadic Peoples 28, no. 2 (September 18, 2024): 275–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/whpnp.63837646691058.
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This study, part of a request for UNESCO to protect the practice of transhumance, provides a reflection carried out by shepherds in dialogue with pastoral agents who have accompanied them for several years. The dynamics of transhumance, a multi-millennial practice, links to a group of populations and a particular civilisation characterised by a historical, linguistic, cultural and social specificities. Transhumant pastoralism belongs to their cultural identity. Considering current governance systems, the problem exposed will be studied according to what constitutes the phenomenon of transhumance and its historical evolution. How are the shepherds situated in terms of resilience and resistance? What are their vulnerabilities and their capacities for adaptation? What is their conception of appropriate governance while respecting their traditional culture? This text intends to give some answers that they provided. This article was published open access under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ .
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Bishop, Katherine. "The Interwoven Effects of Regionalism in Southeast Thessaly." Past Imperfect 21, no. 1 (October 1, 2019): 1–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21971/pi29353.
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This study investigates possible evidence of seasonal movement of animals – transhumance – in the Greek archaeological record. By engaging with the so-called Agropastoral Debate in Thessaly this analysis argues that regionalism and rising urbanization forced a marked reliance on wool-based economy. The increased demand for wool created herd sizes larger than what local subsistence agriculture could support. Shepherds were required to move with their herds and utilize either short- or long-distance transhumance within Thessaly. This multidisciplinary approach examines transhumant domestication through ethnographic, ethnohistoric and literary sources integrated with palaeobotanical, material, cultural, and zooarchaeological evidence at Classical-Hellenistic sites in the regions of Thessalian Phthiotis (Pharsalos) and Achaia Phthiotis (New Halos, and Kastro Kallithea) in southeast Thessaly. Preliminary data supports mobile pastoralism in antiquity and argues for transhumant domestication in Thessaly by at least the Hellenistic period. This study is part of a larger research project interested in animal management practices and domesticated sheep and goat herd movements in ancient Thessaly.
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Hamzaoui, Imane, Nicolas Faysse, and Mohamed Taher Sraïri. "Perspectives de l’élevage pastoral dans les oasis de montagne au Maroc : des défis complexes à relever." Cahiers Agricultures 33 (2024): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2024012.
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L’élevage pastoral traditionnel des oasis de montagne du Haut Atlas central est confronté à de fortes contraintes menaçant sa durabilité. Le présent article se propose d’identifier ces contraintes, d’explorer les stratégies d’adaptation des pasteurs pour y remédier et de formuler des recommandations pratiques pour renforcer sa durabilité dans ce contexte spécifique et dans des situations similaires. Pour ce faire, 128 entretiens semi-structurés individuels ont été conduits selon l’approche inductive avec des transhumants de différents profils et des jeunes (femmes et hommes) appartenant aux familles des tribus Aït Atta, Aït Merghad et Aït Hdidou. Les résultats révèlent plusieurs contraintes structurelles majeures comme les problèmes de relève, l’exode des jeunes, la récurrence des sécheresses, la faiblesse des revenus alternatifs pour soutenir l’élevage pastoral, le blocage des axes de transhumance et la réduction de l’espace pastoral suite à l’extension des cultures, ce qui induit la fragilité des cinq capitaux du cadre Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (SRL). L’étude met en relief les stratégies des pasteurs face à ces contraintes (recours à la main-d’œuvre salariée et transhumance en camions) et montre leur faiblesse face au peu d’attractivité de l’élevage pastoral pour la main-d’œuvre et à l’augmentation des coûts pour l’élevage. Cette situation entraîne une tendance marquée à la sédentarisation et au pessimisme chez les différentes générations quant à l’avenir de cette activité. En conséquence, les innovations devraient se concentrer sur l’amélioration des conditions de la transhumance, la réglementation de la mise en valeur agricole des terres de parcours et le développement de stratégies proactives de gestion des sécheresses ainsi que sur des ajustements législatifs, la reconnaissance institutionnelle des services éco-systémiques du pastoralisme et la patrimonialisation de la transhumance.
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Oehler, Alex. "Pacing Transhumance." Inner Asia 22, no. 1 (April 24, 2020): 67–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/22105018-12340136.
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Abstract For Indigenous Soyot herder-hunters of the Eastern Sayan Mountains in western Buryatia, maintaining a sustainable multispecies encampment is a matter of pacing the individual rhythms of the species belonging to it. Domestication in this context is not a matter of human control but of attuning and influencing life rhythms in other beings. Formerly divided into yak and reindeer herding groups, contemporary Soyots no longer rely on reindeer today. Meanwhile, their Tofa neighbours continue to use trained reindeer in their hunting. This paper explores possible reasons for the gradual abandonment of Soyot reindeer herding in the mid nineteenth century, drawing on irreconcilable rhythms. Four regional strategies for coping with divergent species’ rhythms are explored: abandonment of a species in a rangifer-cattle context; alignment of yak and Mongolian cattle reproductive rhythms for hybrid production; juxtaposition of equine and rangifer rhythms; and inversion of cattle and fish migratory routes. The article concludes with a new theory to help address rhythmical multispecies togetherness in the Eastern Sayan Mountains.
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Moussa, Loukmane, Ibouraïma Yabi, and Ismaïla Toko Imorou. "Diversité Floristique Et Usages Des Ligneux Le Long Des Couloirs De Transhumance Dans La Commune De Savè Au Centre Bénin." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 13, no. 2 (January 31, 2017): 400. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2017.v13n2p400.
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The vegetation cover of the District of Savè is subject to continuous pressure linked inter alia to the cutting of wood, agriculture and livestock through transhumance. Thus, forage seedlings are regularly used mainly during the dry season by transhumant herds. In this context, the characterization of woody pastures and the study of the uses of its timber by the local populations is a major imperative for their preservation and sustainable management. To this end, socio-economic surveys were carried out among the stakeholders involved in the use of these plant resources. The phytosociological surveys (29 plots of 30 m * 30 m) were carried out using the sigmatite method of Braum blanquet. Different indices have been calculated. The graph of the raw and weighted spectra was carried out. The characterization of the structure of the pasture shows a predominance of the individuals of circumference of between 30 and 50 cm. Mesophanerophytes are the most abundant and dominant forms of life, while chronologically Sudanese and Sudano-Zambeze species are the most represented. The most represented families are the combretaceae the leguminoseae. The Shannon diversity index varies from 3.21 to 3.95 bits and the Piélou equitability from 0.72 to 0.83 from one pasture to another. Three (3) types of pasture were identified along transhumance corridors. Namely: the pasture at Lannea velutina and Bridelia ferruginea; Pasture in Trichilia emetica and Annona senegalensis and grazing in Pteleopsis suberosa and Pericopsis laxiflora. This study shows that the environmental conditions favor the installation of several species along the transhumance corridors. The uses of forage resources, such as pruning for feeding livestock, charcoal making, fuelwood research, particularly in transhumance corridors, are not likely to Conservations
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Segura, Lluís, Rocío Ortiz, Javier Becerra, and Pilar Ortiz. "Integrating Fuzzy Cognitive Maps and the Delphi Method in the Conservation of Transhumance Heritage: The Case of Andorra." Heritage 7, no. 6 (May 28, 2024): 2730–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage7060130.
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Transhumance and its associated heritage are extremely complex and dynamic systems, and their conservation requires the analysis of interdisciplinary factors. To this end, fuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) and Delphi surveys were applied for the first time in the field of heritage conservation. The model was applied to the tangible and intangible transhumance heritage of Andorra to determine its current state of conservation and to evaluate strategies for its preservation. Two panels of experts worked on the development of the model. Five experts with profiles related to conservation and transhumance heritage formed the first panel, which designed the preliminary FCMs, while seven experts in Andorran cultural heritage (panel 2) adapted the preliminary FCM model to Andorran transhumance heritage using Delphi surveys. The FCM model allowed us to analyze the influence of different variables on the conservation of transhumance heritage and to assess policy decisions. Further studies will focus on the implementation of this model in other countries to establish common recommendations for the conservation of the cultural heritage of transhumance.
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Jones, Schuyler. "TRANSHUMANCE RE-EXAMINED." Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 11, no. 2 (June 2005): 357–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9655.2005.00240.x.
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Grellier, Bernard. "Berger transhumant sur l'Aigoual : la transhumance ovine et les savoirs du berger." Revue internationale des sciences sociales 187, no. 1 (2006): 169. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/riss.187.0169.
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Grellier, Bernard. "A transhumant shepherd on Mount Aigoual: sheep transhumance and the shepherd's knowledge." International Social Science Journal 58, no. 187 (March 2006): 161–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2451.2006.00591.x.
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Ezirigwe, Jane. "From Subsistence to Commercialisation: Legal Implications of ‘Ecowas Regulations on Transhumance’ on Livestock Investment Options." Journal of Comparative Law in Africa 10, no. 1 (2023): 83–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/jcla/v10/i1a4.
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West Africa is expected to experience rapid population growth with a projected population of 796,494,188 in 2050, most of whom will be unemployed youths in quest of job and business opportunities. The increasing growth in population with an increasing demand for livestock products and a ready workforce presents exciting opportunities for investment in livestock production, job creation, poverty reduction, and food security. Nonetheless, private investment may not happen in a form that will achieve these gains if the ECOWAS texts are left in their current form, in promoting the transhumance business model to the detriment of meaningful large-scale investments that will increase productivity and create jobs for the region’s booming young population. This article adopts a socio-legal approach to examine the ECOWAS Decision and Regulation on Transhumance in order to determine whether they have adequately promoted transhumance in a form that is not inimical to other business investment options for livestock production in the region. Its aim is to show that the regulatory framework has not effectively ensured that transhumance exists in a form that will still provide other business models with opportunities to competitively engage in livestock production. This is given the fact that the transhumance method has been commercialised and even criminalised in ways that produce significant negative consequences for the livestock business. It recommends concrete plans with a view to phasing out transhumance across borders and designating rangelands in semi-arid areas of the region.
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Mannia, Sebastiano. "Transhumance in the Time of UNESCO. Political Narratives, Rhetorical Representations, Enhancement Practices." Martor. The Museum of the Romanian Peasant Anthropology Review 29 (November 9, 2024): 87–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.57225/martor.2024.29.06.
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In recent years, there has been a resurgence of tourist and economic interest in transhumance in Sardinia and more generally Italy. Previously viewed as a hindrance to sheep farming development and associated with isolation, sacrifice, and uncertainty for the people involved, transhumance is now being reconsidered. This study aims to explore the impact of this renewed attention by examining the new transhumance routes, identifying its advocates, and understanding why pastoral mobility was once deemed as a sign of cultural backwardness but is now celebrated as a heritage object and identity trait. The paper also investigates how transhumance has been integrated into territorial marketing efforts, often through rhetorical appeals to pastoral identity and authenticity and nostalgic and poetical depictions of a mythologized past. In fact, the emotional peak following UNESCO’s recognition of transhumance as intangible heritage is not the sole driver of this trend, as Sardinia has been focusing on the heritage value of pastoral mobility since the early 2000s. This paper emphasizes the role that rural space and landscape revaluation, sustainable tourism promotion, new pastoralism models, and local agri-food production revitalization play in driving this shift, aligning with current environmental and cultural heritage conservation and enhancement policies.
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Mishra, Himanshu, and Bindhy Wasini Pandey. "Navigating the Impacts of Social and Environmental Changes to Traditional Lifestyle: A Case Study of Gaddi Transhumance of Chamba District in Himachal Pradesh." Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man 19, no. 2 (August 20, 2019): 326–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0972558x19862391.
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The present study focuses on the existing means of livelihood among the transhumance Gaddi community and the challenges that transhumance face due to changing natural and social environment. The data for this study have been supported by extensive primary field survey of 46 respondents through methods of focused group discussions (FGDs) and questionnaire survey in several villages of Chamba district along with secondary data collected from different government offices. The tough nature of transhumance practice under hostile conditions, new challenges posed by climate change and the lack of interest in transhumance among younger population means that new livelihood opportunities are needed to sustain the Gaddi community. However, in the fragile environment of Himachal Pradesh, it is essential that new livelihood opportunities are sustainable and preserves the traditional lifestyle of the Gaddis. Thus, the paper explores livelihood opportunities for Gaddis based on local economy and indigenous resource base of the community.
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Grillot, Caroline. "La transhumance en Chine." Études rurales, no. 206 (December 1, 2020): 132–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/etudesrurales.23747.
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Labelle, Jean-Marie. "L'éducation, une mutuelle transhumance." Revue des Sciences Religieuses 79, no. 3 (2005): 318–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3406/rscir.2005.3767.
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Labelle, Jean-Marie. "L’éducation, une mutuelle transhumance." Revue des sciences religieuses, no. 79/3 (July 1, 2005): 318–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/rsr.269.
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Reinders, H. Reinder, and Wietske Prummel. "Transhumance in Hellenistic Thessaly." Environmental Archaeology 3, no. 1 (June 1998): 81–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/env.1998.3.1.81.
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Lukovic, Milos. "Balkanlarda Besicilerin Transhumance Har." History Studies International Journal of History 5, Volume 5 Issue 6 (January 1, 2013): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.9737/historys1042.
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Umutoni, Clarisse, Augustine Abioye Ayantunde, and Germain Jérôme Sawadogo. "Connaissance locale des pratiques de la transhumance dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Mali." Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux 69, no. 2 (November 17, 2016): 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.19182/remvt.31180.
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Les études sur la transhumance ont souvent ciblé les pasteurs – notamment peuls – des zones sahéliennes. Pour en donner une autre perspective, la présente étude a été centrée sur les pratiques de la transhumance dans la zone soudano-sahélienne du Mali en intégrant la perception des agriculteurs et des pasteurs sédentaires concernés par la transhumance dans les zones d’accueil. Les scénarios envisageables pour le futur des systèmes pastoraux ont aussi été analysés. Les données ont été collectées à travers des groupes de discussion et des enquêtes individuelles. Les résultats ont montré que la transhumance n’était plus le seul fait des populations pastorales peules mais concernait diverses ethnies. Plus de 70 % des agriculteurs, des pasteurs sédentaires et des pasteurs transhumants interviewés dans les deux sites de l’étude ont rapporté que les avantages de la transhumance pour les communautés d’accueil en termes de dépôt de fumier dans les champs des cultures décroissaient. Quand bien même la majorité des répondants ont rapporté une augmentation des pratiques de la transhumance au cours des trente dernières années, ils prévoyaient leur diminution dans les années à venir. L’augmentation de la compétition autour des ressources pastorales entre les membres des communautés d’accueil et les pasteurs transhumants dans le sud du Mali crée une situation d’impasse et des frustrations se manifestant par une méfiance mutuelle.
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Seidou, Alassan Assani, Ibrahim Alkoiret Traore, Marcel Houinato, and Guy Apollinaire Mensah. "Typology Of Cattle Herds In Transhumance In The Classified Forest Of Upper Alibori Northern Benin." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 12, no. 15 (May 30, 2016): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n15p251.
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To characterize the cattle herds in transhumance in the classified forest of upper Alibori (CFUA) north of Benin, an investigation of 132 cattle herds with a total of 11,020 head was carried out. Using the methods of factorial analysis of multiple correspondences (FAMC) and ascending hierarchical classification (AHC), a typology of four types of transhumant cattle herds were established. Cattle herds of type 1 (17.5% of the sample) were riparian of CFUA. They were led by young herdsmen (17 ± 3 years), all parents of herds’ managers to whom they use to make all decisions concerning these herds whose average size is low (44 ± 20 head). Type 2 cattle herds (28.8% of the sample) were from the neighboring commons of CFUA and were led by two relatively young herdsmen (26 ± 3 years) and mostly parents of herds’ managers with which they conferred to make decisions. These herds had an average size of 94 ± 20 head. The third type (43.9% of the sample) consisted of transhumant herds from distant commons, passing through the CFUA towards other protected areas. They had a high size (112 ± 13 head) and were conducted by two relatively young herdsmen (31 ± 4 years) and mostly parents of herds’ managers. Decisions were taken by the herds’ managers sometimes in consultation with the herdsmen. The migratory herds of type 4 (9.8% of the sample) from neighboring countries. They went through the CFUA towards protected areas further south with a very high size (144 ± 15 head). These herds were conducted generally by two or three herdsmen whose average age was 36 ± 4 years and were heavily involved in decision making in consultation with the herds’ managers. The typology implementation will allow us to analyze the different transhumance management modes in the CFUA.
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Yssouf, Sieza, Gomgnimbou P. K. Alain, Belem Adama, and Serme Idriss. "Use of Satellite Imagery for Pastoral Resources Monitoring in Kossi Province (Burkina Faso)." Journal of Agricultural Studies 7, no. 2 (April 7, 2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jas.v7i2.14475.
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In Burkina Faso, livestock sector has an important place in the country's economy. Essentially extensive, this livestock farming is characterized by transhumance system, which consists of leading livestock sometimes over long distances in search of good pastures and water.Satellite images from different periods can be used to monitor the evolution of pastoral resources (pasture areas and surface water points) in a given area. Field data, coupled with satellite images, provide a better understanding of livestock transhumance movements in the study area. The objective of this study was to monitor the spatial and temporal evolution of pastoral resources using remote sensing tools in Kossi province. Field data, coupled with satellite images, provide a better understanding of livestock transhumance movements in the study area.
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López-Ojeda, José Carlos, Jacinto Efrén Ramírez-Bribiesca, Ladislao Arias-Margarito, Sergio Iban Mendoza-Pedroza, José Guadalupe Herrera-Haro, Juan Ignacio Váldez-Hernández, and Oscar Ortiz-Morales. "Diagnosis and Customs Revealed by Peasants and Shepherds during the Transhumant Grazing of Pastoreña Goats in the Mixteca of Oaxaca, Mexico." Sustainability 14, no. 18 (September 6, 2022): 11171. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141811171.
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Transhumant pastoralism is a livelihood for many smallholders in the world. In Mexico, transhumant pastoralism has been practiced for 500 years and is classified as a system of transhumant goat pastoralism (TGP). The focus of the study was to identify and characterize the main goat herders of transhumance in the Mixteca-Baja of Mexico. The investigation was carried out in two phases: The first included exploring the districts to locate, contact, and live with the people involved, 13 peasants named Patrones ranging from 40 to 76 years of age. The second phase investigated the transhumant routes and the zootechnical activities of the herds. They live in five locations with an inventory of 12 thousand goats known as Pastoreñas. The TGP is a primary economic activity for all the people, and La Matanza is the main economic activity consisting of the slaughter and marketing of goats. The study revealed that the activities depend on the type of economic unit. Transhumant Pastoreña goats garner the highest prices paid by merchants ranging from 47–70.4 USD per goat. In conclusion, the TGP is an interesting production system, and livestock activity has an essential ecological niche combining income generation and conservation of the environment.
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Acharya, Dhruba, and Nav Raj Baral. "Neglected High Altitude Rangelands of Nepal: Need for Reform." Journal of Forest and Livelihood 15, no. 1 (September 4, 2017): 103–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v15i1.23093.
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High altitude (HA) rangelands (e.g., grasslands, pastures, and shrublands) are important resources for the livelihoods of transhumance pastoralists. Transhumance pastoralists have developed and used unique institutional practices of using and managing HA rangeland resources that better suit their local context. However, several issues have emerged regarding the use and management of such rangelands. Using secondary information and our own experiences, we analyse the resource tenure situation and the political ecology of the HA rangelands. We found that the current management of these resources is largely neglected from both legal and programmatic point of view. Legal instruments and programmatic interventions have not only failed to recognise historically held indigenous knowledge and long practiced resource conservation, use and management but have also limited the access of pastoralists to the resources, and thereby, inducing conflict among stakeholders. As a result, the livelihoods of the transhumance pastoralists have been threatened and several socio-cultural, economic and ecological consequences have also been experienced. We suggest developing a separate policy and management plan for HA rangeland resources considering the customary rights of transhumance pastoralists, resource conditions and appropriate management practices. We also suggest incorporating such perspectives in revising ongoing community forest and protected areas management.
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Takács, Miklós. "Some Remarks on the Investigation of Traces of Transhumance in the Early Medieval Balkans." Historical Studies on Central Europe 2, no. 2 (December 22, 2022): 214–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47074/hsce.2022-2.11.
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The study analyses the issue of the archaeological investigation of transhumance on the Balkan Peninsula in the early phase of the Middle Ages. More precisely formulated, our main question is why is this branch of investigation almost totally absent from the archaeology of the given period and geographical region? In the first part of the study, we give a brief overview of the history of prior research, pointing to the fact that although investigations into transhumance were largely carried out in other branches of science (history, linguistics ethnology), they may have potential impacts on the evaluation of archaeological material. In the second part of the study the factors are enumerated which are—in the author’s opinion—responsible for the described situation. At the end of the study, a potential solution is formulated for the described situation. A change is required in the focal areas of the research, with emphasis not only on the problems connected with the issue of transhumance but also on transgressing analyses based on national historical narratives. This change will—hopefully—create positive results through the initiation of research projects focusing on the discovery and excavation of sites in mountainous areas possibly connected with transhumance.
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Malanda, Ange-Séverin. "Tierno Monénembo : Littérature et transhumance." Présence Africaine 144, no. 4 (1987): 47. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/presa.144.0047.
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Clout, Hugh. "La transhumance: passé, présent, avenir?" Modern & Contemporary France 13, no. 2 (May 2005): 225–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09639480500133727.
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Bil, Albert. "Transhumance place-names in Perthshire." Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 122 (November 30, 1993): 383–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/psas.122.383.402.
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Cleary, M. C. "Patterns of Transhumance in Languedoc." Geography 71, no. 1 (January 1986): 25–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20436564.1986.12451984.
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Gado, Byll O. Kperou, Ismaïla Toko Imorou, Ousséni Arouna, and Madjidou Oumorou. "Caractérisation des parcours de transhumance à la périphérie de la réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du W au Bénin." International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 14, no. 2 (May 11, 2020): 333–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ijbcs.v14i2.3.
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La caractérisation des parcours naturels est un enjeu majeur pour protéger ces derniers et maintenir la productivité des systèmes d’élevage pastoraux. Cette recherche a été réalisée à la périphérie de la réserve de biosphère transfrontalière du W du Bénin. Le but est de mieux connaître les écosystèmes pâturés autour de la réserve et d’analyser la perception des éleveurs transhumants sur ces pâturages. Les approches phytosociologique et socio-économique ont été utilisées. Au total 225 personnes ont été interrogées. Les résultats ont révélé 132 espèces végétales réparties en 93 genres et 41 familles sur des pâturages à Spermacoce radiata et Anogeissus leiocarpa, Kyllinga squamulata et Diospyros mespiliformis, Alysicarpus glumaceus et Detarium microcarpum, Paspalum scrobiculatum et Prosopis africana. Le choix de cette zone par les transhumants nationaux et sahéliens est lié à la bonne valeur pastorale (52,79% dans les pâturages à Paspalum crobiculatum et Prosopis africana), la richesse en essences fourragères riches en énergie (Poaceae) et en protéines (Leguminosae et Rubiaceae). La zone est soumise à de fortes pressions anthropiques qui engendrent des difficultés d’alimentation du bétail. Les éleveurs utilisent ainsi leurs savoirs sur les ressources fourragères pour s’adapter. Ils connaissent bien celles qui sont les plus appétées par les animaux et celles devenues rares ou en voie de disparition. Mots clés : Phytosociologie, perception, valeur pastorale, embroussaillement.
English Title:Characterization of the transhumance route at the periphery of the transboundary biosphere reserve in W Benin
The characterization of natural rangelands is a major challenge to protect them and maintain the productivity of pastoral livestock systems. This research was carried out on the outskirts of the W B. transboundary biosphere reserve in Benin. The aim was to have a better understanding of the grazed ecosystems around the reserve and to analyze the perception of transhumant pastoralists on these pastures. Phytosociological and socio-economic approaches were used. A total of 225 people were interviewed. The results revealed 132 plants species divided into 93 genera and 41 families on pastures with Spermacoce radiata and Anogeissus leiocarpa, Kyllinga squamulata and Diospyros mespiliformis, Alysicarpus glumaceus and Detarium microcarpum, Paspalum scrobiculatum and Prosopis africana. The choice of this area by national and Sahelian transhumants is linked to the good pastoral value (52.79% in pastures with Paspalum scrobiculatum and Prosopis africana), the richness in fodder species rich in energy (Poaceae) and proteins (Leguminosae and Rubiaceae). The area is subject to strong anthropogenic pressures which cause difficulties in feeding livestock. Breeders use their knowledge of fodder resources to adapt. They are familiar with those that are the most palatable by animals and those that have become rare or endangered.
Keywords: Phytosociology, perception, pastoral value, encroachment.
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Meini, Monica, Giuseppe Di Felice, and Marco Petrella. "Geotourism Perspectives for Transhumance Routes. Analysis, Requalification and Virtual Tools for the Geoconservation Management of the Drove Roads in Southern Italy." Geosciences 8, no. 10 (October 1, 2018): 368. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8100368.
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The article illustrates the interest in transhumance routes, the ancient paths connecting high and lowland pastures in Southern Italy and other Mediterranean regions, as elements of particular importance for sustainable geotourism management. As a contribution to the needs of requalification of the drove roads, we propose a method of analysis for their preservation and their reuse for geotourism purposes, showing the steps and instruments necessary to organize, enhance and communicate transhumance routes as integrated cultural landscapes. Results are presented as applied to a specific case study (Molise, IT) of a geoconservation management proposal for the assessment of the state of conservation of the drove roads, of their cultural heritage and of their potential reuse for geotourism. This methodological proposal uses geographical information systems, historical sources, cartography and remote sensing techniques and includes 3D virtual reconstructions of the transhumance landscape. The article is meant to contribute to a non-stereotyped image of transhumance geoheritage, reflecting on communication and learning strategies supported by geo-historical analyses, in order to promote a greater awareness of landscapes genesis and evolution for visitors and local communities. It is argued that future challenges of geotourism relate to the ability to recompose nature and culture to an interpretive unity, both from a theoretical and operative point of view, and that the goal is to reach an integrated tourist offer focused on the relationship between man and environment with the signs of territorialisation processes expressed through economic vocations, traditional production chains, cultural values and territorial identity. To this purpose, the valorisation of the transhumance routes—for their historical-economic, ecological, landscape, patrimonial and identity meanings—seems to respond perfectly.
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Saha, Sudeb, Nicolò Amalfitano, Enrico Sturaro, Stefano Schiavon, Franco Tagliapietra, Giovanni Bittante, Ilaria Carafa, Elena Franciosi, and Luigi Gallo. "Effects of Summer Transhumance of Dairy Cows to Alpine Pastures on Body Condition, Milk Yield and Composition, and Cheese Making Efficiency." Animals 9, no. 4 (April 24, 2019): 192. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9040192.
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Summer transhumance to alpine pastures (ALP) is widespread in dairy systems of alpine regions. This study aimed to investigate the effects of transhumance of Brown Swiss cows to ALP on the yield, composition, and coagulation properties of milk (MCP), and on cheese yield (CY). The study involved 12 multiparous cows kept at a mountain lowland permanent farm (PF), which were divided into two equal groups: One remained at the PF, the other was moved to the ALP (1860 m above sea level) from July to September. Every month (June to October), daily milk yield (MY) and body condition score (BCS) were recorded, and individual milk samples (n = 60, 2000 mL each) were collected to assess milk composition, MCP, and CY. Compared with PF, ALP cows had a reduced MY and BCS, which was maintained on return to the PF, greater fat and lower protein contents of milk. Neither MCP nor CY were affected by summer transhumance. In conclusion, summer transhumance did not affect the cheese making efficiency of milk but depressed MY and consequently daily cheese yield, which was nearly 2 kg/d lower for the ALP than the PF cows and was only partially recovered after returning to the PF in autumn.
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Tzortzi, Julia Nerantzia, Sofia Theodoridou, and Styliani Koukosoula. "Reviving the Practices of Transhumance in a Forgotten Settlement in Mainland Greece." Heritage 7, no. 10 (October 21, 2024): 5932–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/heritage7100278.
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The aim of this research project is the investigation of the forgotten landscape of transhumance in mainland Greece, focusing on areas that have been abandoned by modern society and their historical significance. The goal is to make these lands functional again by preserving their cultural heritage and developing a sustainable community that meets the needs of people, livestock, and the environment. The investigation employs a dual approach: examining transhumance as a cultural and natural practice while analyzing vernacular architecture to preserve collective memory. This involves extensive historical research and a simultaneous analysis of spatial, social, symbolic, and architectural elements. This study identifies points of convergence between cultural practices and architectural heritage, applying these insights to contemporary redevelopment scenarios. Findings reveal a significant interplay between transhumance practices and the region’s anonymous architecture. Key characteristics of the landscape and its spatial identity are documented, providing insights into effective preservation and redevelopment strategies. Specific case studies validate these strategies, demonstrating their relevance to current and future efforts. This study concludes that understanding the historical context and spatial identity of transhumance landscapes is crucial for sustainable redevelopment. By preserving cultural practices and architectural heritage, this project provides a framework for revitalizing these landscapes, ensuring a balanced coexistence of people, livestock, and the environment.
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Azerigyik, Richard Apatewen, Michael Poku-Boansi, and Justice Kuffour Owusu-Ansah. "Herders’ Haven or Farmers’ Foe? Exploring Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Grazing Reserves and Transhumance Corridors." World 5, no. 3 (July 31, 2024): 603–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/world5030031.
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This study assesses the role of grazing reserves and transhumance corridor systems in enhancing sustainable transhumant pastoralism, drawing on the collaborative planning theory as its theoretical framework. This research aims to understand how these land management strategies impact the sustainability of pastoral practices from the viewpoints of various stakeholders, including farmers, herders, policymakers and local community leaders. This study adopted a mixed-method research design and an exploratory sequential mixed-method approach. Based on the research approach, this study first gathers data through key informant interviews and, subsequently, cross-sectional surveys of 254 crop farmers and 82 herders in the Sekyere Kumawu and Sekyere Afram Plains Districts of Ghana. The findings indicate mixed perceptions among stakeholders regarding delineating grazing reserves and transhumance corridor systems. While most farmers and herders recognise the potential benefits of delineating grazing reserves and corridors in reducing conflict and promoting environmental sustainability, concerns persist about land rights and the flexibility of resource use. While herders see these policies as providing secure grazing territories, farmers fear losing land for agricultural expansion. This study also notes a “paradox of pastoral land tenure”, where herders gain access to grazing resources but face mobility restrictions. Socioeconomic factors like age, education, experience, and association membership significantly influence stakeholders’ perceptions, particularly among herders directly dependent on these resources. These findings underline the complexities in policymaking for land use, emphasising the need for inclusive and well-informed approaches.
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Intigrinova, Tatyana. "Transhumance in Transition: Consequences of Socio-Economic Reform. A Case Study of Khoito Gol, Buryatia." Inner Asia 7, no. 1 (2005): 87–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/146481705793646982.
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AbstractThis article is devoted to the investigation of factors determining patterns of cattle transhumance in Khoito Gol (BUR. Northern Valley), located in the Republic of Buryatia,Russian Federation. It represents an attempt to understand the causes of and constraints on seasonal migration to alpine pasturage in a time of social and economic reforms. It identifies vertical stratification of natural resources, including temperature regime, nutritional value of palatable vegetation, and propagation of insects and parasites as the main variable encouraging herd transhumance. These natural conditions provide a low-cost opportunity to improve livestock conditions and increase production. Meanwhile, the study demonstrates a sharp decline of the cattle mobility rate in the post-Soviet period. This trend is determined by economic decline and institutional reorganisation, resulting in social stratification and a deterioration of the herds’ security. The results of the research suggest that owners of small herds are more prone to abandon transhumance.
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Diogo, Rodrigue Vivien Cao, Luc Hippolyte Dossa, Sèyi Fridaïus Ulrich Vanvanhossou, Badirou Dine Abdoulaye, Kossi Hélliot Dosseh, Marcel Houinato, Eva Schlecht, and Andreas Buerkert. "Farmers’ and Herders’ Perceptions on Rangeland Management in Two Agroecological Zones of Benin." Land 10, no. 4 (April 16, 2021): 425. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land10040425.
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The sustainable use of rangelands in pastoral areas requires the inclusion of all stakeholders to develop sound management strategies. However, the role of these actors in the sustainable management of natural resources is still poorly understood. The present study aims to (i) assess the perception of farmers and herders of the risks and opportunities of transhumance on rangeland resource use and management, and to (ii) generate useful knowledge for the design and implementation of policies that favor the coexistence of these actors and reduce competition over rangeland resources use in Benin. To this end, interviews were conducted with 240 crop farmers and herders using a semi-structured questionnaire in two contrasting agroecological zones in the northern (Kandi) and the southern (Kétou) part of the country. Among the respondents, 64% of farmers in the North were agro-pastoralists (owning 10.6 ha of land and 10.7 cattle) and 36% were herders (keeping 45.8 cattle and cultivating about 3.7 ha of land). They perceived that communal rangelands were entirely degraded. In the South, 36% of respondents were agro-pastoralists (with 0.3 cattle and farming 4 ha of land) and 64% cattle herders (raising 45.3 cattle and farming 0.9 ha of land only). Of the herders, 50% kept cattle for more than 20 years, while agro-pastoralists had no previous experience in cattle herding. Cultivation practices among crop farmers, such as high use of mineral fertilization (23.8%) and bush fires for land clearing (22.5%), were reported in Kandi (North) and Kétou (South) as factors that might contribute to land degradation. However, these farmers perceived transhumance as a threat to the sustainable use of natural resources. In contrast, herders perceived transhumance as an opportunity to valorize unused land and increase the availability of manure to cropland. The prevalent negative attitude of crop farmers regarding transhumant herders increases the vulnerability of cattle herding in both regions. There is an urgent need of raising awareness concerning the mutual benefits provided by the coexistence of crop farmers with herders to promote participative rangeland management strategies. This may contribute towards coping with the current challenges of food insecurity and increasing climate variability as well as to reducing recurrent conflicts in the region.
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Abubakar, Lawal Adamu. "Emerging issues around transhumance migration from the Sahel region and Nigeria’s national security." African Journal of Social Issues 5, no. 1 (March 29, 2023): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajosi.v5i1.1.
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Nigeria has recorded in the annals of its historical development monumental internal security challenges occasioned by the activities of non- state actors such as Boko Haram, and in recent past, bandits associated with transhumance and irregular migration into the country. The main discourse is on transhumance migration which revolves around the debates in the public domain that link almost entirely the Nigeria‟s security situation to the activities of herdsmen that migrate through the corridors of the Sahel region. The paper relied on qualitative data collected from secondary sources. Findings in the paper revealed that despite the high-level of violence being perpetrated by non-state actors in Nigeria, pastoralists-perpetrated violence accounts for only 16 %. Pastoralist violence is only one part of the different overlapping conflicts in the country. The paper recommended for review the domestication and full operationalization of the ECOWAS protocol on the regulation of transhumance 1998 by member states.
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Buba, Umaru Hassan. "Transhumant Pastoralism and Farmer-Grazier Conflicts in the Ndop Plain, North West Region, Cameroon." International Journal of Social, Political and Economic Research 9, no. 02 (November 20, 2022): 71–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.46291/ijospervol9iss02pp71-82.
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This study examines the impacts of rainfall variability on transhumant pastoralist activities and farmer/herder conflicts in the Ndop plain. Using a mixed methods approach, inter-annual rainfall fluctuations, coefficient of variations (CV) were used to establish variability while the rainfall Seasonality was used to identify seasonal contrast. 150 questionnaires were administered to purposively selectednative crop farmers and Mbororo Fulani herders.. The annual rainfall variability is shown by a coefficient of variation of 18.11%, decreasing trend, and a high inter-annual variability around the mean of 1802.95mm. The impacts include; drying up of pasture lands and a fall in the quality of pasture 100%(150), shrinking of river courses and water shortages 84% (126), Outbreak of diseases and pests 88.6%(133), and fluctuations in the transhumant calendar 67.3%(101). The result has been conflicts due to competition over constrained resources and stray animals that destroy crops during transhumance. The stakeholders in this sector need to include climate change communication in this domain and improve rangeland management policies to reflect the state of environmental degradation.
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Schwarz, Maximilian, Tobias Landmann, Damien Jusselme, Eduardo Zambrano, Jens Danzeglocke, Florian Siegert, and Jonas Franke. "Assessing the Environmental Suitability for Transhumance in Support of Conflict Prevention in the Sahel." Remote Sensing 14, no. 5 (February 24, 2022): 1109. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14051109.
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Increasing conflicts between farmers and pastoralists continue to be a major challenge in the Sahel. Political and social factors are in tandem important underlying determinants for conflicts in the region, which are amplified by the variability and scarcity of natural resources, often as a result of climate variability and climate change. This study aimed at holistically assessing the main environmental parameters that influence the patterns of seasonal migratory movements (transhumance) in a transboundary area in the southern Republic of Chad and northern Central African Republic through a broad set of Earth observation (EO) data and data from the Transhumance Tracking Tool. A spatial model was applied to the datasets to determine the spatiotemporal dynamics of environmental suitability that reflects suitable areas and corridors for pastoralists. A clear difference in environmental suitability between the origin and destination areas of herders was found in the dry season, proving the main reason for pastoralists’ movements, i.e., the search for grazing areas and water. Potential conflict risk areas could be identified, especially along an agricultural belt, which was proven by conflict location data. The results demonstrate the potential and innovation of EO-derived environmental information to support the planning of transhumance corridors and conflict prevention in the Sahel. In the future, a combination of real-time tracking of herders and EO-derived information can eventually lead to the development of an early warning system for conflicts along transhumance corridors in the Sahel.
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Duruz, Solange, Elia Vajana, Alexander Burren, Christine Flury, and Stéphane Joost. "Big dairy data to unravel effects of environmental, physiological and morphological factors on milk production of mountain-pastured Braunvieh cows." Royal Society Open Science 7, no. 7 (July 2020): 200638. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200638.
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The transhumance system, which consists in moving animals to high mountain pastures during summer, plays a considerable role in preserving both local biodiversity and traditions, as well as protecting against natural hazard. In cows, particularly, milk production is observed to decline as a response to food shortage and climatic stress, leading to atypical lactation curves that are barely described by current lactation models. Here, we relied on 5 million monthly milk records from over 200 000 Braunvieh and Original Braunvieh cows to devise a new model accounting for transhumance, and test the influence of environmental, physiological and morphological factors on cattle productivity. Counter to expectations, environmental conditions in the mountain showed a globally limited impact on milk production during transhumance, with cows in favourable conditions producing only 10% more compared with cows living in detrimental conditions, and with precipitation in spring and altitude revealing to be the most production-affecting variables. Conversely, physiological factors such as lactation number and pregnancy stage presented an important impact over the whole lactation cycle with 20% difference in milk production, and alter the way animals respond to transhumance. Finally, the considered morphological factors (cow height and foot angle) presented a smaller impact during the whole lactation cycle (10% difference in milk production). The present findings help to anticipate the effect of climate change and to identify problematic environmental conditions by comparing their impact with the effect of factors that are known to influence lactation.
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Idoko, Cordelia Ozoemena, Orkuma Anyoko-Shaba, Samuel O. Okafor, and Gloria E. Amadi. "Transhumance Crisis and Food Security Issues in Southeast Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Development." Public Policy and Administration 23, no. 3 (September 20, 2024): 407–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.23.3.34490.
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Food security in sub-Saharan Africa in recent history is beginning to experience alteration due to some factors such as transhumance-related crises in the region. Although transhumance is an age-long practice among developing nations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, its relationship with farming and agricultural sustainability has gradually changed due to increasing politically motivated resource-access crises in the region. In this study, we investigated transhumance-related resource-access crises and food security management in southeast Nigeria. The study sample is made up of 625 rural farmers domicile with farmers’ cooperative societies in the region. The study was guided by the Resource-Access Theory and survey research design; a questionnaire instrument was used in data gathering while percentage, correlation and regression statistics were deployed to assess the collected data. Among the major findings of the study, transhumance-related conflict negatively correlated with the four dimensions of food security in the region such as food production (p.000, r = -.386), food availability (p.000, r = -.325), food accessibility (p.000, r = -.376) and food stability (p.000, rho = -.389). Rural-urban food circulation is predicted by open grazing, herdsmen encroachment into the farm, farmers/herders clash, climate change indicators (*** p<.000, R2=.791), while agricultural sustainability is predicted by the age of the respondents, open grazing, herdsmen encroachment into the farmland, farmers/herders clash, climate change indicators as well as desertion of farmland because of herdsmen attacks (*** p<.000, R2=.876).
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Cleary, M. C. "Contemporary Transhumance in Languedoc and Provence." Geografiska Annaler. Series B, Human Geography 69, no. 2 (1987): 107. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/490444.
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Nyssen, Jan, Katrien Descheemaeker, Amanuel Zenebe, Jean Poesen, Jozef Deckers, and Mitiku Haile. "Transhumance in the Tigray Highlands (Ethiopia)." Mountain Research and Development 29, no. 3 (August 2009): 255–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1659/mrd.00033.
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