Livelihood risks impact livestock reduction behavior of herders: evidence from Inner Mongolia, China

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第一作者： Dong, Haibin

作者： Dong, Haibin;Jiang, Qishen;Yin, Yanting;Hou, Xiangyang;Jimoh, Saheed Olaide;Liu, Sibo

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关键词： grassland degradation; livelihood risk; herders; adaptive management; animal husbandry system; Inner Mongolia

期刊名称：FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS （ 影响因子：4.7； 五年影响因子：5.4 ）

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年卷期： 2023 年 7 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： We analyzed the primary livelihood risks faced by livestock-herding households across six counties and three grassland types in Inner Mongolia. The major livelihood risks were natural, market, financial, and policy. These risks are influenced by changes in stocking rate (SR), which are critical for controlling livestock numbers and averting risks associated with overgrazing in natural grasslands. We propose a correction method for SR based on hay purchase from a survey of 450 herders. We compared the distribution of households' SR after the correction and used a multiple linear regression model to empirically test the effect of livelihood risks on SR. The empirical model passed robustness test and the regression results of variables were robust. SR declined across grassland types after hay purchases. The SR of the meadow steppe was reduced by 35%, typical steppe by 23%, and desert steppe by 32%. Various factors affected changes in SR, including ecological subsidies to household income, timely access to market information, and annual livestock losses. We discuss implications of our findings for policy, market transactions, livestock insurance, social security, and formal credit systems in pastoral areas.

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