The wonders of resting an overgrazed parcel of land
Poorly managed grazing area with biomass stripped to the core Technical solutions to a biophysical problem often fail because of an unconducive socio-economic policy and legislative environment Many Otjiherero-speaking people use livestock farming as a critical livelihood activity and the main use of the land in Omaheke, Otjozondjupa, Erongo and Kunene regions. Traditionally, they used to have permanent homesteads in the main village where they graze for most of the year and other areas identified as cattle post (ozohambo) to which they used to migrate during dry periods of the year. This grazing approach was a very effective and flexible...
