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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 […]
29/11/2013
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LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?
The Rift Valley Institute organised a meeting of the Nairobi Forum for Research, Policy & Local Knowledge in October 2013 about “LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?” The Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) is a flagship project of the Government of Kenya’s Vision 2020. A panel made up of representatives of government, parliament and civil society […]
29/11/2013
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Warming to change? Ethiopian pastoralism & climate policy
A Future Agricultures Working Paper addresses how policy responses to climate change are shaping the agricultural – including pastoral – sector in Ethiopia. Warming to change? Climate policy and agricultural development in Ethiopia (2013) highlights multiple responses, including those under the banner of “green” economic development, with a focus on developing a low-carbon economy by […]
29/11/2013
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Lessons from village land-use planning in Tanzanian rangelands
An Issue Paper released as part of the series “Making Rangelands Secure” – a learning initiative supported by ILC, IFAD, RECONCILE, IUCN-WISP and Procasur – suggests improvements to the village land use planning (VLUP) process in Tanzania in order to better contribute to sustainable rangeland management. Developed by the Sustainable Rangeland Management Project (SRMP), the […]
29/11/2013
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Study of Ethiopian cattle and beef value chains
The ILRI Discussion Paper 23 brings the results of a study of cattle marketing in Ethiopia based on a review of secondary materials, learning from stakeholder consultations and a rapid assessment of market actors. The Study of the Ethiopian live cattle and beef value chain (2013) focused on two of Ethiopia’s major cattle-trading routes – […]
29/11/2013
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Agropastoral field schools build resilience in Uganda
In its series “Best Practices and Lessons Learned”, FAO has published a 25-page report on Supporting communities in building resilience through agropastoral field schools (2013). Building resilience of vulnerable communities to the vagaries of climate change calls for transformative approaches that can organically evolve to suit the dynamic and unique needs of different farming systems. […]