Open AccessSustainable Development of the Steppe in the Region of El Bayadh, Approach to a New Fattening System
Author(s) -
Mekhloufi Moulay Brahim,
Mohamed Khader,
Tayeb Nouri,
Mahari latifa
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asian journal of agricultural extension, economics and sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7027
DOI - 10.9734/ajaees/2020/v38i430334
Subject(s) - sustainability , livestock , geography , agriculture , pastoralism , environmental resource management , agroforestry , ecology , biology , environmental science , forestry , archaeology
The objective of this research is to follow the evolution and sustainability of the natural resource management systems adopted by different breeders found in the Al Bayadh region in Algeria. Using a stratified sampling method, 52 farms were surveyed between 2010 and 2015 to capture the diversity of farming systems and identify changes in land use patterns. The findings of the research reveal a predominance of sedentary and semi-transhumant farming systems with a sharp decline in nomadism. This study enabled us to identify three types of breeding: sedentary breeding systems with short-term fattening (type 1), semi-sedentary systems with medium-term fattening (type 2), and transhumant/nomadic systems with long-term fattening (type 3) that therefore reflect a diversity of actions in the management of the risk that threaten livestock production.