Pastoralism & Marketing (page 18)
Town camels and milk villages in Somali Region, Ethiopia
The growth of small towns in Somali Region of Ethiopia has led pastoralists to seek ties to important new markets. Camels are the most important signifier of wealth and determinant of status in the community; their milk has been mostly used for domestic purposes. In Gode town, one pastoralist struck on an idea to market […]
Evidence on reducing disaster risk and adapting to climate change
The research report “Livelihoods at the limit: reducing the risk of disasters and adapting to climate change”, a collaboration between Save the Children and the Food Economy Group, has drawn evidence from the Household Economy Analysis database (www.heawebsite.org) to respond to four questions relevant to disaster risk reduction: Which single shock has the most damaging […]
Keekenyokie: adding value to Maasai beef
Pastoralism in Kenya is suited for arid and semiarid environments and has a vital role to play in the sustainability of these dryland ecosystems. This is argued in the case study “Keekenyokie: adding value to Maasai beef” about the Keekonyokie slaughterhouse and meat conservation enterprise of the Maasai pastoralists in Kajiado in the Rift Valley […]
Livestock Data Innovation in Africa
The Livestock Data Innovation Project works with national governments and institutes in developing methodologies for identifying, collecting and analysing livestock data in three pilot countries: Uganda, Tanzania and Niger. It has helped identify key livestock indicators and related data to foster pro-poor investment and policy formulation. The project consists of three components: 1) Collecting and analysing household […]
Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoralists in Ethiopia
The Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) project worked on the Borana Plateau of southern Ethiopia from 2000 to 2009. It used participatory methods to learn about development needs and apply the knowledge gained to benefit local communities. The report “Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoral and agro-pastoral people”, published by the Ethiopian Society for Animal Production […]