Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 26)
CFS43: Understanding mobile pastoralism to prevent conflict
CELEP partner COPACSO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations) from Uganda provided one of the six panellists who spoke at the side event “Pastoralism, conflict, land and food security in Africa in the face of climate change” organised by the FAO Pastoralist Knowledge Hub in October 2016 during the 43rd meeting of the Committee on […]
Pastoral Mobility for Sustainable Livelihood System
In the paper ”Pastoral Mobility for Sustainable Livelihood System” that was presented at the Info Point Belgium by Ken Otieno (Technical Coordinator, Rangelands Initiative Africa Region) the importance of pastoral mobility for a sustainable livelihood was stressed. It addresses the lack of quantitative monitoring data on pastoral mobility and herding behavior. The approach to pastoral empowerment […]
Securing pastoralists’ land-tenure rights
As part of a project to promote sustainable pastoralism, supported by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Véterinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) made a survey of enabling policies and pastoralist practices in several areas of the world, including the Horn of Africa. One output of this study is the article “Securing pastoralists’ land tenure rights” (2016, […]
Sugar manufacturing hunger among herders in Ethiopia
A report from the Oakland Institute Miracle or mirage? Manufacturing hunger and poverty in Ethiopia (2016, 28pp) reveals how large-scale commercial agricultural development schemes have perpetuated cycles of poverty and food insecurity and have marginalised pastoralists, agropastoralists and fishers. The Ethiopian Government aims to make the country one of the largest sugar producers in the world. […]
Improving governance of pastoral lands
In 2012, the Committee on World Food Security endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT). FAO, in collaboration with IUCN, issued a technical guide Improving governance of pastoral lands (2016, 140pp) to provide advice and examples of how to […]