Table 6 Prioritization of economic factors affecting the downturn of traditional livestock husbandry based on Friedman’s test.
Indicator | Mean rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|
The high cost of providing inputs and fodder required for livestock (E4) | 11.12 | 1 |
More economic opportunities and access to well-paying employment opportunities in the city (E1) | 10.60 | 2 |
Low profit from livestock farming in the rangeland (E12) | 8.99 | 3 |
Lack of suitable economic conditions and lack of job opportunities in the village (E13) | 8.84 | 4 |
The absence of government support and limited access to credit facilities (E6) | 8.69 | 5 |
The livestock market experiences frequent fluctuations (E2) | 7.81 | 6 |
Lack of a structured market for selling dairy products (E3) | 7.74 | 7 |
The absence of transformation and packaging industries for agricultural and livestock products (E7) | 6.88 | 8 |
The absence of drought insurance (E8) | 6.30 | 9 |
Poor financial resources of villagers to buy livestock efficiently (E14) | 5.58 | 10 |
Lack of investment and entrepreneurship opportunities and job creation in rangeland and villages (E9) | 5.56 | 11 |
Lack of agricultural land and rangeland (E11) | 4.01 | 12 |
Inequality of city and village facilities and welfare and subsistence services (E10) | 2.24 | 13 |
Low profit from multiple use from rangelands such as beekeeping, exploiting medicinal and industrial plants (E5) | 2.21 | 14 |
