Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 69)
Pastoralists in southern Ethiopia forced off their land for sugar plantations
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports that the Ethiopian Government is forcibly displacing agro-pastoralist communities in the Lower Omo Valley without adequate consultation to make way for state-run sugar plantations. The 73-page report What will happen if hunger comes? contains previously unpublished government maps that show the extensive developments planned for the Omo Valley, including irrigation canals, […]
Range fragmentation impacts on Ethiopian pastoralists’ drought resilience
In-depth studies were commissioned by Save the Children-UK into the impacts of land fragmentation in the rangelands of Somali and Oromia regions of Ethiopia. A key tool used in the research was community resource mapping. This was done in Borana (Oromia Region) across the Golboo traditional grazing zone and in Somali Region across Harshin District. […]
Pastoralist Field Schools in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia
FAO has been working with partners to adapt the popular Farmer Field School approach for work with herders. The 2-pager “Pastoralist Field Schools: discovery-based learning in practice” gives a summary of the approach. Groups of pastoralists learn through observation and experimentation within their own context. PFS revolves around pastoral ecosystem analysis as a basis for […]
How rangeland enclosures in Ethiopia affect the poor
Access to productive rangeland has long been a critical issue for pastoralists in Ethiopia. In November 2011, Feinstein International Center at Tufts University facilitated a review of establishment of rangeland enclosures in Ethiopia, as part of the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI) funded by USAID and involving a consortium of NGOs working with government and other […]
Cash-for-Work and NRM in pastoral Ethiopia
RAIN (Revitalizing Agricultural/Pastoral Incomes and New Markets) is a 3-year project implemented by Mercy Corps and Save the Children UK in parts of Somali and Oromiya Regions in Ethiopia. At mid-term in the project, Mercy Corps and Feinstein International Center of Tufts University reviewed elements related to cash-for-work and natural resource management (NRM) and explored […]