Value of Pastoralism (page 13)

Reviving the Ankole Longhorns of Uganda

Ankole Longhorn cattle-keepers in Uganda were supported by the Uganda chapter of the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) and the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Development (LPP) in documenting the significance of their cattle, with a focus on their multiple uses. For this, they used an approach developed by […]

Pastoralism pays: evidence from the Horn

In a Briefing from CELEP member IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) entitled “Pastoralism pays: new evidence from the Horn of Africa” (2015), Caroline King-Okumu, Oliver Wasonga and Eshetu Yimer have summarised findings from field studies on pastoralism by university students. As competition for land and water resources intensifies, there is a need to […]

Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya

Kenyan researchers have explored the potential of camel milk to alleviate food insecurity of pastoral communities in northern Kenya. They studied the contribution of camel milk to pastoral household food baskets and incomes in Isiolo County in the Upper Eastern Region. Their findings, published in 2015 in the article “Role of camel milk in pastoral […]

Pastoralism: a media handbook for Uganda

In early 2015, the CELEP partner organisation COPASCO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations) brought out a media handbook on Pastoralism (24 pp). It is meant to provide a quick reference guide that can be used by journalists and other media practitioners to help influence perceptions, policy and practice related to pastoralism among Ugandan policymakers and […]

The (forgotten) value of pastoralism

The 2-page information sheet on “The (forgotten) value of pastoralism“, with recommendations to the European Union, was compiled by Inge Barmentlo, CELEP focal point at Cordaid, in 2011.

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