Table 1 Strategies slaughterhouses use to cope with calamities in the pastoral areas
| Common calamities | Roles slaughterhouses play to cope with the calamities | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Climate change and frequent drought/famine |
Diversification to by-product value addition Encourage sale and slaughter of animals if drought/famine persists Develop common grazing rangeland resource management |
| 2 | Flooding |
Collective action for infrastructure development, for example, dykes and terraces Develop common grazing land resource management |
| 3 | Conflicts (clan/community clashes) |
Encourage reconciliation Invest in social capital (networks, associations, welfare groups) |
| 4 | Epidemic livestock diseases |
Pre-slaughter inspection Discourage self-treatment of antibiotics |
| 5 | Wild animals’ encroachment/wild plants encroachment (e.g. Prosopis) to grazing lands |
Liaise with relevant government institutions Develop land resource management if a game reserve is around |
| 6 | Wildfires to grazing lands |
Migration Encourage sale and slaughter of animals if pasture becomes unavailable Develop common grazing land resource management |
