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Sustainable Yak Production for Improvement of Livelihoods of Pastoralist Kyrgyz Community in Pamir Region of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Aziz Ali
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Abstract
Yak is unique animal living in unique ecological regions of the Himalayan Countries
including China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Mghanistan. The natural habitat of yak ranges from 3 000 ~ 5 000 meters above mean sea level, where other domesticated animal may not survive. The pastoral people living with their herds in such harsh and extreme environment, by and large depend on livestock rearing for their sustenance. Almost 100% households in Afghan Pamir have livestock ownership including cow, yaks, sheep, goats, donkeys and horses.
The dry, cool and high altitude mountain pastures and grasslands in Pamir Badakhshan offer some good and favorable environment for production and promotion of yaks. Yak is the only animal thrives well in such harsh and extreme environment. The multipurpose animal- yak has great market potential and economic value for livelihoods improvement of the pastoralist community of Pamir. So far conscious efforts towards yak production and promotion have been initiated neither by government relevant department nor by any NGO in the region. The traditional local yak production system is quite old and does not meet the increasing needs of the pastoralist community as well as the high market demand for yak meat and other products in the local and national markets. [...]
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The Aga Khan Foundation, Badakhshan Afghanistan.
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