Question

describe the life of pastoralists and conditions that affected them . when the pastoral land gets dryed

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LIFE OF PASTORALISTS,,,

Even today the Gujjar Bakarwals of Jammu and Kashmir are great

herders of goat and sheep. Many of them migrated to this region in

the nineteenth century in search of pastures for their animals.

Gradually, over the decades, they established themselves in the area,

and moved annually between their summer and winter grazing

grounds. In winter, when the high mountains were covered with

snow, they lived with their herds in the low hills of the Siwalik

range. The dry scrub forests here provided pasture for their herds.

By the end of April they began their northern march for their summer

grazing grounds. Several households came together for this journey,

forming what is known as a kafila. They crossed the Pir Panjal passes

and entered the valley of Kashmir. With the onset of summer, the

snow melted and the mountainsides were lush green. The variety of

grasses that sprouted provided rich nutritious forage for the animal

herds. By end September the Bakarwals were on the move again, this

time on their downward journey, back to their winter base. When

the high mountains were covered with snow, the herds were grazed

in the low hills.

WHEN PASTURES DRY,,,

Drought affects the life of pastoralists everywhere. When rains fail

and pastures are dry, cattle are likely to starve unless they can be

moved to areas where forage is available. That is why, traditionally,

pastoralists are nomadic; they move from place to place. This

nomadism allows them to survive bad times and avoid crises.

But from the colonial period, the Maasai were bound down to a

fixed area, confined within a reserve, and prohibited from moving

in search of pastures. They were cut off from the best grazing lands

and forced to live within a semi-arid tract prone to frequent droughts.

Since they could not shift their cattle to places where pastures were

available, large numbers of Maasai cattle died of starvation and disease

in these years of drought. An enquiry in 1930 showed that the Maasai

in Kenya possessed 720,000 cattle, 820,000 sheep and 171,000 donkeys.

In just two years of severe drought, 1933 and 1934, over half the

cattle in the Maasai Reserve died.

As the area of grazing lands shrank, th e adverse effect of the droughts

increased in intensity. The frequent bad years led to a steady decline

of the animal stock of the pastoralists.

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