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The economics of pastoralism in Argentina, Chad and Mongolia : Market participation and multiple livelihood strategies in a shock-prone environment

Authors:

Abdrahmane Wane, Author ; Jean-Daniel Cesaro, Author ; Guillaume Duteurtre, Author ; Ibra Touré, Author ; Alioune Ndiaye, Author ; Véronique Alary, Author ; Xavier Juanès, Author ; Alexandre Ickowicz, Author ; Sylvie Ferrari, Author ; G. Velasco, Author

Publisher:

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2020

Other publisher:

Paris : Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD)

ISBN (or other code):

978-92-5-133377-8

Size:

92 p.

Languages:

English

Descriptors:

[Eurovoc] AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES > agricultural activity > animal production > farm animal

[Eurovoc] AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES > agricultural activity > livestock farming

[Eurovoc] AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES > cultivation of agricultural land > land use > grassland

[Eurovoc] AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES > farming systems > agricultural holding > area of holding

[Eurovoc] AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES > means of agricultural production > livestock

[Eurovoc] ECONOMICS > economic structure > economic sector > primary sector > farming sector

[Eurovoc] ENVIRONMENT

[Eurovoc] GEOGRAPHY > Africa > sub-Saharan Africa > Central Africa > Chad

[Eurovoc] GEOGRAPHY > America > Latin America > South America > Argentina

[Eurovoc] GEOGRAPHY > Asia and Oceania > Far East > Mongolia

Tags:

pastoralism ; farming sector ; livestock ; Argentina ; Chad ; Mongolia ; shocks

Abstract:

4th cover:
"Pastoralists make the most of resources distributed unevenly over space and time to provide a range of goods and services. Operating in a shock-prone environment, pastoralists deploy endogenous strategies such as mobility, diversification in agriculture or in non-agricultural activities, management of social networks, etc. However, accurate and reliable knowledge about the economics of pastoralism is yet to be understood and absorbed at the local, regional and national levels, based on reliable data. In the absence of such knowledge, governments and private firms neglect investment that would allow those systems to better connect to markets, and are unable to provide appropriate services, infrastructure and tenure security.

With Argentina, Chad and Mongolia as pilot cases, this study by CIRAD, commissioned by FAO, funded by IFAD and facilitated by pastoralist associations (Fundación Gran Chaco, Réseau Billital Maroobé, and the National Federation of Pasture User Groups), aimed to fulfil this knowledge gap through a multifunctional assessment of pastoral production systems and their economic contribution. Importantly, incorporating self-consumption of pastoralist households’ productions themselves as an key component of gross revenue shows a significant increase in their contribution to national GDPs. The diversified sources of revenue and the importance of self-consumption also indicate that pastoral systems fulfil a range of functions (income, food security, flexible labor, etc.).

Further, the study promotes close cooperation between pastoralist associations, research institutions and development partners. Such new partnerships allow strengthening the capacity of those pastoralist associations in collecting and managing their own data, as well as using this data in policy dialogue."

Contents note:

Introduction 1
Strong recognition of the knowledge gaps 2
The use of appropriate concepts, approaches, and methods 3

Argentina 13
Background and macro context 13
Data collection and management: inclusiveness
of pastoral organizations 15
Pastoralism: rearing diverse animal species 17
Pastoralism and revenue generation 18
Pastoralism and direct production costs 22
Pastoralism and wealth creation 22
Pastoralism and revenue distribution 23
Pastoralism and multifaceted perceived shocks 25
Pastoralism and contingency strategies 32

Chad 35
Background and macro context 35
Data collection and management: inclusiveness of
pastoral organizations 36
Pastoralism and revenue generation 39
Pastoralism and direct production costs 41
Pastoralism and wealth creation 43
Pastoralism and revenue distribution 43
Pastoralism and multifaceted shocks 43
Pastoralism and contingency strategies 46

Mongolia 47
Background and macro context 47
Data collection and management:
inclusiveness of pastoral organizations 49
Pastoralism: rearing of various animal species 50
Pastoralism and revenue generation 52
Pastoralism and direct production costs 54
Pastoralism and wealth creation 57
Pastoralism and revenue distribution 58

References 59
Figures
Figure 1: Conceptual framework for household revenue analysis 5
Figure 2: Conceptual framework for pastoral household food and non-food
expenditure analysis 6
Figure 3: Conceptual framework for direct production and non-production
cost analysis 6
Figure 4: GDP evolution 13
Figure 5: Rural population change (% of total population) 14
Figure 6: LSU distribution by region 17
Figure 7: Distribution of average gross revenue by province/region (Argentine Peso) 18
Figure 8: Breakdown of average gross revenue by province/region 19
Figure 9: Breakdown of average livestock revenue by province/region 20
Figure 10: Breakdown of other sources of monetary revenue by province/region 20
Figure 11: Breakdown of the average gross revenue by category of household 21
Figure 12: Direct production costs (Argentine Peso) 22
Figure 13: Breakdown of the direct production costs by regions 23
Figure 14: Direct economic contribution 24
Figure 15: Evolution of the Gini index in Argentina 24
Figure 16: Lorenz curve and Gini index by revenue source 25
Figure 17: Occurrence of shocks by type 26
Figure 18: Perceived shocks in the survey area 27
Figure 19A: Multiscale perceived covariate and idiosyncratic shocks in Chaco 28
Figure 19B: Multiscale perceived covariate and idiosyncratic shocks in Cuyo 29
Figure 19C: Multiscale perceived covariate and idiosyncratic shocks in Noroeste 30
Figure 19D: Multiscale perceived covariate and idiosyncratic shocks in Patagonia 31
Figure 20: Strategies reported by investigated households 33
Figure 21: GDP evolution 35
Figure 22: Population, total 36
Figure 23: Distribution of TLUs by province 38
Figure 24: Average overall revenue distribution by provinces (Central African CFA franc) 39
Figure 25: Disaggregation of the average overall revenue by province 40
Figure 26: Breakdown of average revenue by household income category 41
Figure 27: Distribution of average expenditures by province (Central African CFA franc) 42
Figure 28: Breakdown of average expenditures by household category 42
Figure 29: Direct economic contribution to GDP and Ag. GDP 44
Figure 30: Distribution of monetary and gross revenue 44
Figure 31: Perceived shocks in the study area 45
Figure 32: Strategies prioritized by HHs in the study area 46
Figure 33: GDP evolution 47
Figure 34: Population, total 48
Figure 35: Animal population in Mongolia 49
Figure 36: Species composition of an average herd 51
Figure 37: Livestock distribution according to different approaches 53
Figure 38: Some average revenue indicators (Mongolian Tugrik) 53
Figure 39: Components of the annual total revenue by regions 55
Figure 40: Components of the annual total revenue by category of household 56
Figure 41: Direct production costs by regions (Mongolian Tugrik) 56
Figure 42: Direct production costs by agroecological regions 57
Figure 43: Direct economic contribution to GDP 57
Figure 44: Revenue distribution in Mongolian pastoral and agropastoral areas 58

Maps
Map 1: Spatial distribution of sample investigated households in Argentina 16
Map 2: Distribution of sample investigated household at the provincial level
in Chad 37
Map 3: Distribution of sample investigated household at the provincial level
in Mongolia 50

Tables
Table 1: Sampling size determination 10
Table 2: Household characterization in the three target countries 11
Table 3: Animal species’ equivalent of the average LSU of 65 17
Table 4: Categories of pastoral households according to their average gross revenue 21
Table 5: Animal species’ equivalent of the average TLU of 192 38
Table 6: Classification of households according to their overall average income 40

Doi :

DOI : 10.4060/cb1271en