Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 50)
Unfolding pastoralism in Uganda
The Uganda Land Alliance has brought out a special issue of its newsletter (December 2012) entitled “Unfolding Pastoralism”. It includes articles on community-based animal healthcare services, laws related to pastoralism in Uganda, community consultations on the Uganda rangelands policy, securing land rights of the Karamajong and the empowerment of women in pastoralist communities. One article […]
Capitalising on pastoralism to feed people
CELEP has co-issued a policy brief “Capitalising on pastoralism to feed people” together with the League for Pastoral Peoples (LPP), the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), the Local Livestock for Empowerment (LIFE) network, the Rainfed Livestock Network (RLN), the Endogenous Livestock Development (ELD) network and the World Alliance of Mobile Indigenous Peoples (WAMIP). […]
Foreign investment in pastoral areas of Ethiopia and the Sudans
In a 2012 Briefing Paper from Chatham House (UK) “Peace, bread and land: agricultural investments in Ethiopia and the Sudans”, foreign investment in land is analysed within the historical political and economic context of the Horn of Africa. The main focus is on Ethiopia, where the paper points to significant foreign investment in land by […]
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 […]