Pastoralism and Rangeland Management on the Tibetan Plateau in ...

Photo 1: Oat hay from Qumei Town, Shigatse City, is traded against meat supplies
(photograph © Wang Jian December 24, 2009)
In this case, we can see evidence of classic exchange relations. In 2009, the ratio
of price of fodder <strong>and</strong> meat (per kg) was one to twelve: 21 Yuan per kg of meat
<strong>and</strong> 1.64 Yuan per weight unit of fodder. People of Nagqu not only exchanged
3,500 kg of meat for 45,000 kg of fodder, but also embodied the spirit of selforganisation
in the barter trade.
Photo 2: Fodder marketing in a poverty alleviation project in Wuma Town,
Gaize County, Ali Prefecture
(photograph © Wang Jian December 9, 2005)
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