Evaluating alternative livestock production systems sustainability and farmer income in Taipusi Banner,Inner Mongolia

摘要：

Grasslands in western China are highly degraded in terms of the herbage mass available and species composition.Grassland degradation is largely due to excessive grazing pressure from high animal stocking rates.Many farmers believe that increasing flock or herd size results in higher income,despite reductions in per unit animal productivity at high stocking rates.To achieve the goals of grassland rehabilitation,improved animal productivity and increased farmer income will require a change in current management methods.This paper reports some results from a joint Australian and Chinese project which developed a farming systems model to evaluate alternative management strategies and policies for a typical Inner Mongolian grazing farm.The focus of this work was to identify strategies that are both more profitable and lead to a more sustainable use of the grassland resource in the long‐term.

关键词： grassland management livestock production system sustainability farmer income

作者: Q.Tian R.Jones D.Michalk G.Millar D.Kemp Z.Xu J.Xie Y.Zheng

作者单位: The Grassland Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science,Huhhot,Inner Mongolia 01 New South Wales Department of Primary Industries,Forest Road,Orange,NSW 2800,Australia Charles Sturt University,Leeds Parade,Orange,NSW 2800,Australia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）