Question

what is meant by Nomadic herding? which are the most important reasons for nomadic herding?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

An extensive form of animal grazing on natural pasturage, entailing constant or seasonal migration of the nomads along with their flocks

Nomadic herding, at present, is mainly concentrated in Saharan Af­rica (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Algeria), the southwestern and central parts of Asia, the northern parts of the Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland) and northern Canada.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Nomadic herding is an ecological or near ecological system of agri­culture. It is carried on mainly to produce food for the family and to fulfill the needs of clothing, shelter and recreation. It is the simplest form of pastoralism.

The nomadic herders are dependent on sheep, cattle, goats, camels, horses and reindeers for their livelihood. Herds composition varies from one region to another, but throughout the dry belt sheep and goats are the most common animals and cattle are the least common as they do not like hot and arid climates.

The length of stay of the nomads at one place and the direction of their movement are governed by the availability of water and natural forage. The nomad’s and herder’s house is generally a tent which can be transported easily. The arid and semiarid areas of the world, from the shores of At­lantic in Africa to the steppes of Mongolia, have been occupied by the pastoral nomads for the last more than 3000 years (Grigg, 1978).

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Nomadic herding, at present, is mainly concentrated in Saharan Af­rica (Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Libya, Algeria), the southwestern and central parts of Asia, the northern parts of the Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden, Finland) and northern Canada. All these areas are sparsely populated. Owing to the non­-availability of water, these areas are unsuitable for the cultivation of crop but the people are utilizing these ecosystems for rearing or graz­ing of livestock.

The nomads graze their herds on native grasses and migrate from one place to another in search of grass and water. In the poor grazing areas sheep and goats constitute the mains herds; horses, mules and donkeys are common herds in the semiarid and temperate grasslands; camels and yaks are important in the deserts and plateaux respec­tively; while reindeer is important in the Arctic region.

At the deple­tion of pastures, the herders have to move their herds to new pas­tures. Thus, after every few days, they have to migrate with their herds. With the change of season these nomads migrate to long dis­tances in the plains and from low lands to high lands.

The size and composition of herds vary a great deal amongst pas­toral nomads. Livestock are generally owned by families, and fami­lies grouped in tribes, but the migratory unit is generally smaller than the tribe. In the Middle East, each migratory unit consists of five or six families. Each family requires about 25-60 goats and sheep or 10- 25 camels for minimum subsistence.