Grass and ground dwelling beetle community responses to holistic and wildlife grazing management using a cross-fence comparison in Western Kalahari rangeland, Namibia
Researchers compared the impact of Holistic Management to wildlife grazing on grass and ground-dwelling beetle species diversity on neighboring farms in Namibian rangeland, finding the holistically managed livestock operation demonstrated greater species richness and biodiversity for both vegetation and beetle populations.
Going Beyond Best Practice in the Kalahari Bushveld Savannah: A Case study of Brahman Botswana on farm Oasis
This 2010 case study follows the 18,832-hectare farm named Oasis in western Botswana near the border of Namibia. Dwindling carrying capacity of the land led them to attend a Holistic Management course in 1986, with small changes implemented in 1988 and a more substantial buy-in occurring in 1999. By boosting the carrying capacity of the […]
The Efficiency of Low Input: A Case Study
This 2010 case study follows the 9,500-hectare Farm Springbockvley in Namibia that receives an average of 250mm of annual rainfall. Between 1989 and 2010, their flerd (a combined flock of sheep and herd of cattle) grew from 250 Simmentaler cattle and 3000 Karakul sheep to about 700 Nguni cattle and 5000 Damara sheep, with an average of 15 animals per hectare. They have maintained a continually increased carrying capacity even in years where less than a third of the average rainfall was recorded.
