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01/09/2023
By: Ann

Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)

19/03/2022
By: Ann

UN declared IYRP in 2026 !

On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations. CELEP – through its member organisation Agrecol Association […]

01/06/2021
By: Ann

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 […]

05/11/2011
By: Ann

Livestock marketing in Kenya and Ethiopia

The last few years have witnessed a renewed interest in the export of live animals and meat from Kenya and Ethiopia. In both cases, the private sector has taken the lead in initiating or advocating for the revival of the export business, prompting the respective governments to pay attention to the potentials of livestock trade. The […]

05/11/2011
By: Ann

Marketing of camels in Ethiopia and beyond

Although pastoralists in Ethiopia are often characterised as unresponsive to market opportunities, the bulk of Ethiopia’s growing formal and informal livestock and meat exports are supplied from pastoralist areas of the country. The report “The Commercialization of Camels in Mid-altitude Ethiopia and Beyond”describes a relatively new trend in pastoralist livestock marketing, being a dynamic response […]

05/11/2011
By: Ann

Are livestock coops in Borana disadvantaging the poor?

01/11/2011
By: Ann

Herders in drought-stricken northern Kenya get first livestock insurance payments

28/09/2011
By: Koen Van Troos

Pastoralism marks a success in EU policy

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