Livestock Production is the biggest land use in Northern Areas. There is a great variety of rangelands including foot-hill ranges, dry temperate ranges and alpine pastures. In cultivated fields shaftal, Lucerne, aftermath of agricultural crops, fodder trees and leaf fall of fruit trees are important sources of livestock feed. The availability of winter feed is a limiting factor in the production of livestock. In Northern Areas 100,125 metric tonnes of air dry feed is available annually against a requirement of 1,212,439 metric tonnes. The harvesting and storage practices are faulty. Soil erosion is common on steep slopes. Scare scientific data is available and no organization for the management of rangelands exists. The livestock breeds, disease control and marking are primitive. The important recommendations given include comprehensive survey, formation of grazing cooperatives, preparation of range management plans, chopping of maize stalks, harvesting of grass at boot stage, seeding and planting of desirable adaptable species, soil and water conservation, range suitability classification, crossing local cattle with yak, preventive medication, increasing off takes and extension practices.