strategy
Reducing overgrazing
Context:
Recent estimates charge overgrazing with 35% of all human-induced soil degradation worldwide. In Africa, the figure reach 49%. Overgrazing needs to be reduced to a sustainable grazing level. Narrower:
Promoting conservation orientated grazing regimesIncreasing water sources for livestock to prevent overgrazing around existing sources Constrains:
Overgrazing Facilitates:
Managing drylandsMinimizing soil erosionCombating desertificationImproving animal husbandryRaising profitable market livestockStabilizing agricultural and livestock productionDeveloping sustainable agriculture in humid areasDeveloping technical competence in dryland agricultureAddressing problems of cultivation of marginal agricultural land Facilitated by:
Monitoring overstockingImproving animal feed productsControlling herd grazing patternsDistributing surplus domestic animal productionProviding incentives for sustainable use of natural resources by farmers Problems:
Declining agricultural landDeforestation
Desertification
Environmental hazards from meat production
Inadequate animal husbandry
Loss of plant cover
Overgrazing
Soil erosion
Unsustainable agricultural development
Unsustainable short-term improvements in agricultural productivity
Values:
Overgrazing Subjects:
Agriculture, Fisheries → Animal feedstuffsType Classification:
D: Detailed strategies