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IntroductionThe dry land regions of Maharashtra provide natural topographiesthat are suitable for livestock rearing. They are crucial resources forsustaining pastoral lifestyles in the state. The pastoral communities ofMaharashtra consist of the Dhangars, Nanda Gawalis, Melghat Gawalis,Mathura Lambada, Rabari, Kurumars, Kanadi Hindu Talwar, Bharwads,Golkars, and Gowaris. In 2000, there were 313 nomadic tribes and 198denotified tribes […]

-by Ajinkya Shahane Wardha, a district at the heart of India just next to Nagpur is popular for its Ashrams established by Mahatma Gandhi and Vinoba Bhave. It is home to large swathes of grasslands and forests. Estimates say the Arvi plains of the region are home to about 400 hectares of grass-lands. These grasslands

SAJAL KULKARNI, SUREKHA KALE, R.L. BHAGAT, A.B. PANDE AND D.K. KULKARNI ABSTRACT : Most commonly available fodder species of breeding tract of Kathani cattle in Maharashtra are collected andnutritionally analyzed and found to have protein ranging from 4.73 per cent to 13.39 per cent, fibre from 23.57 per cent to 34.44 percent, oil from 0.21

For the Recognition of the Importance of Common Pool Resources (CPRs) and Pastoralism for India’s Livestock Sector Camel ( Rajasthan, Gujarat,   Madhya Pradesh) 3,50,000 10 3 298  Total 387987778 335156  ****based on calculations by Athani, B., et al( 2015) in the paper ‘The significance of  nomadic pastoralism for sustaining soil fertility in Northern Karnataka’, presented