Thu 24 Jun 2010
New film shows how herders and farmers were affected by the recent East African drought
Posted by Paul Karaimu under Africa, Agriculture, Animal Diseases, Animal Health, Crop-Livestock, Drought, Environment, ILRI, Livelihoods, Livestock, Poverty, Women
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A new film by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) shares the experiences of Kenyan herders and farmers who were affected by the 2008-2009 East African drought. The film documents the stories of Maasai herders in Kitengela who lost nearly half of their livestock to the drought and disease and how this led some to seek alternative livelihood sources to cope. The film also shares the story of a farmer in Kitui district whose experience of the drought, which is shared by other farmers and livestock keepers in the drought-prone district, shows how the poor continually face threats to their livelihoods as a result of changes in climate.
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