Flexible Livestock Grazing for Soil and Ecosystem Restoration

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
cg.contributor.affiliationDirection Générale des Forêts, Tunisia
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.contributor.initiativeAgroecology
cg.contributor.initiativeFragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa
cg.coverage.countryTunisia
cg.coverage.countryJordan
cg.coverage.countryKuwait
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2TN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2JO
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionNorthern Africa
cg.coverage.regionCentral Asia
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asia
cg.creator.identifierMounir Louhaichi: 0000-0002-4543-7631
cg.creator.identifierMouldi Gamoun: 0000-0003-3714-7674
cg.edition1
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.placeMontpellier, France
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
cg.subject.impactAreaEnvironmental health and biodiversity
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorLouhaichi, Mounir
dc.contributor.authorGouhis, Fethi
dc.contributor.authorKailene, Jamel
dc.contributor.authorGamoun, Mouldi
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-22T20:37:29Zen
dc.date.available2024-11-22T20:37:29Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/162675
dc.titleFlexible Livestock Grazing for Soil and Ecosystem Restorationen
dcterms.abstractRestoring rangelands: the art of flexible livestock grazing to restore soil health, ecosystem function and ecosystem services. Nomadic livestock systems have evolved over millennia in response to seasonal rainfall patterns. In Tunisia, where approximately one-third of the land is semi-arid, arid, or desert, degradation poses a significant challenge. The Gdel resting technique, a low-cost intervention, has been part of the national strategy for rangeland improvement since 1990, and is implemented by developing agencies for rangeland improvement. The pastoralists whose animals would normally graze in these areas are supported through the provision of feed supplements for 3 consecutive years. However, the implementation had its shortfalls. In 2018, unexpectedly high rainfall led to abundant vegetation growth, but the rigid implementation of the resting technique hindered pastoralists from capitalizing on the surplus biomass. In response, ICARDA developed flexible or opportunistic grazing criteria and trained partners to adapt to climate variability. This innovative approach allows pastoralists to optimize resource utilization during favorable years and addressing the shortcomings of previous implementations.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLouhaichi, M., Gouhis, F., Kailene, J., Gamoun, M. 2024. Flexible Livestock Grazing for Soil and Ecosystem Restoration: IPSR Innovation Profile. First edition, September 2024. Montpellier: CGIAR System Organization.en
dcterms.extent4 p.
dcterms.isPartOfIPSR Innovation Profileen
dcterms.issued2024-09
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-4.0
dcterms.publisherCGIAR System Organization
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su13137124en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125785en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/10498en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/66517en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125779en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/13291en
dcterms.subjectlivestocken
dcterms.subjectclimate changeen
dcterms.subjectresilienceen
dcterms.subjecthouseholdsen
dcterms.subjectvalue chainsen
dcterms.typeBrief

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