Table 2. Pastoral production in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia (FAO 1997, Thornton et al. 2002).
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Countries |
Location |
Permanent pasture (km) |
% of total land area |
Major pastoral ethnicity |
Pastoralists’ population |
% of all agricultural population |
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Kazakhstan |
Central Asia |
1,851,000 |
69 |
Kazakhs |
4,700,000 |
68 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Central Asia |
93,650 |
49 |
Kyrgyz |
256,000 |
7 |
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Uzbekistan |
Central Asia |
222,190 |
52 |
Uzbeks |
1,478,000 |
6 |
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Mongolia |
East and Central Asia |
1,293,000 |
83 |
Mongol |
2,051,000 |
84 |
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