Pastoralism & Services (page 20)
What futures for dropouts from pastoralism?
According to a study of pastoral dropouts commissioned by USAID and Care-Ethiopia, addressing poverty in pastoral areas revolves around two key elements. Firstly, pastoral production should be improved and supported, not replaced, in the case of those people with the skills and interest to continue this form of livelihood so well adapted to the drylands. Secondly, […]
Pastoralist Field Schools in Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia
FAO has been working with partners to adapt the popular Farmer Field School approach for work with herders. The 2-pager “Pastoralist Field Schools: discovery-based learning in practice” gives a summary of the approach. Groups of pastoralists learn through observation and experimentation within their own context. PFS revolves around pastoral ecosystem analysis as a basis for […]
Good practices in disaster risk reduction in the Horn
REGLAP (Regional Learning and Advocacy Programme for Vulnerable Dryland Communities) has issued a second collection of good-practice examples in drought cycle management in the Horn of Africa. Disaster Risk Reduction in the Drylands of the Horn of Africa – Edition 2 – contains 52 pages on experiences in responding to drought, building resilient livelihoods and working […]
Strengthening voices: Tanzanian pastoralists shape their future
Patterns and intensity of rainfall are changing and the seasons are becoming more unpredictable in the drylands of Tanzania, as is happening throughout the drylands in East Africa. Pastoralism provides over 90% of the meat and milk products consumed in Tanzania. Pastoralists make productive use of the scattered and changing resources in the dryland ecosystems, […]
Pastoral women transform poor communities in Ethiopia
Capacity building helps pastoral women transform impoverished communities in Ethiopia Poverty, drought, and hunger devastate people on Africa’s rangelands. An action-oriented approach was used 2000-2004 to build capacity among thousands of pastoralists to diversify livelihoods, improve living standards and enhance livestock marketing. The process included collective action, microfinance and participatory education. Poor women previously burdened […]