Value of Pastoralism (page 13)
The path to greener pastures
CELEP partner Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International has brought out a technical brief The path to greener pastures: pastoralism – the backbone of the world’s drylands (2016, 20pp) that looks at the factors impeding development in pastoralist regions and suggests ways to improve pastoralist livelihoods. It is organised around the “community capitals” framework, which combines two […]
Industrial meat production vs pastoralism
In a policy brief issued by the Centre for Environment and Development (CDE) of Bern University – Sustainable livestock production? Industrial agriculture versus pastoralism (2015, 6pp) – industrialised meat production is compared with mobile pastoralism. The former is described as wasteful and energy-intensive; it claims excessive shares of land and crops that could be eaten […]
Rangelands contribute to Ugandan economy
A poster entitled “The contribution of rangelands to the economy of Uganda”, submitted by the CELEP partner organisation COPASCO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations), was presented at the workshop “Multifunctionality of pastoralism” that was held immediately before the International Rangeland Congress 2016 in Saskatoon, Canada. The poster documents the multiple functions of the rangelands […]
Reviving the Ankole Longhorns of Uganda
Ankole Longhorn cattle-keepers in Uganda were supported by the Uganda chapter of the Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa (PENHA) and the League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Development (LPP) in documenting the significance of their cattle, with a focus on their multiple uses. For this, they used an approach developed by […]
Pastoralism pays: evidence from the Horn
In a Briefing from CELEP member IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) entitled “Pastoralism pays: new evidence from the Horn of Africa” (2015), Caroline King-Okumu, Oliver Wasonga and Eshetu Yimer have summarised findings from field studies on pastoralism by university students. As competition for land and water resources intensifies, there is a need to […]