The province's drought-stricken pastoral economy cannot even provide for its small population.
It will soon be an underdeveloped country with a pastoral economy.
From this stemmed a major chemical fertiliser industry, of national importance to the agricultural and pastoral economy.
In the past, rangelands in western China supported a pastoral economy and large wildlife populations.
It also defined the largely pastoral economy, with the first burghs being created from the twelfth century.
During 1974-75 a drought devastated the pastoral economy.
It was an overwhelmingly pastoral economy and wealth was measured in the number of cattle men held.
The pastoral economy meant that hides and leather were readily available.
Presently, there was an attempt to move away from the simple pastoral economy to indoor breeding.
One goal was to dismantle the extensive pastoral economy.