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Changes in pastoral resources in eastern Sudan
The pastoral resources in eastern Sudan are changing under the combined impact of increasing anthropogenic activities such as clearance of natural vegetation and the effect of state policies that favour crop farming against pastoralism. The article “Monitoring changes in pastoral resources in eastern Sudan: a synthesis of remote sensing and local knowledge” by Hussein Sulieman and […]
Borana pastoralists’ indigenous climate-forecasting methods
The paper “The use of indigenous climate forecasting methods by the pastoralists of Northern Kenya”, by Anastasia Kagunyu et al, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2016), focuses on the early-warning signs of climate variation used by Borana pastoralists in Isiolo County to predict the onset of rainfall, floods and droughts – and the […]
Water development in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas
The report Water development in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas: a synthesis of existing knowledge and experience (2012, 55pp) published by Save the Children USA and ODI (Overseas Development Institute) looks at water development undertaken in Ethiopia by government, NGOs, development partners and pastoralists themselves. The report maps the institutions, policies, programmes and activities of different actors, […]
How Pokot agropastoralists manage pasture enclosures
Livestock-keepers in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa are increasingly enclosing pieces of rangeland. The study “Characterization of enclosure management regimes and factors influencing their choice among agropastoralists in North-Western Kenya” (by John Wairore et al, published in 2015 in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) was carried out in Chepareria Ward in West Pokot County. […]
Euphorbia as drought feed for camels in northern Kenya
The article “The emergence of Euphorbia tirucalli as drought feed for camels in northern Kenya” (by Kagunyu & Wanjohi, published in 2015 in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) is based on a study carried out in Isiolo County in northern Kenya among Borana pastoralists. It looked into the supplementary feeds used by the Borana for […]