RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT OF RANGELANDS

Pasture lands are major landuse systems in arid and semi-arid regions. These rangelands are being over-exploited due to increased livestock pressure leading to rapid depletion of natural vegetation. Immediate m easures are, therefore, required for developing adequate location-spec ific management strategies for their rehabilitation and improvement in order to have sustained production. Some areas of research that need priority attention are focused.