Certificate for my lecture on the pastoral livelihood and animal centric cultures
Certificate for my lecture about the “Pastoral livelihoods and Animal centric Culture ” during the mountain ecosystems teaching series of the Summer Field School.
small scaled farming
Strengthening the resilience of small-scale farmers is critical to reversing the rise in hunger and ending poverty
Today, on the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, I wanted to step back and reflect on the progress we have made collectively and through IFAD‘s work and also look at the challenges we are facing to further reduce poverty. — Read on http://www.ifad.org/en/web/latest/blog/asset/41385382
The Farming System that Ensures Biodiversity Conservation
Small scaled family farming plays a multidimensional role, ensuring not only livelihood but play a pivotal role in biodiversity conservation. Such farmers judiciously use the weeds and herbs grown along with the crops and use the crop residues as animal feed. Here are some pictures, I shot in my hometown Borai, Loralai which show us the beauty of this unique farming system. The farmer told me that he never used any pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
Goat is playing a Pivotal role in Rural Economy! Small Scaled Farming is a Hope
An article in ‘Animal’ compares the lifetime performance (mortality, maturity, nutrition, birth weight etc.) of West African Dwarf goats kept under various feeding systems. via Lifetime performance of West African dwarf goats under different feeding systems — ILRI news
Added benefits of reducing meat and dairy consumption
When we think of the big drivers of climate change, cars and air travel often come to mind. But transformations over the past century in the way food is produced and consumed have resulted in more greenhouse gas emissions than those from transportation. The biggest culprits? Industrial meat and dairy. In addition to reducing global …
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