The World Herders Council will hold its next annual conference in India at the National Dairy Development Board, Anand Gujarat and Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan, Sadri, Rajasthan in November 2002.
In order to build a forum of India’s pastoral and herders groups in order to prepare the ground for the first World Herders Council meeting in India, the Indian section of WHC is planning to organize a three-day preparatory meeting for Indian pastoralists and herders and representatives of pastoral organizations. The objective of the this meeting is to better understand and analyse the problems experienced by herders and pastoralists, especially with respect to grazing and their resource base, and to discuss possible strategies for influencing policy makers. The realization that they all share common problems, particularly with respect to their traditional grazing rights, is expected to galvanize the different groups into one common forum. The meeting is tentatively scheduled on March 22-23, 2002.

Venue: Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan, Ambedkar Nagar, Desuri Road, Sadri, Dist. Pali 306702, Rajasthan.
Telephone: 02934-85086, Email: lpps@sify.com or wmkwarsi@yahoo.com

Address and Contact Person: W.M.K.Warsi, World Herders Council (India section), C/o Lokhit Pashu Palak Sansthan, Ambedkar Nagar, Desuri Road, Sadri - 306702, Rajasthan.
Telephone: 02934-85086 Email: lpps@sify.com or wmkwarsi@yahoo.com

Tentative Agenda

• Pastoral communities in the world.
• Pastoral communities in India.
• Livestock species reared by pastoral communities.
• Problems of pastoral communities.
• Livestock Revolution.
• Status of pastoral communities.
• Lifestyle of pastoral communities.
• Field visits.
• Discussions on:
• Differences and similarities among different pastoral communities.
• Lessons learnt.
• Presentations
• Success stories