Pastoralism, Mobility & Land Tenure (page 4)
Community solutions to insecurity on Uganda–Kenya border
In the Karamoja and Turkana borderlands of Uganda and Kenya, there is widespread violence including armed robbery, rape and human rights abuses. The 4-page Policy Briefing “Community solutions to insecurity along the Uganda–Kenya border” (2023) highlights how different insecurities reinforce each other in ways aggravated by the international border. It stresses the need for fulfilment […]
Drought frequency, conservancies & pastoralist wellbeing in Kenya
Portions of group ranches in northern Kenya communally held by pastoralists were removed from grazing to support wildlife and encourage tourism. These community-based conservancies (CBCs) were designed to benefit CBC members through regular payments, possible wages, improved security, etc. For the article “Drought frequency, conservancies, and pastoral household well-being” published in Ecology and Society 29(1):27 […]
Benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Kenya
Pastoralist mobility underpins resilience, food security, nutrition, and human and animal health. The USAID Nawiri Longitudinal Study Learning Brief 2 “Mobility matters: the benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya” (2023, 12pp) by Elizabeth Stites et al presents findings on strategic mobility and its nutritional benefits to pastoralist communities in […]
Policy to avoid conflict between herders & crop farmers in Tanzania
The brief (9-page) article “Analysis of silence in policy on farmers-pastoralists conflict in the hotspot districts of Tanzania” by Parit Saruni, published in Academia Letters (2021, Article 4125, https://doi.org/10.20935/AL4125) reviews various policies, acts and strategies affecting the coexistence of farmers and pastoralists in Tanzania. The review is guided by the belief that pastoralism is not […]
Large-scale irrigation can destroy Kenya’s pastoralism
There is much talk about investing in irrigation in Kenya’s drylands, with the idea of greening the “desert”, boosting food production and creating new livelihoods. In the article “Why irrigation needs to think smaller to save Kenyan pastoralism” published in The New Humanitarian (28 February 2024), Ian Scoones and Hussein Wario caution that large-scale irrigation […]