Pastoralism
Threats faced by pastoralist communities as a result of marginalisation, conflicts over land and vulnerability; opportunities resulting from better communication, shifts in trade and greater government recognition.
Latest Documents
- Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China
- M. Shanahan / International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013
- Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India. In discussing their methodology, the a...
- Zoonoses - from panic to planning
- Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
- Over two thirds of all human infectious diseases have their origins in animals. The rate at which these zoonotic diseases have appeared in people has increased over the past 40 years, with at least 43 newly identified outbreaks since ...
- Alternative investment strategies for increasing resilience in the Horn of Africa
- D. Headey; A. S. Taffesse; L. You / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
- This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions...
- Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa: Diverse livelihood pathways
- K. Wellard-Dyer / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012
- CAADP Policy Brief 06 by Kate Wellard-Dyer Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa have struggled for centuries with drought, conflict and famine. They are resourceful, innovative and entrepreneurial peoples, by necessi...
- The Long Conversation: Customary Approaches to Peace Management...
- P. Scott-Villiers, H. Ungiti, D. Kiyana, M. Kullu, T. Orto, E. Reidy and A. Sora / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- The Long Conversation: Customary Approaches to Peace Management in Southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya Patta Scott-Villiers, Hussein Boru Ungiti, Diba Kiyana, Molu Kullu, Tumal Orto, Eugenie Reidy and Adan Sora June 201...
- Innovation works:pastoralists building secure livelihoods in the Horn of Africa
- A. Nunow / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2011
- Pastoralist areas of the Horn of Africa are experiencing rapid change. Markets are opening up, helping to improve livelihoods and generate substantial new wealth for local and national economies. Political and constitutional changes a...
- Pastoral Innovation Systems Perspectives from Ethiopia and Kenya
- A. Adwera / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2009
- While there has been much discussion of the importance of innovation in African agriculture, remarkably little has focused on mobile pastoral systems. Everyone agrees that science, technology and innovation must be at t...
- The crisis of pastoralism?
- S. Devereux and I. Scoones / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2008
- By Stephen Devereux and Ian Scoones As part of discussions on the future of pastoral production systems in East Africa there have been a number of recent interventions arguing that something urgently needs to be done to deal wi...
- Living Off Uncertainty: The Intelligent Animal Production of Dryland Pastoralists
- S. Kraetli / European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes, 2010
- This article argues that despite important advances following the challenge to equilibrium-based models in range ecology, pastoralism is still largely seen as a coping strategy that allows herders to get along with an ‘inadequate...
- Getting to the Hardest to Reach: A strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning
- J. Swift 2010
- Kenya has committed itself to the Millennium Development Goals, Education for All, and other education targets, but despite its achievement, Kenya is unlikely to achieve these goals on present performance. Getting education to hard-to...
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