فهرست مطالب علی نقی گویا

 he aim of this research is to identify the indigenous knowledge of camel husbandry in the territory of Kalkuyee nomads in Masileh plain of Qom province, who have a long history of camel husbandry in this region. The way of obtaining the data is in the field with the continuous presence of the tribes of the Kalkuyee tribe in the form of interview (question and answer), observation, filming and photography during three years. Also, in addition to individual interviews with native camel herders and nomadic experts, group interviews were also used in order to collect data and gain knowledge about the local knowledge of camel herders. The information has been classified based on convergence and divergence. The findings include indigenous knowledge related to naming, marking, the position of camels, characteristics of good camels, and reproduction among nomads of Kalkuyee tribe. The results of the research in the territory of Kalkuyee nomads showed that they have local knowledge and extensive work experience in camel husbandry. From the local knowledge of camel herders, we come to the conclusion that camel herding has long been a traditional and cultural activity with specific regional characteristics, and with camel herding and traditional life,

Owing to premium properties such a transformation of forage with low quantity and quality into high quality dairy and meat products, compromising with arid and semi-arid rangeland and resistance against diseases, camel has basic function in extensive grazing systems. These properties have made camel herding as one of the strategies in sustainable development in natural resources management and sustainable livelihood of local communities. Nevertheless, camel herding is facing various challenges in Iran. This study aimed to strategic analysis of camel herding systems from Kalkooyi nomads and rangeland experts’ viewpoints in Qom Province. In this order, strength, weakness, opportunity and threat factors were identified using semi-structured interview. Then, weighting factors was done through designing and completing questionnaire based on two stakeholders. Data analysis was done using SWOT framework in Microsoft Office Excel. Result showed that the most important internal factors affecting camel herding in strength criteria was positive attitude and the interest and motivation towards camel herding among Kalkooyi nomads and in weakness criteria was shortage in suitable water sources for livestock drinking from both nomads and experts’ viewpoints. Also, between external factors as opportunity criteria, positive attitude of community members towards camel and its products and in threat criteria lack of comprehensive planning and roadmap for camel herding were the most important factors. Strategic position of camel herding was determined as offensive (SO) from nomads’ viewpoint with weights of 3.502 and 3.407, respectively. This position was determined as competitive (WO) from experts’ view point with weights of 2.073 and 2.517, respectively. Since both stakeholders assigned high weights to opportunity factors, the ultimate emphasis is on providing the condition for using opportunities of camel herding as well as strengthening the strengths and reducing the weaknesses. The result of this study helps executive managers and policy makers to plan and adjust camel herding roadmap with providing more information.