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Recent Examples of pastoralism
One 2024 study of ancient DNA tracked the genetic changes in Europe amid major migrations and the transition to farming and pastoralism.
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Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.
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Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years.
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Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
But the report’s recommendations point away from pastoralism.
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Michael Benanav,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Apr. 2024
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Kermit Pattison,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Rather than being constantly on the move, traditional Maasai pastoralism has been more about strategic relocation.
—
Christine Ro,
Forbes,
9 Sep. 2024
For her, this discovery adds to the evidence that nomadic dairy pastoralism has sustained Mongolians for thousands of years.
—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
25 June 2024
But the report’s recommendations point away from pastoralism.
—
Michael Benanav,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastoralism
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Local agriculture can benefit from precision farming, predictive analytics, and resource optimization that increase productivity while lowering costs.
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Yet despite those struggles, South Africa, one of Africa’s leading industrial economies, remains a destination for migrants willing to take low-paying jobs in domestic work, security and agriculture.
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Local agriculture can benefit from precision farming, predictive analytics, and resource optimization that increase productivity while lowering costs.
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Regenerative agriculture is a sustainable farming practice focused on soil health.
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More than a decade and a half later, this sounds like one of the last gasps of the monoculture.
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The death of the monoculture has felt like a foregone conclusion.
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“Pastoralism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastoralism. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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