Vulnerable Family Business of Brokpa Pastoral Nomad of Arunachal Pradesh, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/prakriti.2026.3.02.01Keywords:
Livelihood, Brokpa, Yak, Family Business, Milk ProductsAbstract
This study investigates the Brokpa, is a small pastoral community situated at Arunachal Pradesh. The livelihood of Brokpa is depending on rearing the yak at Himalayan ranges of Arunachal Pradesh and selling of value added products at lower land. The major value added products are Chhurpi, Churkam, and Churtang prepared from yak milk by natural means and ethnic technologies. However, the community is rapidly declining in terms of their livelihood by decreasing the population of yak, climate threats, and less interest by the young generation. A data set of 120 Yak harder were interviewed in the West Kameng and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh and found that future generation is not interested in this old age livelihood business. This article provides significant knowledge and documentation of shrinking livelihoods of Brokpa and its hardship.
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