Pastoralism & Marketing (page 21)
Anolei Women’s Camel Milk Cooperative
In the Greater Isiolo Region of northern Kenya, a self-help group of five Somali women started 15 years ago to sell camel milk to relatives living in town. In the meantime, this group has expanded to 64 members in the Anolei Women’s Camel Milk Cooperative, which buys milk from camel herders and sells it up […]
Making money out of a thorny problem: Prosopis in Ethiopia
In the arid Afar region of Ethiopia, few plants can survive on the low and erratic rainfall. However, one plant that survives and thrives is Prosopis, a thorny tree that was introduced into Ethiopia in the 1970s to stabilise the soil and combat desertification but spread rapidly, eating up over 1.2 million ha of the […]
On the hoof: livestock trade in Darfur, Sudan
Researchers with Feinstein International Center explored what has happened to the livestock trade in the greater Darfur region during nine years of conflict since 2003. Livestock is one of Darfur’s main economic assets and makes a major contribution to Sudan’s national livestock and meat exports. The report On the hoof: livestock trade in Darfur, by […]
Making Rangelands Secure Bulletin 1 (July 2012)
The first quarterly bulletin on “Making Rangelands Secure in East and Horn of Africa” (July 2012) has been issued by the International Land Coalition (ILC). It brings news on, among other things, the “learning route” from Nairobi to Arusha in February 2012, the National Workshop on Pastoral Development held in Ethiopia in March 2012 and […]
Who benefits from livestock exports from the Horn?
Aid donors have invested much in livestock marketing in pastoralist areas of the Horn of Africa for over 30 years. Most recently, this support has included attention to export of live animals and related certification, quarantine and other inputs. It has often been assumed that, in pastoralist areas, a linear and simple relationship exists between […]