Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 35)
Economic value of camel milk in Borana
As part of a series of reports synthesising the findings of field research by Masters students in Ethiopian universities into the contribution of pastoral production to the national economy, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) published the Country Report “Economic value of camel milk in pastoralist communities in Ethiopia: findings from Yabello district, […]
Review of “The future of pastoralism”
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) devoted an entire issue of its Scientific and Technical Review (Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2016, 720pp) to the topic of pastoralism – its history, pastoral systems in different parts of the world, recent developments in policy and practice, and opportunities for the future. The editors – Jakob Zinsstag […]
Assessing resilience of pastoralist households to drought
The article “Applying the concept of resilience to pastoralist household data” (2017, 18pp, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) by John McPeak and Peter Little explores the concept of resilience applied to rangeland areas in Africa. Reconsidering household data from northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia from a resilience perspective, it shows how different livelihood […]
Herders & wildlife conservation in Laikipia, Kenya
Pastoral systems have long overlapped with wildlife in African rangelands. With growing recognition of the importance of wildlife outside of protected areas, conservation efforts focus increasingly on combining wildlife and livestock keeping, often involving pastoralists. The article “Herders and herdsmen: the remaking of pastoral livelihoods in Laikipia, Kenya” (2017, 11pp, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy […]
Changes in the drylands of Eastern Africa
The Institute for Development Studies (IDS) coordinated research into “Changes in the drylands of Eastern Africa: implications for resilience-strengthening efforts” (2016) commissioned by the DFID East Africa Research Hub to collect and analyse detailed evidence of long-term changes in the drylands and implications for strengthening resilience of pastoral systems. The research covered Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, […]