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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 […]
18/09/2016
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Diversifying beyond livestock in northern Kenya
The article “Are there options outside livestock economy? Diversification among households of northern Kenya” published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016 6:3 DOI: 10.1186/s13570-016-0050-4) looks at whether income diversification helps build resilience of pastoral families. The study applied the Sustainable Livelihood Approach to identify the determinants of diversification among 662 pastoral households in Turkana […]
16/09/2016
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Terminology: grazing lands & grazing animals
The Forage and Grassland Foundation (USA), the International Grassland Congress and the International Rangeland Congress jointly compiled an International terminology for grazing lands and grazing animals (2011) that brings a consensus about terms and definitions so as to ensure clear international communication regarding grazing lands and grazing animals. The terms refer to both domesticated and […]
16/09/2016
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Literature review on pastoralism in Karamoja
The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) funded by USAID published a review of recent literature on “Livestock on Karamoja” (2016, 35pp). It covers publications from the past five years and synthesizes the main issues confronting pastoralists and agropastoralists in northeastern Uganda, focusing on veterinary services, water and livestock marketing. It includes a section on policy […]
02/09/2016
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Risk, resilience and pastoralist mobility in Sudan
As livestock becomes increasingly recognised for its significant contribution to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and exports, the report Risk, resilience and pastoralist mobility (2016, 88pp) published by the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University investigates the practice of pastoralism in Sudan. The authors delineate migration patterns, rationales and market strategies, and offer recommendations for policymakers and […]
11/08/2016
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