Doc 021 - Common Land & Poor Livestock Keepers
Experiences from Common Land Development in the States of Rajasthan & Madhya Pradesh in India
March 2009 - The study Common Land and Poor Livestock-keepers: Experiences from Common Land Development in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has emerged from the need to evaluate the role of the Commons in rural livelihoods and their diverse environmental functions; and more specifically, to understand the benefits of Common land development to poor livestock-keepers.
The study provides facts and figures to help evaluate the dependence of livestock keepers on the Commons for feed and fodder and estimate the monetary value. It also provides relevant facts and figures for understanding the qualitative and quantitative growth of foliage on the Commons and their potential in different agro eco regions. The study investigates changes in land use patterns in a watershed and their impact on improving the status of nutrients and water through analysing data collected over a period of time.
The study also examines the diverse institutional arrangements for the management of different categories of Common lands that are being established across project villages. It details the rules and regulations that have been developed at the village level for governance and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the work on Commons.
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