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Livestock marketing politics on Ethiopia-Somaliland border
The crossborder livestock trade (CBLT) between Ethiopia and Somaliland supports many pastoralists and traders, mainly from Somali Region of Ethiopia. The trade has continued for centuries and is now especially vibrant because of the Gulf state markets. The Future Agricultures Working Paper “Jostling for trade: the politics of livestock marketing on the Ethiopia-Somaliland border” (2014, […]
Pastoral livestock trade & growth in Ethiopia
The export of livestock and livestock products from Ethiopia has increased greatly in recent years. Pastoralist areas supply most of the animals for export. The Future Agricultures Policy Brief 72 “Pastoral livestock trade and growth in Ethiopia” (2014, 11pp) argues that, if this supply is to be maintained or increased, specific livestock policy support is […]
Investing in the Horn’s drylands for food security & development
After decades of comparative neglect, the Horn of Africa is experiencing unprecedented investment. Large-scale infrastructure projects now dominate national development plans. They provide an opportunity to reduce long-standing inequalities in provision of public goods and services. However, some investments have widened social differentiation in pastoral areas: a few benefit, but the percentage of poor and […]
Clarifying competition between wildlife & livestock in East Africa
The article in the journal Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2012), “Clarifying competition: the case of wildlife and pastoral livestock in East Africa”, looks at competition in using grazing resources in East Africa. In the literature, the term “competition” related to wildlife and pastoral livestock has been applied to any degree of overlap in habitat […]
Certifying customary land-use rights of Tanzanian pastoralists
Communal lands are central to the livelihoods of many Tanzanians, particularly to pastoralists and hunter-gatherer groups, but numerous factors can threaten the security of these lands remaining “communal” and this, in turn, threatens the livelihoods of many people and cultures. Two civil-society organisations in Tanzania – the Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT) and Maliasili Initiatives […]