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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 […]
01/02/2016
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Enclosures in Kenyan drylands transforming land & livelihoods
Dryland livestock production is changing as a result of growing human populations and associated pressure on water and land. The article Enclosures in West Pokot, Kenya: transforming land, livestock and livelihoods in drylands (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice Vol. 5, 2015) is based on both social and natural science research. It looks at […]
31/01/2016
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Strengthening demand-led animal health services in the Horn
The IGAD Livestock Policy Initiative working paper Strengthening demand-led animal health services in pastoral areas of the IGAD region (2009, 19pp) explores the opportunities for improving the quality of animal health services, targeting two key issues: i) improving market access for livestock and livestock products at local, national, regional and international levels; and ii) reducing […]
31/01/2016
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Good practice principles for water and irrigation in the Horn
Based on existing studies and recent reviews by DLCI (Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative for Improved Policy and Practice in the Horn of Africa) and FAO, the brief Good practice principles on planning for water and irrigation for crop agriculture in the drylands of the Horn of Africa (2015, 16pp) provides some principles and lessons […]
31/01/2016
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Continuity & change among Maasai herders in Kenya
In the article Continuity and change within the social-ecological and political landscape of the Maasai Mara, Kenya (published in Pastoralism, 2016), the lens of continuity and change in applied to understand how Maasai herders interpret environmental change. It explores traditional rangeland indicators used by the herders and highlights some forces of change that constrain them […]
12/01/2016
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Income diversification among pastoralists
Income diversification is an increasingly important means for herders to manage risk. The COMESA (Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa) policy brief on Income diversification among pastoralists (2009, 4pp) points out that the proportion of income from nonpastoral sources exceeds 20% for many dryland areas in Eastern and the Horn of Africa – a […]