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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 […]
30/09/2018
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Livestock by-products in Somaliland bring income for vulnerable groups
Livestock and livestock product exports are the main sources of foreign currency earning in Somaliland. Adding value to the livestock products provides additional income. The paper “An assessment of the livestock by-products value chains in Somaliland: the case of bones and tallow” by Nadhem Mtimet et al (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2018 […]
29/09/2018
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Gender differences among Afar pastoralists in vulnerability to climate change
Researchers at Mekelle University, Ethiopia, investigated factors that determine the level of vulnerability to climate change and adaptive capacity among Afar men and women pastoralists. The results are reported in the article “Traditional gender inequalities limit pastoral women’s opportunities for adaptation to climate change: evidence from the Afar pastoralists of Ethiopia” (Pastoralism: Research, Policy and […]
20/09/2018
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CELEP at Tropentag 2018 in Ghent, Belgium
09/09/2018
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Community-based Animal Health Workers: VSF policy brief
In 2017, VSF (Vétérinaires Sans Frontières) International was involved in a study in 19 countries – including Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda in Eastern Africa – to analyse how animal health systems are organised. The study revealed that there are not enough qualified veterinarians to provide animal health services at local level. […]
05/09/2018
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