Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

  The following are characteristics of commercial livestock farming The animal product is usually for sale for both domestic and foreign markets Commercial ranching leads to the growth of towns that act as slaughtering, processing, and packing centers. Transport network such as roads and railways are set up to link the ranches to towns There is little or no migration. This is because food supplies are permanent or are supplemented by fodder crops. The ranches may be large but the ranchers live on permanent houses the ranches are scientifically managed and high-quality animals are reared through selective breeding and shortage of pastures are supplemented by the cultivation of feedstuffs there is continuous cover of green pastures of either native grasses or resown selected grasses for example alfalfa, Lucerne and clovers  RELATED POSTS 9 CONDITIONS FAVOURING IRRIGATION FARMING IN EGYPT 5 CAUSES OF RURAL-RURAL MIGRATION IN KENYA 10 AIMS OF KILOMBERO VALLEY IRRIGATION SCHEME 4 F...

  Subdividing land into paddocks so as to regulate grazing Setting up demonstration farms to teach farmers new skills and principles of paddock farming Initiating quality breeds to check on the mixing of livestock and survival tactics Provision of water through boreholes, valley dams, water troughs, etc Provision of veterinary services through the mobile animal husbandry staff Establishment of animal facilities like cattle dips, slaughter houses, etc Establishment of Botswana Meat Commission that caters for the quality of livestock and marketing the products A system of disease control fences has been installed to prevent transmission of diseases from one herd to another. RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF...

  Importance of nomadic pastoralism to the economy of KENYA Source of human food with valuable proteins e.g. milk, meat/beef, and blood. It is a source of income to the pastoralists by selling farm products hence improving their standards of living. It is a source of employment e.g. through trade hence providing a livelihood for many people. It is a source of government revenue for setting up roads through taxing livestock transporters and dairy factories. The government earns foreign exchange used for setting up hospitals by exporting animal products e.g. hides and skins. It has helped to diversify the economy of KENYA hence ensuring constant capital inflow and reduced dependency on crop growing. Nomadic pastoralism has provided raw materials for industries that provide jobs e.g. meat packers and the leather tanning industry. It has helped to put idle land into use hence reducing resource wastage Animals are used as beasts of burden e.g. for transport and for pulling ox-plows ...

  Importance of nomadic pastoralism to the economy of MALAWI Source of human food with valuable proteins e.g. milk, meat/beef, and blood. It is a source of income to the pastoralists by selling farm products hence improving their standards of living. It is a source of employment e.g. through trade hence providing a livelihood for many people. It is a source of government revenue for setting up roads through taxing livestock transporters and dairy factories. The government earns foreign exchange used for setting up hospitals by exporting animal products e.g. hides and skins. It has helped to diversify the economy of MALAWI hence ensuring constant capital inflow and reduced dependency on crop growing. Nomadic pastoralism has provided raw materials for industries that provide jobs e.g. meat packers and the leather tanning industry. It has helped to put idle land into use hence reducing resource wastage Animals are used as beasts of burden e.g. for transport and for pulling ox-plow...