Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 27)
Risk, resilience and pastoralist mobility in Sudan
As livestock becomes increasingly recognised for its significant contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and exports, the report Risk, resilience and pastoralist mobility (2016, 88pp) published by the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University investigates the practice of pastoralism in Sudan. The authors delineate migration patterns, rationales and market strategies, and offer recommendations for policymakers and […]
CELEP at IRC2016: Pastoralists in a high-tech world
In July 2016, the 10th International Rangeland Congress (IRC) was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, in the Canadian prairies and was attended by several CELEP members. The IRC2016 theme was “The Future Management of Grazing and Wild Lands in a High-Tech World”. A keynote presentation was made on behalf of CELEP “Pastoralists in the 21st century: […]
Revitalised pastoral livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda
The report A better balance: revitalized pastoral livelihoods in Karamoja, Uganda (2106, 60pp) reviews the state of animal-based livelihoods in the Karamoja area of northeastern Uganda and examines how animal ownership affects a household’s ability to weather shocks. The report shows that animal-based livelihoods appear to be rebounding in some areas, after years of significant […]
Government-driven development and pastoralism in the Horn
The Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University Ethiopia, produced a 444-page book entitled The intricate road to development: government development strategies in the pastoral areas of the Horn of Africa (2015). It contains 13 chapters by Eastern African authors about pastoralism as a livelihood strategy and a system of mobile livestock […]
Review of FAO’s & IFAD’s engagement in pastoral development
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) mandated a joint evaluation of their projects related to pastoral development. The report FAO’s and IFAD’s engagement in pastoral development: joint evaluation synthesis (2016, 115pp) reviews 194 projects somehow related to pastoralism that were formulated in 2003–13 […]