Pastoralism & Services (page 13)
Literature review on pastoralism in Karamoja
The Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU) funded by USAID published a review of recent literature on “Livestock on Karamoja” (2016, 35pp). It covers publications from the past five years and synthesizes the main issues confronting pastoralists and agropastoralists in northeastern Uganda, focusing on veterinary services, water and livestock marketing. It includes a section on policy […]
Water development in communal rangelands of northern Kenya
At the International Rangeland Congress in July 2016 in Saskatoon, Canada, a presentation on “Promoting resilience by influencing water infrastructure development in community managed rangelands of Northern Kenya” was made by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in the session on “Rangeland Goods and Services”. This highlighted the challenges, key issues and achievements of […]
CapEx on supporting pastoral development in Africa
In 2015, the Pastoralism subgroup of the Agriculture and Food Security Network of SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) worked through a process of “Capitalisation of Experiences in Supporting Pastoral Development – Addressing Vulnerabilities of Pastoralist Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa”. The final products of this CapEx process included nine briefs written by SDC Programme Officers (see […]
Review of FAO’s & IFAD’s engagement in pastoral development
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) mandated a joint evaluation of their projects related to pastoral development. The report FAO’s and IFAD’s engagement in pastoral development: joint evaluation synthesis (2016, 115pp) reviews 194 projects somehow related to pastoralism that were formulated in 2003–13 […]
Impacts of index-based livestock insurance in Ethiopia & Kenya
Development institutions have invested millions in developing and piloting index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) because they see large potential benefits for reducing risk for rural households in developing countries, especially in arid and semiarid areas. An IBLI scheme was launched in Eastern Africa in 2010. The Index Insurance Innovation Initiative (University of California Davis) seeks to […]