Introduction
of TAPAFON/Working Group Activities
Inaugural Address
Welcome Address
Vote of Thanks
High altitude
pastural system in Malakand division (NWFP) —Pakistan: a case study - Sanaullah Khan
and Mukhtar Ahmad
Constraints and interventions for Himalayan alpine pastoral
systems - John Morrison
Management constraints and possible solutions to high altitude
pastoral systems of Pakistan - Muhammad Rafique Sardar
Cattle migration system of Western Bhutan: a case study- Tsering
Gyaltsen and B.N.Bhattarai
Sedentary gaddis of Himachal Pradesh: a system study- Bimal Misri
Range systems study of Ramechap district (Thodung region) of Nepal
- S.M.Pradhan, D.Pariyar, J.R.Adhikari and R.C.Ghimire
Agro—pastoral production systems of high altitude Pastures, upper Kaghan
Valley, NWFP, Pakistan - Muhamrnad Rafique Sardar
Importance and development activities for Sown fodder crops in
Afghanistan - Mir Muhammad Bashir, Olaf Thieme and Sayed Mahmood
Fodder crops and integrated mountain development – Dost Muhammad
International year of mountains (IYM) – 2000 – S.G Reynolds
Participatory appraisal, improvement and management of grassland resources in
Himalayan watersheds – Rajan Kotru
Different aspects of integrated mountain development and the need
to integrate rangeland system studies in context of total production systems in Nepal -
Nanda Prasad Shrestha
Adoption of preliminary oats as a winter fodder in the rice- based
system in Bhutan - Tsering Gyaltsen, Leki Wangchuk,Tasho Uden, Nidup Tshering, Tsewang
Tenzin and Rob Swinkels
Fodder crop production for conservation as winter feed and
technology transfer from Pakistan to N.W. China and North Vietnam - Dost Muhammad
Important aspects of technology developed for the improvement of
rangeland production systems - Nanda Prasad Shrestha
Willow (Salix babylonica) fodder tree for the temperate: an
experience from Bhutan - K.Wangdi and W.Roder
Possible solution to reducing the existing problems in high
altitude region of Himalayan sector – S.M. Pradhan
Improvement of sub-alpine and alpine Himalayan pastures - Bimal
Misri
Production potential and nutritive values of winter season fodder
on irrigated farms: an approach to integration of pastures and farm lands - Tahir Sajjad
Country range systems studies: final conclusions – John
Morrison
Information on the internet, the FAO grassland group homepage,
linkages, species index, working group bulletin board, CD-ROM,publications and country
pasture/forage resource profiles – S.G.Reynolds
Main issues and constraints in high altitude grazing systems in
Himalaya
Recommendations for actions required in high altitude pasture
areas of temperate Asia
Closing Remarks – S.G. Reynolds
Appendix - I: List of
the participants
Appendix - II: Programme