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Saeeidi garaghani H, Azarnivand H, Arzani H, Rafiee H. Investigating the role of the local marketing on sustainable livelihoods of ranchers using numerical taxonomy (Case Study: Nomads of Kerman province). مرتع 2018; 12 (1) :89-100
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Using new approaches to identify nomad problems and factors influencing their economy and livelihood have great importance. Trading livestock products in local markets may influence nomad’s economic condition, and assessing the impacts of these markets on sustainable livelihoods of nomads is highly required. Numerical taxonomy method was used to compare and prioritize sustainable livelihoods indicators that can be influenced by the formation and development of local marketing. We collected the experiential knowledge of experienced nomads and experts from the department of natural resources and the nomadic office in Kerman province. Nomads and experts believed that the financial condition and human capital have the higher impacts on the development of local markets than other studied factors. The ranking indicators of sustainable livelihoods of nomads by numerical taxonomy method showed that the employment ratio, accessibility, income from livestock production, diversity of plant species, family labor and labor from outside the family with DL of 0.043, 0.066, 0.079, 0.105, 0.118 and 0.122 had high impacts respectively on the development of local markets. However, the experts believed that family labor, accommodating tourists in nomad’s tents, accessibility, forage quantity, employment ratio, clean water accessibility with DL of 0.058, 0.171, 0.176, 0185, 0.209 and 0.219 had the high impacts on the development of local markets. This study highlights the importance of local markets on the sustainable livelihood of nomads and enhances their economic condition.
Keywords: Local marketing, Sustainable livelihood, Nomads, Rangeland, Numerical taxonomy, Kerman Province.
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Received: 2018/04/27 | Accepted: 2018/04/27 | Published: 2018/04/27
Received: 2018/04/27 | Accepted: 2018/04/27 | Published: 2018/04/27
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