Tags: pastoralism

ILRI News on pastoralism

02 Apr 2019

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative launches website

A screenshot of the International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative website (photo credit: ILRI/Sarah Kasyoka). The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is pleased to announce the launch of the International Land Coalition (ILC) Rangelands Initiative website . As the coordinator of...

ILRI News

29 Mar 2019

Sarah Kasyoka

Momentum builds at UNEA for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) worked with a host of private and public organizations advocating for an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists at the fourth biennial United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), held 11-15 March in Nairobi this year. The assembly...

Livestock system and environment

22 Mar 2019

Sarah Kasyoka

The Kenya Government declares a pay out of Ksh87 million to cushion 6,000 pastoralists from the effects of drought

Index-Based Livestock Insurance The Government of Kenya, through the State Department of Livestock has announced a payout of Ksh87 million for pastoralists insured under the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP). Speaking at a press conference on 7 March 2019 where he declared payouts for the...

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Publications on pastoralism

Journal Article

Published2019

Antimicrobial resistant Escherichia coli isolates detected in raw milk of livestock in pastoral areas of northern Kenya

Manual

Published2018

Guide for training of pastoralists (women) in Borana Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia on good milk production, handling and processing practices and prevention of the transmission of milk-borne zoonotic diseases

Journal Article

Published2019

Milk handling practices and consumption behavior among Borana pastoralists in southern Ethiopia

Journal Article

Published2018

On-farm description and status of Nuer (Abigar) cattle breed in Gambella Regional State, Ethiopia

Poster

Published2018

Detection of Brucella spp. in milk from various livestock species raised under pastoral production systems in Isiolo and Marsabit counties, northern Kenya

Journal Article

Published2018

Enhancing soil organic carbon, particulate organic carbon and microbial biomass in semi-arid rangeland using pasture enclosures.

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ILRI Projects on pastoralism

International Land Coalition Rangelands Initiative: Making rangelands secure

Making rangelands secure Established in 2010, the International Land Coalition (ILC) Rangelands Initiative facilitates learning between, and provides technical support to government and other actors working to make rangelands more tenure secure. Coordinated and supported globally by the...

Developing and piloting index based livestock insurance to reduce poverty and vulnerability

In collaboration with various partners, ILRI has pursued a comprehensive research agenda aimed at designing, developing and implementing market mediated index-based insurance products to protect livestock keepers from drought related asset losses they face, particularly those in the drought prone...