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01/09/2023
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Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
19/03/2022
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UN declared IYRP in 2026 !
On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations. CELEP – through its member organisation Agrecol Association […]
01/06/2021
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Pastoralism is the future – animated video
Man-made climate change is creating conditions on our planet that are increasingly characterised by variability and unpredictability. Pastoralists use variability to their advantage. Their production systems guide us to a sustainable future. Find out how they do it in this 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
14/10/2020
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Informal milk markets in Kenya, Tanzania & India
This report “Informal milk markets in Kenya, Tanzania and Assam (India): an overview of their status, policy context and opportunities for policy innovation to improve health and safety“(2020, 34pp) reviews the situation of informal milk markets in three countries to better understand the opportunities for policy innovation to work with informal milk sellers to improve […]
02/10/2020
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UN Committee on Agriculture approves IYRP
01/10/2020
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Changes in female circumcision among Kenyan Maasai
The study “At the intersection of place, gender and ethnicity: changes in female circumcision among Kenyan Maasai” by Hannelore van Bavel (published 2020 in Gender, Place & Culture 27 (8): 1071–1092, DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2019.1615415) describes changes in the practice of female circumcision among the Maasai community of Loita Hills, Kenya. It highlights the importance of place […]
23/09/2020
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New promotional website for IYRP !
23/07/2020
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Nutritional quality of Kenyan pastoral deep-fried goat meat
Pastoralist communities traditionally deep-fry meat for a unique taste and exceptional shelf-stability. These meat products serve as nutrient-dense snacks with high satiety, making them very suitable for the mobile lifestyle of pastoralists. A study on “Processing variations, nutritional and sensory quality of ethnic deep-fried meats from Kenyan pastoral communities” by Josphat Njenga Gichure et al […]