Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 10)
Sugar estates destroy Bodi pastoralism in Ethiopia
The article “Sugar industrialization and distress selling of livestock among the Bodi pastoralists in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley” by Fana Gebresenbet, published in Pastoralism 11:22 (2021), shows that the Bodi, a small agropastoral community in southern Ethiopia, are experiencing collective impoverishment and are selling their livestock out of distress. This is due to the rapid […]
Impact of resettling Maasai from Olkaria on herd productivity
Projects such as dams, conservancies, and geothermal energy production necessitate the relocation of project-affected persons. Resettlement often causes loss of livelihoods. In 2014, Kenya Electricity Generating Company Limited (KenGen) displaced 155 Maasai pastoralist households to create space for expansion of the existing geothermal electricity generation plants at Olkaria. The pastoralists were moved to an area […]
Alternatives to evicting Maasai from Ngorongoro, Tanzania
The Tanzanian Government is trying to force thousands of Maasai people off the Ngorongoro conservation area through harassment and restrictions, such as banning crop cultivation and limiting access to rivers and rangelands for livestock. This crisis points to an increasing tension between nature conservation and local livelihoods in Africa. But Pablo Manzano and Lucas Yamat […]
Innovations for pastoralists & agropastoralists in African drylands
In the scoping paper “Innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in fragile and conflict-affected areas” (2022, 36pp), Christabell Makokha et al identify 38 innovations for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists in the Horn of Africa and the Sahel. The study was carried out because it had been recognised that, in recurring and protracted humanitarian crises, there were few […]
Maasai women’s empowerment & food security in Tanzania
The article “Women’s empowerment, food security and nutrition of pastoral communities in Tanzania” by Alessandra Galiè et al (2019, published in Global Food Security 23: 125–134) is based on a study of the relationship between Maasai women’s empowerment, household food security, and maternal and child diet diversity (as one indicator of nutrition security) in Tanzania. […]