Value of Pastoralism (page 14)
Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya
Kenyan researchers have explored the potential of camel milk to alleviate food insecurity of pastoral communities in northern Kenya. They studied the contribution of camel milk to pastoral household food baskets and incomes in Isiolo County in the Upper Eastern Region. Their findings, published in 2015 in the article “Role of camel milk in pastoral […]
Pastoralism: a media handbook for Uganda
In early 2015, the CELEP partner organisation COPASCO (Coalition of Pastoralist Civil Society Organisations) brought out a media handbook on Pastoralism (24 pp). It is meant to provide a quick reference guide that can be used by journalists and other media practitioners to help influence perceptions, policy and practice related to pastoralism among Ugandan policymakers and […]
The (forgotten) value of pastoralism
The 2-page information sheet on “The (forgotten) value of pastoralism“, with recommendations to the European Union, was compiled by Inge Barmentlo, CELEP focal point at Cordaid, in 2011.
Valuing pastoralism: Total Economic Valuation studies
The substantial value of pastoral systems remains largely invisible to local, national and regional calculations of economic performance (e.g. the construction of GDP). Official data continue to be used even when their reliability is known to be poor. A complementary framework in cost-benefit analysis, known as Total Economic Valuation (TEV), is increasingly being used by […]
Livestock keeping in African drylands: flyer
Developed by CELEP and FoodFirst, a 2-page flyer on pastoralism in the African drylands: facts and potentials, policy shifts and pastoralists’ added value. Did you know? Over 90% of meat consumed in East Africa comes from pastoral herds. The pastoralism sector is estimated to be worth US$800 million in Kenya alone. …..