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

which worry them, in a way that is consistent with their traditional
knowledge of the rangel<strong>and</strong>s
b. Increase the training provided to herders in livestock feeding <strong>and</strong>
management in order to establish a foundation of sustainable
development
c. Provide skills training such as driving, cooking , building <strong>and</strong>
computers to herders
d. Obtain support from some international agencies in capacity building
<strong>and</strong> technology communications
e. The government should conduct a training programme to introduce
the importance of biodiversity
f. Build up the research capacity through a regional or international
agency
4. Employment
a. Establish some large factories for processing <strong>and</strong> marketing of
livestock in order to deal with the dem<strong>and</strong> for livestock products;
b. The government should make some polices on immigration labour
<strong>and</strong> deal with the employment of pastoralists
c. The government should play a positive role in the improvement of
employment for the younger generations of pastoralists
d. Develop the third industry (e.g. tourism, service) <strong>and</strong> provide low- or
non-interest loans to pastoralists
5. Insurance <strong>and</strong> incentives
a. Livestock insurance should be provided by the government
b. Develop <strong>and</strong> scale-up a “small herd incentive mechanism” to control
pasture use pressure <strong>and</strong> to ensure herders livelihoods through
livestock loss insurance
6. Added value production
a. Sell yak meat in separate parts rather than as a whole in order to
increase the added value of production <strong>and</strong> increase the income
coming from yaks
b. Guide the herders to adjust the structure of their livestock <strong>and</strong> to thin
out the livestock by eliminating the old, weak <strong>and</strong> sick
7. Technical measures
a. Inter-government cooperation in yak artificial insemination
b. Scale-up tested solar technology
c. Sound construction <strong>and</strong> immigration
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