Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 50)
Changes in property rights among the Afar in Ethiopia
In three districts in Afar of northeastern Ethiopia, traditional land-use arrangements among pastoralists, changes in pastoral customary rights and resource-based conflicts among various pastoral groups were studied. The results showed that the state is the biggest actor behind changes in property rights, especially in better-endowed areas. The state-driven changes have led to increasing conflicts between […]
Pastoral land in southern Ethiopa up for grabs
The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development commissioned a survey of the “best investment opportunity“ in South Omo in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (SNNP) Region. All four districts surveyed are (agro-)pastoral areas. Maps and a very brief description of the investment areas can be found here: South Omo Investment Area. The date […]
Land tenure issues in the Horn
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) held a conference in 1997 on “Pastoral Land Tenure Issues in the Horn of Africa”. The abstracts of presentations on land tenure in Ethiopia generally, Somali and Afar Regions of Ethiopia, in Sahil and Barka Provinces in Eritrea and in Eastern and Western Sudan […]
Challenges to pastoralism under the new Kenyan constitution
The 10th Kenya Pastoralists’ Week (KPW) was held in December 2012 in Isiolo County under the banner “Empowering pastoralists to participate in values-driven leadership”. This annual event is organised by a team composed of the Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), the Pastoral Development Network for Kenya (PDNK), the Kenya Livestock Marketing Council (KLMC), the Resource […]
Pastoralism: a critical asset for food security
Animal Frontiers, a review magazine on animal agriculture, has published a special issue on the contribution of animal production to global food security. One of the articles, “Pastoralism: a critical asset for food security under global climate change”, examines the role that pastoralism plays in relation to food security, particularly in the face of increased […]