Transhumant pastoralism in Poland: Contemporary challenges

Sendyka, Pawel; Makovicky, Nicolette

doi:10.1186/s13570-017-0112-2

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“…In the 13th century, the Wallachians started migration from the south, along the Carpathian Mountains. They continued until the 16th century, heading northwest up to the Silesian Beskids [9][10][11][12]. For several reasons, mainly economic and military, the Wallachian settlers could be attractive for local rulers.…”

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The new activity created new tax collection opportunities for the land owners and generated higher income from the land. The Wallachians were not only experienced shepherds but also good artisans, highly skilled in carpentry, leatherwork and blacksmithing and were known to introduce and popularise innovative technique on rennet cheese manufacturing [7,10,11]. These innovations were easily transferred to and implemented by the local inhabitants.…”

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Together with innovations, the Wallachians passed on their own culture and pastoral lifestyle with different values and customs [13]. They also performed military-guarding function and served as police and border guards, controlling and securing strategic crossings through the mountains [10,11].…”

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sheep products were highly appreciated and guaranteed the highlanders a reasonable income. During prosperity, in order to expand the grazing area forests were cut and new mid-forest clearings were created [11,19]. The prosperity lasted until 1853, when a law abolishing the peasants' right to use the manor's forests was established.…”

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Pastoralism in the Silesian Beskids (South Poland): In the Past and Today

Salachna¹,

Kobiela-Mendrek²,

Kohut³

et al. 2022

Sheep Farming - Herds Husbandry, Management System, Reproduction and Improvement of Animal Health

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The Silesian Beskids (Poland), the westernmost part of the Carpathian Mountains is an area with long pastoral tradition. For centuries sheep grazed in clearings located among forested ridges have been an integral part of the mountain landscape and pastoral customs have become essential elements of regional cultural heritage. In the chapter, the history and the current state of pastoralism in the Silesian Beskids are presented. The specific pastoral system developed in the region, based on annual migration of flocks between summer highland and winter lowland pastures is described. Local breeds and specific regional sheep products are depicted. Furthermore, the importance of pastoralism for the environment, landscape and plant biodiversity is analysed and efforts to recover sheep grazing in the mountains after a period of a deep recession caused by social and economic transitions connected with the collapse of the communist system are presented. The approach to restoration of pastoralism is illustrated using a case study of a pastoral centre which combines traditional sheep grazing with cheese production, education and several activities to promote pastoral tradition.

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Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

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Section: Pastoralism In the Silesian Beskids: History And Presentmentioning

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Salachna¹,

Kobiela-Mendrek²,

Kohut³

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“…However, both population growth and increasing commodity production have led to the expansion of agriculture on formerly shared grazing lands. Although the relationship between these two groups of land users in most jurisdictions outside Africa is not prone to widespread violence (Gentle and Thwaites, 2016; Sendyka and Makovicky, 2018), Nigeria’s case is extremely conflictive and tension-soaked.…”

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Transhumant Pastoral Economy and Human Security in Nigeria: Whither Civil Society Organisations?

Nwangwu¹,

Mbah²,

Ike

et al. 2020

Journal of Asian and African Studies

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The limited access to land in most African states has engendered a fierce competition, especially among various agricultural user groups. The two major groups of agricultural land users are transhumant pastoralists and sedentary peasant farmers. The internecine conflict between these agro-user groups has grave implications for human security in Nigeria and beyond. Explanation of the conflict has centred on climate change and environmental security, population growth and urbanisation, and insecurity. However, the transnational character of this conflict, often made possible by relevant regional protocols, has not received adequate scholarly attention. This paper argues that networking of regional bodies and other stakeholders is the panacea for tackling the tension-soaked relationship between these land users.

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Beekeeping and agropastoralism interactions through floral resources in the French Mount Lozère

Gonella,

Leoni,

Mouillard-Lample

et al. 2024

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Beekeeping has faced increasing difficulties during the past decades, among which is the decline in floral resources. Agriculture provides essential floral resources for beekeeping, but some farming practices have also been shown to be responsible for their decline. To provide floral resources for beekeeping, what type of agricultural transformation should be promoted, and how? To answer these questions, we still lack knowledge about the floral resources that are used by beekeeping and about the technical-economic obstacles that farmers face in implementing more favorable farming practices, particularly in agropastoral settings. To help fill these gaps, we develop a novel approach that frames both agropastoral farming and beekeeping as farming systems, by characterizing the beekeeping systems of a given place, the floral resources they use, and the impacts these farming systems have on floral resources. This approach is applied to the agropastoral landscapes of Mount Lozère, southern France, using a methodology based on semi-structured interviews with farmers and beekeepers addressing the agronomical functioning of their farms. We demonstrate that the floral resources used by beekeepers on Mount Lozère are threatened by the current dominant agricultural development paths, which seek to maximize the material productivity of labor. Such paths lead to the intensification of agricultural practices in harvested areas and the extensification of rangelands. These pathways are reinforced by the low remuneration of agropastoral labor and by the current rules of the European Union Common Agricultural Policy. “Frugal” farming, a farming system based on reduced inputs and investments, and labor-intensive practices, namely, a labor-intensive use of pasture, seems an effective way to produce floral resources. Both, agropastoral farmers and beekeepers, would benefit from an increase in the number of agricultural workers in agropastoral landscapes. This calls for public policies that promote a better remuneration of agropastoral labor, either directly or by driving market mechanisms.

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Transhumant pastoralism in Poland: Contemporary challenges

Cited by 12 publications

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The Pastoralism in the Silesian Beskids (South Poland): In the Past and Today

The Pastoralism in the Silesian Beskids (South Poland): In the Past and Today

Transhumant Pastoral Economy and Human Security in Nigeria: Whither Civil Society Organisations?

Beekeeping and agropastoralism interactions through floral resources in the French Mount Lozère

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