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Pathways to resilience in pastoralist areas
Across the Horn of Africa, pastoralist areas have been persistent and difficult challenges for governments and for development and humanitarian agencies. Although often viewed as physically remote, universally poor and subject to droughts and conflicts, these areas can also be economic hubs, with substantial livestock trade networks to local markets and crossing borders to neighbouring […]
Pastoralism under threat by SAGCOT in Tanzania
CELEP member Terra Nuova (Italy) combined forces with the CELEP core group and the campaign Hands on the Land for Food Sovereignty to bring out the policy brief “Pastoralism under threat: human rights violations in the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania” (2017, 12pp). This brief addresses the livelihood implications of global trends in agricultural […]
Research report: Land rights of pastoralist women in Tanzania
The first in a new series of Research Reports published by the International Rangelands Initiative of the International Land Coalition (ILCA) is “Securing pastoral women’s land rights in Tanzania” (2017, 62pp) by Elizabeth Daley and Naseku Kisambu. It is based on a study supported by ILC’s Woman & Land Program in Chemba and Kiteto Districts […]
Pokot in Kenya intensify production through agropastoralism
Land-use and livelihood patterns among Eastern African pastoralists have undergone dramatic change in recent decades, as illustrated by the dynamics in East Pokot. The article “Agricultural change at the margins: adaptation and intensification in a Kenyan dryland” by Clemens Greinera & Innocent Mwakab, published in 2016 in the Journal of Eastern African Studies 10 (1): […]
Sustainable pastoralism & rangelands in Africa
The FAO Regional Office for Africa brought out a special edition of the Nature & Faune journal (Vol. 31, No. 2) on “Sustainable pastoralism and rangelands in Africa” (2017, 74pp), edited by Ndiaga Gueye. The 16 articles cover diverse aspects of pastoralism and rangeland management in Africa, including a review of issues, challenges and practices; […]