Fischerei und Viehzucht

Abstrakt

Socio Economic Status and Associated Constraints of Camel Production in Desert Thal Punjab, Pakistan

Faraz A, Waheed A, Mirza RH, Ishaq HM and Tariq MM

This study was undertaken in Mankera tahsil of district Bhakkar to evaluate the socio economics and associated constraints which affect camel production. A questionnaire was developed and used to collect the information from a total of 100 farmers by interview using a single-visit-multiple-subject diagnostic survey. The living status of camel herders/pastoralists has been improved. Camel plays an indispensible role in the socio economic importance of the nomads in study area. Livestock and dairy development department and local NGO’s should realize and take into consideration the camel importance and the prevalent constraints in the study area in order to improve the camel production.