Rangeland development in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Ahmed, Jasimuddin Khan, R.
Copyright Year	1988
Abstract	The first attempt at scientific management of rangelands In Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan, was made in 1960. However, the efforts failed to yield good results, and the area, being extremely arid, was declared unsuitable for range Improvement (GOWP 1970). The senior author surveyed the area and prepared another range management project for the area in 1982. Range improvement techniques were designed keeping In view the local ecological conditions. The results obtained so far are very encouraging. The story of failure and success of range Improvements in D. G. Khan Is presented here for the benefit of the readers. Pakistan (Figure 1) is situated between 24° and 370 N latitudes and 610 and 750 E longitudes. The Dera Ghazi Khan (D. G. Khan) district is situated between 28°—25' and 31°—21' N latitudes, and 69° —20' and 70°-51' east longitudes. Agricultural crops can only be cultivated with canal irrigation on 17% of the area. The remaining 83% is used for grazing by livestock. The summers are hot with temperatures soaring to 45° C, whereas, the winter temperatures are mild and
Starting Page	258
Ending Page	262
Page Count	5
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Volume Number	10
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/rangelands/article/download/10972/10245
Language	English
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Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article