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Mobile pastoralists’ use of ICTs: example in Tanzania
The book Media culture in nomadic communities (2021, Amsterdam University Press, 221pp) by Allison Hahn looks at the role of modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) within nomadic communities, above all, how they use ICTs to gain control over how they are depicted and to express themselves as citizens demanding recognition of their rights. The […]
Ethiopian National Drylands Restoration Strategy
CELEP member PENHA (Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa) has collaborated with CIFOR-ICRAF and Tropenbos International to produce the Ethiopian National Drylands Restoration Strategy (2022, 82pp). Development of this strategy was overseen and endorsed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture and Ethiopian Forestry Development. The strategy addresses four thematic areas: i) integrated […]
Persistence of farmer-herder conflicts in Tanzania
In Kilombero, Kiteto, Rufiji and Kilosa Districts of Tanzania, a study was made of factors that have contributed to persisting conflict between herders and crop farmers. The findings were published by Davis Mwamfupe in the paper “Persistence of farmer-herder conflicts in Tanzania” (2015) in the International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications 5 (2): 339–346. […]
Indigenous weather forecasting by Gujii pastoralists in Ethiopia
The paper “Indigenous weather forecasting among Gujii pastoralists in southern Ethiopia: towards monitoring drought” by Mekuria Guye et al, published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2022), investigates the use of indigenous weather forecasting (IWF) methods by Gujii pastoralists in southern Ethiopia to forecast drought. Data on IWF were collected through household surveys, focus group […]
Impact of national policy processes on pastoralism in Tanzania
The report “A study on the impact of national policies processes on pastoralism in Tanzania” (2007, 37pp) by Edward Porokwa et al from PINGOs (Pastoralists Indigenous Non-Governmental Organisations) Forum examines the implementation of national policies and laws to pastoralists and pastoralism in three pastoral districts – Ngorongoro, Kiteto and Simanjiro – in Arusha and Manyara […]