Climate Change
Animal-based food production systems are believed to have a negative impact on global warming and climate change
The Livestock and Environment debate has historically been a contentious one with varied opinions on whether livestock are beneficial to the environment or are its enemies. As an organisation working closely with livestock rearers this debate in its many manifestations is a critical part of our work.
While industrial animal-based food production systems have been demonstrated to have a negative impact on global warming and climate change, for the world’s poor who rely on livestock for income and food security, the same analysis cannot hold up because of differences in scale and technologies used.
Critical problems confronting sustainable livestock production are climate uncertainty, drought, fodder scarcity and rapid loss of plant and animal biodiversity.
Through research, training programmes, advocacy initiatives and publications we aim to enrich these discourses by introducing empirically-based perspectives from India’s various livestock rearing groups.
Related Projects
Bringing Visibility and Recognition to Women Livestock Farmers and Pastoralists & Their Knowledge.
Location: Maharashtra India Collaboration : Several Partner NGO’s Aim The aim of this project is to document the knowledge which women livestock keepers and pastoralists in Maharashtra have related to livestock rearing systems, livestock produce and processing, livestock breeding and health. This knowledge will be brought out in the form of case studies and detailed … Continue reading “Bringing Visibility and Recognition to Women Livestock Farmers and Pastoralists & Their Knowledge.”
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The HERDING Research Project
Sustainable development for pastoralist women in India: heritage, dignity and adaptations in times of rapid change Anthra is collaborating with the University of Leeds and the Centre for Pastoralism in a study with and for women from Pastoral communities in India India has a wide range of ecosystems that support mobile animal husbandry and is … Continue reading “The HERDING Research Project”
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Pastoralists of Maharashtra and Karnataka
We are closely working with different pastoral groups in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka as part of our larger project to bring visibility to marginalised and invisible livestock rearing communities . In Maharashtra besides the Dhangars we are also closely working with groups such as the Nanda Gawlis, the Melghat Gawlis , the Mathura … Continue reading “Pastoralists of Maharashtra and Karnataka”
MoreLivestock Products and Livestock Markets in Dryland Areas of India: Emerging Changes and Challenges
This study looks specifically at livestock markets and the informal economy. The project maps livestock markets in the states mentioned. In these markets, we will plot the livestock species, breeds, important products and their flows.
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Mobile And Solar
For some years now Anthra has been using mobile phones to reach mobile communities. We send sms’s regularly [attach link] to shepherds and farmers.
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Partnering through Knowledge Sharing: Helping Small Livestock holding Communities emerge from the Shadows
The project addresses problems faced by small livestock owners and migratory pastoral communities who are often invisible and unaccounted for. These include groups like the Dhangar shepherding
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