pastoralism

noun

branch of agriculture

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English pastoral Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English pastoralism From pastoral + -ism.

The state of being pastoral.
animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals