Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 57)
Getting policy right to strengthen pastoral livelihoods in Kenya
Securing land tenure for pastoralists in Kenya is a major concern for policymakers from pastoral communities. Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) and its partners CEMERIDE (Centre for Minority Rights Development) and PDNK (Pastoralists Development Network of Kenya) met with Members of Parliament (MPs) from pastoral communities. These expressed concern that, because pastoralists are losing large chunks […]
Making rangelands secure: past experiences & future options
Much progress has been made in developing policy and legislation that support recognition of customary rights to land. However, many commons remain highly vulnerable, with land being removed by governments for national parks and large tracts appropriated for commercial agricultural investment. This is particularly true of the rangelands. Policies and legislation still fail to provide […]
Action research challenged myths about the drylands
Back in the 1980s, the drylands were being written off as overexploited wastelands. In 1987, the Drylands Programme of IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) started to bring together researchers and NGOs in the drylands of sub-Saharan African who shared a different view. Through action research, targeted training and a wide range of publications, […]
Money to burn? Costs & benefits of drought responses
A simple economic model was used to compare the aid costs of two approaches to supporting pastoralist households during drought in Ethiopia. One approach was the timely commercial destocking, enabling households to acquire cash through livestock sales to private traders and to use the cash to buy food and inputs to protect key livestock assets. […]
Diverse livelihood pathways in the Horn of Africa
A fundamental shift in thinking is needed about pastoralist livelihoods – recognising innovation and entrepreneurism, not just coping and migration, and cooperation and networking across borders, not just conflict and violence. The Future Agricultures Consortium at the University of Sussex, UK, has brought out a CAADP Policy Brief Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: diverse livelihood […]