Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 41)
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 […]
Remote sensing & indigenous knowledge of grazing conditions in Karamoja
Low-input pastoral systems provide up to 90% of livestock and livestock products consumed in Uganda. However, pastoralist communities find it increasingly difficult to meet the forage needs of their livestock, a situation exacerbated by climatic variability. A study on “Drivers of forage availability: an integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja sub-region, […]
How Kenya Borana pastoralists forecast climate variation
The paper “The use of indigenous climate forecasting methods by the pastoralists of Northern Kenya” (Anastasia Kagunyu et al, 2016, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) focuses on the early-warning signs of climate variation used by the Borana community of Isiolo County, Kenya. A study was made of how the Borana predict the onset of […]
Securing pastoralists’ land-tenure rights
As part of a project to promote sustainable pastoralism, supported by IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), Véterinaires Sans Frontières (VSF) made a survey of enabling policies and pastoralist practices in several areas of the world, including the Horn of Africa. One output of this study is the article “Securing pastoralists’ land tenure rights” (2016, […]