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What works? Impact of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia
An overview of impact assessment and reviews made of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia has been compiled by Feinstein International Center, Tufts University. It was commissioned by the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI) and looks at assessments made in the period 2000-04 (before PLI started) and impact assessments and reviews made under PLI from 2006 onwards. The […]
Pastoralism in Africa: dynamic change at the margins
The book Pastoralism and development in Africa: dynamic change at the margins (2012, 328pp), edited by Andy Catley, Jeremy Lind and Ian Scoones, grew out of the conference “The Future of Pastoralism in Africa” convened in Addis Ababa in March 2011 by IDS (Institute of Development Studies) Futures Agricultures Consortium and Tufts University. The book highlights innovation […]
IFPRI paper on enhancing resilience in the Horn
The 2010-11 drought in the Horn of Africa caused a devastating famine in southern Somalia and raised concerns that pastoralist livelihoods in the Horn are no longer viable. Arguments to sedentarise pastoralists and diversify their livelihoods are countered by advocates for protecting pastoralist livelihoods. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has issued a discussion […]
Livestock largest subsector of Sudan economy
Livestock is by value the largest subsector of Sudan’s domestic economy, larger even than petroleum. The national economy is based on a combination of pastoral and agropastoral livestock production by farming and herding households in almost every region and state, and most of the households depend to some degree on livestock mobility. These findings have […]
Learning from livestock marketing practices in Kenya
A “Learning Route” on Innovative Livestock Marketing from Northern to Eastern Africa was organised by PROCASUR (a Latin American NGO that focuses on South-South learning) in partnership with IFAD from 27 February to 9 March 2012. Participants from various IFAD-supported projects and partners from different countries gathered for an intense journey across various districts and […]