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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 […]
02/08/2015
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Marketing camels & milk in northern Kenya
A study was made of an emerging peri-urban camel production system in northern Kenya to answer two questions: i) to what extent are camel keepers involved in trading of camels and milk; and ii) to what extent do milk hygiene practices respond to market demands? The findings were published in the article “Assessment of camel […]
02/08/2015
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Animal health education for pastoralists in Tanzania
Through focus group discussions and interviews with pastoralists, extension officers and government veterinarians in south-central Tanzania, livestock disease priorities, access to livestock health services and ways of improving livestock health were studied. The findings were published in the paper “Educating pastoralists and extension officers on diverse livestock diseases in a changing environment in Tanzania” in Pastoralism […]
01/08/2015
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Tanzania Livestock Modernization Initiative
Half of all households in Tanzania keep livestock. The Tanzania Livestock Modernization Initiative is aimed at improving the livelihoods of traditional and small-scale livestock farmers and increasing the contribution of livestock to the national economy. The 40-page report prepared by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development with the support of the International Livestock Research […]
01/08/2015
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Measuring vulnerability of pastoral households in Kenya
Statistical and econometric tools were used to measure households’ vulnerability in pastoral rangelands in the Turkana area of Kenya. In-depth interviews in over 300 households considered 27 socio-economic and biophysical indicators of climate vulnerability and adaptive capacity. The results, published in the article “Measuring household vulnerability to climate-induced stresses in pastoral rangelands of Kenya: implications […]
01/08/2015
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Cross-border mobility of Kenyan & Tanzanian Maasai
Using a recent incident of closing borders to movement of Maasai pastoralists between Kenya and Tanzania, Fiona Flintan reflects on how changes in land use and pressure on land are leading to changes in the traditional practices of reciprocal resource sharing between different groups of livestock-keepers, also across borders. This restriction in mobility of the […]