Mobile Pastoralism is the Most Efficient Livestock Farming System
Mobile pastoralism, exemplified by the Bacak family’s spring migration in Turkey, is highlighted as a biodiversity-friendly practice. It efficiently uses natural resources, water, energy, and land, providing a sustainable way to produce food in areas unsuitable for crops.
This spring, we are accompanying the Bacak family of Sarıkeçili nomadic pastoralists in Turkey during their hundreds of kilometres of spring migration from their wintering site on the shores of the Mediterranean to their summering sites in Central Anatolia, beyond the Taurus Mountains. Their journey highlights various dimensions of mobile pastoralism as a biodiversity and climate-friendly cultural practice. We are excited to share our in-situ observations day by day, each focusing on a particular aspect of mobile pastoralism.
Mobile pastoralism is the most efficient and sustainable livestock farming system in terms of use of natural resources, water and energy and land management. Herds moving between pastures according to seasonal availability, mobile pastoralism offers the only sustainable way to turn sunlight into food for people in areas unsuitable for crop production. The strong legacy of mobile pastoralism in the basin is one of the reasons why the Mediterranean is one of the biodiversity hotspots on Earth.
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Mobile pastoralism, exemplified by the Bacak family’s spring migration in Turkey, is highlighted as a biodiversity-friendly practice. It efficiently uses natural resources, water, energy, and land, providing a sustainable way to produce food in areas unsuitable for crops.
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