Pastoral Nomadic Farming
Pastoral Nomadic Farming is a form of animal grazing on natural pasturage, entailing constant or seasonal migration of the nomads with their flocks.
What is Pastoral Nomadic Farming?Pastoral Nomadic Farming is a form of subsistence farming but is based on herding of domesticated animals. The animal obviously provide meat and shelter for example the clothing and the huts they make with the animal skins. The milk from the animals in used to survive as well.
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Where is Pastoral Nomadic Farming used?Pastoral Nomadic Farming is usually found in India, parts of Africa like North Africa, Southwest Asia, and Central Asia. The climate in these countries is typically dry which make it hard for plants to grow.
Pros and Cons Pastoral Nomadic FarmingSome pros include that because they keep animals more than farm they are excellent hunters. Also they don't just wander they have a sense of direction and territorialism. Some cons include that their populations have been decreasing because of technology.
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What are the animal that they travel with?In North Africa, the herding of camels takes place. In Southwest Asia sheep and goats are the animals herded. In Central Asia, horses are herded.
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