Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 14)
Irish Aid support to pastoralism in Tanzania 2007–16
This “Review of Irish Aid support to pastoralism in Tanzania” (2016, 86pp) in the period 2007–16 was based on reports and evaluations of the Pastoralist Basket Fund Programme (PBFP) and the subsequent Pastoralist Programme. Achievements included increased pastoralist CSO capacity, greater general awareness on pastoralism as a way of life, better service delivery for pastoralists […]
Cross-border activities for livelihood security in the Horn of Africa
Pastoralist communities have long carried out a wide range of cross-border activities to protect their livelihoods and livestock production systems in order to cope with the recurrent climatic variations typical of dryland environments. However, there is limited understanding of the nature, magnitude and value of these cross-border livelihood activities in the Horn of Africa. National […]
Livestock and human nutrition
The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards (LEGS) commissioned a discussion paper “Livestock and Nutrition” (2020, 14pp) by Kate Sadler that reviewed key issues relating to human nutrition in the context of livestock-based emergency interventions. The literature review gave particular attention to: i) the contribution of livestock to household nutrition; ii) the impact of emergencies on […]
CELEP webinar on “Pastoralism and food security & nutrition”
On 15 December 2020, CELEP member Concern Worldwide organised a webinar on “How pastoralism adds to food security and nutrition”. The aim was to provide an overview of the critical linkages between livestock production and human nutrition outcomes in pastoral contexts. The speakers were: Regine Kopplow, Senior Adviser for Food and Nutrition Security and leader […]
IGAD transhumance protocol endorsed
In November 2020, the Council of agriculture ministers from the eight Members States (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) endorsed a protocol on transhumance to facilitate cross-border movement of pastoralists and their herds. The process of drawing up the protocol was informed by the African […]