Abstract
Threats to Sustainable Livestock Production in Sudan
Highlights
The area devoted for range and forestry in Sudan is about 61.3% of the total area of the country
The total range lands is about 187 million feddans Natural rangers are contributed with about 87 million tons while the irrigated forages are providing 4 million tons, 22 million tons from agro-industries’ by products, totaling 105 million tons per year from the previously mentioned sources [1,2]
The pastoralism in Sudan is of three types: Pastoral nomadism where the herders are in continuous movement with their looking after forage and water in the dry months of the year and/or to avoid mud and mosquitoes during the rainy season
Summary
The area devoted for range and forestry in Sudan is about 61.3% of the total area of the country. The pastoralism in Sudan is of three types: Pastoral nomadism where the herders are in continuous movement with their looking after forage and water in the dry months of the year and/or to avoid mud and mosquitoes during the rainy season. The second type is the seminomadic where the cultivation while the rest of the family moves with the herds looking for forages and water. The Third type is the Sedentary pastoralism where the major economic activity is agriculture. Their herds graze in the vicinity of the villages [3,4]
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