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Herds and households among Pashtun pastoral nomads: limits of growth
Ethnology • 22 • Published In 1983 • Pages: 307-325
By: Glatzer, Bernt, Casimir, Michael J..
Abstract
This study considers herd management, herd growth, labor and household budget among Pashtun nomad pastoralists of western Afghanistan. The theoretical premise is that pastoralism is to be thought of as part of an ecosystem whereby nomad economy and social organization must be understood in relation to the group's interdependence within the wider society. The authors ask whether factors such as the carrying capacity of the land or the availability of labor tend to influence productivity. They find that a faster growth rate for flocks can be expected if fewer animals are under a herder's care. Productivity is also measured in terms of milk yields. Such rates seemed not to be affected greatly by modernization or state intervention.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnographer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Delores Walters ; 1988
- Field Date
- 1975-1977
- Coverage Date
- 1971-1977
- Coverage Place
- Durrani Pashtuns, districts of Bala Boluk (Farah Rud) and Shindand in Farah Province, western Afghanistan
- Notes
- By Bernt Glatzer and Michael J. Casimir
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-325)
- LCCN
- 64005713
- LCSH
- Pushtuns