The interlinkages between pastoralism and agriculture have the potential to play a key role in transitioning to a green, environmentally sustainable and global economy. Examples...
Pashu Sakhi – An alternative livestock extension approach
With access to knowledge and inputs, the goat rearers of Gondia district in Maharashtra are able to make a decent livelihood with goat rearing. A community based alternative...
Local communities, livestock and livelihoods
Bakarwals, the indigenous community in the Himalayas, have been depending on goats for their livelihoods. Theipractices have not only sustained their livelihoods but have also...
Livestock – The engine and inspiration of mountain economy
Traditionally pastoralist communities, with easy access to community resources, managed farming and livestock seamlessly. But with gradual loss of ownership on common resources,...
Local communities, livestock and livelihoods
Amandeep Singh and Pranav Kumar Bakarwals, the indigenous community in the Himalayas, have been depending on goats for their livelihoods. Their practices have not only sustained...
Sustaining livelihoods of desert communities
Sustainable livelihoods of arid zone communities remain an important issue to be addressed. BAIF’s innovative farming system based livelihood model is emerging as a viable and...
Breaking barriers
Women in northwest India are coming together to help each other, paving a way out of poverty for themselves and their daughters. With increased confidence, these women are now...