Value of Pastoralism (page 10)
Water & fodder availability along animal trade routes in the Horn
The livestock export trade from the Horn of Africa (HoA) to the Middle East is one of the largest export movements and among the oldest and most vibrant cross-border livestock trading systems in the world. A project of FAO seeks to assist pastoralists, traders and exporters to enhance the competitiveness of the trade and to […]
Pastoralism and its future
As part of a project exploring the impact of climate change on food security and livelihoods of small-scale family farmers in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Zimbabwe, IRIN published a “factfile” entitled “Pastoralism and its future” (October 2017). In the drylands, the extreme variations in weather mean that pastoralists have to be highly adaptive and deploy […]
Rangeland’s contribution to household food & income in Uganda
The article “Contribution of rangelands to household food basket and income in a pastoral area in Uganda” by Betty Mbolany et al (Journal of Food Security 4 (3) (2016): 68–75) examines the relationship between the household food basket, income and rangelands in Nakaseke District, Uganda. A survey of 180 households using semi-structured questionnaires revealed that […]
Economic value of camel milk in Borana
As part of a series of reports synthesising the findings of field research by Masters students in Ethiopian universities into the contribution of pastoral production to the national economy, the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) published the Country Report “Economic value of camel milk in pastoralist communities in Ethiopia: findings from Yabello district, […]
Review of “The future of pastoralism”
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) devoted an entire issue of its Scientific and Technical Review (Vol. 35, Issue 2, 2016, 720pp) to the topic of pastoralism – its history, pastoral systems in different parts of the world, recent developments in policy and practice, and opportunities for the future. The editors – Jakob Zinsstag […]