Pastoral Research & Innovation (page 2)
Benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Kenya
Pastoralist mobility underpins resilience, food security, nutrition, and human and animal health. The USAID Nawiri Longitudinal Study Learning Brief 2 “Mobility matters: the benefits of pastoralist mobility for nutrition in Marsabit and Isiolo Counties, Kenya” (2023, 12pp) by Elizabeth Stites et al presents findings on strategic mobility and its nutritional benefits to pastoralist communities in […]
Comparing GHG emissions from pastoral livestock and wildlife in northern Tanzania
Grazing animals in savannas emit a significant share of global livestock-sourced greenhouse gases (GHGs). Policy guidelines often recommend the abandonment of livestock grazing in vast rangeland areas, which are to be “rewilded” to reduce the assumed potential for GHG emissions and to increase potential sequestration of carbon if grazing is drastically reduced. In the study […]
Participatory ward development planning in dryland Kenya
In the past, pastoralists’ limited participation in government planning processes led to misguided development interventions that undermined livelihoods and increase vulnerability. The brief “Participatory planning in Kenya’ drylands: the Ward Development Planning model” (2023, 12pp) by Claire Bedelian et al of the Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC) programme, describes a bottom-up […]
Women’s camel-milk cooperative resilient to drought in Kenya
Camel milk is popular throughout much of Kenya and Somalia. A women’s community initiative in Isiolo in northern Kenya has set up a cooperative to collect, process and market this product. While the venture faces considerable challenges, including a prolonged drought in the region, the Anolei Women’s Camel Dairy Cooperative is determined to further develop […]
Dynamics of camel milk marketing in Kenya
In order to see how pastoralists deal with the uncertainties of their livelihoods, the paper “High quality, high reliability: the dynamics of camel milk marketing in northern Kenya” (2023) by Michele Nori (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy & Practice 13:9, doi.org/10.1186/s13570-022-00265-1) examines the evolution in camel milk marketing. Camel milk has become a key source […]