Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman

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Titre
Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman
Date
2020
Résumé
In the Dhofar Mountains of Oman stakeholders are concerned about the social and ecological sustainability of pastoralism. In this study we used interviews with pastoralists to examine the prevailing drivers of pastoralism and how they are changing. We find that people are committed to pastoralism for sociocultural reasons but also that this commitment is under pressure because of husbandry costs and changing values. We find that capital investment in feedstuff enables pastoralists to overcome the density-dependent regulation of livestock populations. However, high production costs deter investment in marketing and commercialization, and there is little off take of local livestock. Our study reveals how pastoral values, passed down within households, motivate pastoralists in the face of high husbandry costs, modernization and social change.
Langue
eng
volume
48
numéro
3
pages
267-277
Titre abrégé
Hum Ecol
doi
10.1007/s10745-020-00153-5
issn
1572-9915

Ball, Lawrence et al., “Contemporary Pastoralism in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman”, 2020, bibliographie, consulté le 7 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/23482

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