Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 1)
We need pastoralists!
Misereor in collaboration with the League for Pastoral Peoples, DITSL (German Institute for Tropical & Subtropical Agriculture), Foundation for Ecological Security and Welt-Sichten, published a dossier “We need pastoralists” (2026, 20pp) edited by Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser and colleagues in Africa and Asia. It focuses on how herders and crop farmers collaborate to sustain fertile landscapes. An […]
CELEP’s understanding of pastoralism
In 2020–21, initially the CELEP core group and then other CELEP members and partners engaged in intensive discussion to come to a common understanding of pastoralism. This discussion was based on the pastoral development orientation framework that Saverio Krätli developed for MISEREOR. In the 3-pager entitled “Pastoralists turn variability into food”, CELEP’s understanding of pastoralism […]
Pastoral, national & international approaches to humanitarian action
Resilience is an inherent component of pastoral systems but must be adequately supported through effective national and international policies and programmes. However, evidence provided by pastoralists and organisations working with them suggests that international and national humanitarian assistance is rarely provided in ways that are truly helpful for pastoralist communities to protect their livelihoods. The […]
Pastoral land tenure & conservation in Tanzania
Natural resources of the rangelands of northern Tanzania are subject to three competing claims: conservation of wildlife and nature, development to generate revenue for the State, and use for local livelihoods. The report “Pastoral land tenure and community conservation: a case study from north-east Tanzania” (1999, 103pp) by Jim Igoe & Dan Brockington, was published […]
How pastoralist youth learn for improved livelihoods in Ethiopia
A paper prepared by Kaleb Kelemu and colleagues for the 13th International Conference on Education and Development “Learning for sustainable futures: making the connections” focused on “Understanding how rural youth learn knowledge and skills for improved livelihoods: comparing case studies of mixed farming and pastoralist communities in Ethiopia” (14pp). It went beyond the usual focus […]