Pastoralist Livelihoods & Nutrition (page 56)
Pastoralism & extractive industries in Eastern Africa
At the 2013 CELEP meeting, attention was drawn to the increasing potential of conflict between pastoralists, government agencies and the private sector involved in extractive industries. A current pressing case is the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) Corridor project, a major infrastructure development project that will affect Kenya, South Sudan and Ethiopia. The project’s potential […]
Pastoralist livestock mobility in Sudan
The research report Pastoralism in practice: monitoring livestock mobility in contemporary Sudan highlights the importance of pastoralist livestock mobility for the resilience of pastoralist livelihood systems and for maximising productivity. Herds of camels, sheep and cattle were followed for up to five months in Darfur and Kordofan Regions of Sudan. Using GPS tracking, the study recorded […]
Livestock, livelihoods & disaster response in Sudan
Tufts University and Feinstein International Center have published a 2-part review of emergency livestock interventions in Sudan. Livestock production is a crucial livelihood strategy for farmers and pastoralists throughout Sudan, and contributes to a wider economy linked with livestock marketing, livestock products, fodder, water and support services. Sudan has a long experience of livestock interventions, […]
LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?
The Rift Valley Institute organised a meeting of the Nairobi Forum for Research, Policy & Local Knowledge in October 2013 about “LAPSSET: transformation project or pipe dream?” The Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) is a flagship project of the Government of Kenya’s Vision 2020. A panel made up of representatives of government, parliament and civil society […]
Lessons from village land-use planning in Tanzanian rangelands
An Issue Paper released as part of the series “Making Rangelands Secure” – a learning initiative supported by ILC, IFAD, RECONCILE, IUCN-WISP and Procasur – suggests improvements to the village land use planning (VLUP) process in Tanzania in order to better contribute to sustainable rangeland management. Developed by the Sustainable Rangeland Management Project (SRMP), the […]